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When a rifle is fired at a distant target the barrel is not lined up exactly on the target so why is it not lined up exactly on the target?
The instant the bullet leaves the barrel it is subject to gravity. If the barrel is lined up exactly on a distant target, the bullet will fall short. The longer the distance, the more elevation is required. The same applies to a football, Baseball, or Basketball. When the person you are throwing it to is far away, you throw it higher so that it will reach them. With a bullet the principle is the same.
You must also allow for wind
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How do bullets spin when fired from a gun?
Bullets spin when fired from a gun due to the rifling inside the barrel. Rifling consists of grooves that twist around the inside of the barrel, causing the bullet to spin as it travels down the barrel. This spinning motion stabilizes the bullet's flight and improves accuracy.
What causes a bullet to spin?
There are spiral grooves engraved on the inside of a rilfe or pistol barrel. When a bullet is fired, it is forced into those grooves, which impart a spin to the bullet. The grooves are called rifling.
A rifle is fired at a distant target and bullet is fired horizontally from a gun you drop a bullet from the height of the barrel if there ain't air resistance which bullet hits the ground 1st explain?
Both bullets would hit the ground at the same time, regardless of their initial velocities. This is due to the fact that in the absence of air resistance, the only force acting on the bullets is gravity, which causes all objects to fall at the same rate regardless of their mass or initial velocity.
When you fire a gun what force affect the bullet as it leaves the barrel and flies through the air?
When a gun is fired, the force that affects the bullet as it leaves the barrel and travels through the air is the explosive force generated by the gunpowder igniting and rapidly expanding gases, propelling the bullet forward. This force propels the bullet through the barrel and imparts momentum to it, allowing it to overcome air resistance and travel towards its target.
Why do bullets spin when fired from a gun?
Bullets spin when fired from a gun because of rifling, which are spiral grooves inside the gun barrel. The spinning motion stabilizes the bullet's flight, improving accuracy and range.
When a rifle is being fired at a distant target why isn't the barrel lined up so that it points exactly at the target?
Projectiles begin to drop as soon as they exit the barrel.
When a rifle is fired at a distant target the barrel is not lined up exactly on the target so does the angle of correction depend on the distance of the target?
nope, the angle is the same whether the target is 5 feet away or 500 feet away.. but the difficulty of nailing the exact angle gets greater the farther away the target is.
Can a 20 gauge slug be fired accurately from a non-rifled barrel?
A rifled slug can be fired from a smoothbore barrel with relative accuracy to about 100 yards. By relative accuracy, I mean that shots can be held in a 5 inch circle. That is about the size of the target zone on a deer. For a rifled barrel, rifled slugs should NOT be used, but sabot slugs can be.
What is gun barrel whip?
The barrel moves when the weapon is fired.
Can a slug cartridge be fired through a rifeled barrel?
yes a rifled shotgun barrel or smooth shotgun barrel
What is the barrel of a firearm?
The barrel of a firearm is the tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired.
If a bullet was fired straight up in a vacuum what speed would it be traveling when it reached the ground?
Exactly the same speed as when it left the barrel (ignoring the distance from the gun to the ground). Why should we do that?
A bullet fired horizontally from a rifle begins to fall?
As soon as it leaves the muzzle of the rifle. To hit a target at any distance, the line of sight of the barrel will be tilted so that it is ABOVE horizontal- and gravity will cause the bullet to curve back to earth- or your target.
Does a rifle explode?
Normally, no- but if fired with a plugged barrel, they can.
Differentiate of the breech end and muzzle and of the gun barrel?
The breech is the rear of the barrel, where a cartridge would be loaded. The muzzle is the front end of the barrel. When fired, a bullet is driven up the barrel, and out of the muzzle.
Can either barrel on the stoeger 3000 be fired first?
No. The Stoeger 3000 has no barrel selector and always fires bottom barrel first.
Can you fire slugs through a shot barrel?
Yes. Rifled slugs are intended to be fired through a smoothbore barrel. Sabot slugs are intended to be fired through rifled barrels.
