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Because of the recoil of the weapon. Equal and opposite reaction to the ejection of the projectile fired.

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Why a bullet shot from a gun goes well inside a wooden block but a throw by hand does not?

The bullet out of the gun will be travelling a lot faster, and with a lot more force than the bullet thrown by hand.


Will a shot bullet land at the same time dropped bullet?

No, the shot bullet will land after the dropped bullet. This is because the shot bullet has an initial horizontal velocity in addition to the vertical acceleration due to gravity, while the dropped bullet only has the vertical acceleration due to gravity.


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Can you shot a bullet with no gun?

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What type of guns?

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