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To: sukhoi-30mki
a bullet loses velocity from the moment the gunpowder ignites and sends it flying

a bullet loses velocity from the moment the round leaves the barrel.

10 posted on 05/27/2016 10:38:17 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali soli o feccia.)
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To: arthurus

Journalists. Dey never got it right.


13 posted on 05/27/2016 10:41:05 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: arthurus
Or before if all the propellant is burned before the projectile leaves the barrel.

In another historical artillery note. I wonder if rail-guns will now be described by the weight of the projectile they launch, as used to be done with British cannon. The rail-gun described in the article would be a 25 pounder.

18 posted on 05/27/2016 10:45:26 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: arthurus

I saw that too. Knuckleheads.


63 posted on 05/27/2016 12:29:05 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: arthurus

Right. Since the bullet is still at the moment of ignition, it has to gain a whole lot of velocity before it starts losing velocity.


67 posted on 05/27/2016 1:03:02 PM PDT by maro (what did the President know and when did he know it?)
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To: arthurus
a bullet loses velocity from the moment the round leaves the barrel.

This is true, but the bullet isn't flying until it's out of the end of the barrel and no longer in contact with the lands and grooves. The original statement is true on its face.

82 posted on 05/27/2016 2:46:57 PM PDT by Malsua
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