321:, which shoot projectiles using an electromagnetic pulse. These overcome the limitations noted above. With these railguns, a constant acceleration is provided along the entire length of the device by means of the electromagnetic pulse. This greatly increases the muzzle velocity. Another significant advantage of railguns is not requiring explosive propellant. The result of this is that a ship will not need to transport propellant and that a land-station will not have to maintain an inventory of it either. Explosive propellant, stored in large quantities, is susceptible to explosion. While this can be mitigated with safety precautions, railguns eschew the need for such measures altogether. Even the projectile internal charges may be eliminated due to the already high velocity. This means the projectile becomes a strictly
309:. Once it leaves the barrel, the force of the expanding gas ceases to propel the bullet forth. When a bullet is fired from a handgun with a 2-inch (51 mm) barrel, the bullet only has a 2-inch (51 mm) "runway" to be spun before it leaves the barrel. Likewise, it has only a 2-inch (51 mm) space in which to accelerate before it must fly without any additional force behind it. In some instances, the powder may not have even been fully burned in guns with short barrels. So, the muzzle velocity of a 2-inch (51 mm) barrel is less than that of a 4-inch (100 mm) barrel, which is less than that of a 6-inch (150 mm) barrel.
286:. Longer barrels provide more opportunity to rotate the bullet before it leaves the gun. Provided there's enough rifling in the barrel to adequately stabilize a particular round, there is no appreciable increase in precision with increasing barrel length. Longer barrels make it easier to aim if you're using irons, because of the longer sight radius, and with the right powder load they can increase muzzle velocity, which gives you a flatter trajectory and means you don't have to adjust as much for range.
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and expansion), the mass of the projectile, and the length of the barrel. A slower-burning propellant needs a longer barrel to finish its burn before leaving, but conversely can use a heavier projectile. This is a mathematical tradeoff. A faster-burning propellant may accelerate a lighter projectile
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Longer barrels give the propellant force more time to work on propelling the bullet. For this reason longer barrels generally provide higher velocities, everything else being equal. As the bullet moves down the bore, however, the propellant's gas pressure behind it diminishes. Given a long enough
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cartridge is approximately three times the mass of the projectile in question. This may be another indication that future arms developments will take more interest in smaller caliber rounds, especially due to modern limitations such as metal usage, cost, and cartridge design. In a side-by-side
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at speeds up to 8,500 m/s (28,000 ft/s). FPS (feet per second) and MPH (miles per hour) are the most common
American measurements for bullets. Several factors, including the type of firearm, the cartridge, and the barrel length, determine the bullet's muzzle velocity.
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189:, meaning that a bullet fired from such a gun on the surface of the body would leave its gravitational field; however, no arms are known with muzzle velocities that can overcome Earth's gravity (and atmosphere) or those of the other planets or the Moon.
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barrel, there would eventually be a point at which friction between the bullet and the barrel, and air resistance, would equal the force of the gas pressure behind it, and from that point, the velocity of the bullet would decrease.
216:(1.0 GPa). The pressurized gas was then released to a secondary piston, which traveled forward into a shock-absorbing "pillow", transferring the energy from the piston to the projectile on the other side of the pillow.
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created as a result of the combustion process is a limiting factor on projectile velocity. Consequently, propellant quality and quantity, projectile mass, and barrel length must all be balanced to achieve safety and to
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will have high length-to-diameter ratios, ranging between 38:1 to 50:1. This length ratio maximizes the projectile velocity. There is much interest in modernizing naval weaponry by using electrically powered
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and thus can travel a substantial distance and even hit a target before a nearby observer hears the "bang" of the shot. Projectile speed through air depends on a number of factors such as
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A bullet, while moving through its barrel, is being pushed forward by the gas expanding behind it. This gas was created following the
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in 1994. The gun operated in two stages. First, burning gunpowder was used to drive a piston to pressurize hydrogen to 10,000
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This discovery might indicate that future projectile velocities exceeding 1,500 m/s (4,900 ft/s) have to have a charging,
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ammunition. To simulate orbital debris impacts on spacecraft,
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232:(43 g), the 15 gr (1 g) titanium round
101:, all the way to 1,700 m/s (5,600 ft/s) for
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released almost 2.8 times the energy of the .50 BMG
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Department of Mines, Industry
Regulation and Safety
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722:Government of Western Australia (January 2018).
3091:Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW)
617:"Fastest Gun on Earth: Goals Go Beyond Planet"
405:Greater than 1,520 m/s (5,000 ft/s)
389:Greater than 1,020 m/s (3,350 ft/s)
373:Greater than 1,070 m/s (3,500 ft/s)
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457:Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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305:, making it combust while situated in the
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752:"Dictionary of United States Army Terms"
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367:Less than 396 m/s (1,299 ft/s)
170:have muzzle velocities higher than the
134:. Projectiles traveling less than the
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576:"Remote Hypervelocity Test Laboratory"
505:"The Accuracy of Black Powder Muskets"
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238:(1 g at 10 000 m/s = 50 000 joules),
146:, while those traveling faster are
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700:from the original on 17 May 2015
615:Brown, Malcolm (22 March 1994).
602:"How Fast Does A Bullet Travel?"
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665:Mizokami, Kyle (7 March 2018).
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550:"120mm Tank Gun KE Ammunition"
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2956:Firearms by country
2871:Civilian Marksmanship Program
438:
113:launches projectiles through
210:Sandia National Laboratories
7:
3127:Federal Assault Weapons Ban
3025:Campaign Against Arms Trade
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3081:High-capacity magazine ban
2207:Mean time between failures
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30:For the video game, see
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2521:Overpressure ammunition
2456:Improved Military Rifle
2162:Circular error probable
1081:Personal defence weapon
724:"Storage of explosives"
2805:Civilian gun ownership
2334:Firing (Shooting)
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329:Categories of velocity
166:. Some high-velocity
2279:Handgun effectiveness
2212:Minute of Angle (MOA)
2088:Ballistic coefficient
1064:Semi-automatic pistol
2896:in the United States
2554:Armour piercing
2115:Rangefinding/keeping
2027:Push/Controlled feed
1819:Synchronization gear
1554:Blank-firing adapter
1405: or famous
228:comparison with the
91:black powder muskets
2988:Privately made
2951:Firearm brands
2837:State firearms
2817:Exhibition shooting
2800:Celebratory gunfire
2659:Plastic tipped
2589:High explosive
2110:Physics of firearms
529:"Speed of a Bullet"
428:Internal ballistics
152:barometric pressure
126:For projectiles in
122:Projectile velocity
3086:Right to bear arms
3032:Featureless rifles
2978:Improvised firearm
2939:3D printed firearm
2827:United States
2722:Fully powered
2629:Total metal jacket
2269:Stock measurements
992:Underwater firearm
888: versus
645:"The Rifle Barrel"
621:The New York Times
335:United States Army
45:is the speed of a
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3100:United States Gun
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2569:Full metal jacket
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2434:Tubes and Primers
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2182:Gun harmonisation
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1311:Automatic shotgun
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875:Types of firearms
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556:on 6 January 2010
479:"Muzzle Velocity"
453:"muzzle velocity"
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280:American football
244:Conventional guns
18:Muzzle velocities
16:(Redirected from
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1631:Flash suppressor
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1357:20-gauge shotgun
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2856:Pistol duelling
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360:Artillery
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1403:Historic
1294:Shotguns
1213:Marksman
1191:Elephant
1093:Starting
1052:Revolver
1020:Duelling
1010:Cane gun
1002:Handguns
962:Riot gun
930:Takedown
915:Long gun
900:Elephant
804:glossary
796:Firearms
736:28 April
704:28 April
698:Archived
672:28 April
626:23 March
412:See also
325:weapon.
319:railguns
264:optimize
181:such as
174:of some
156:humidity
144:subsonic
3109: (
3076:License
2844:Hunting
2792:Society
2772:Society
2749:Wildcat
2744:Pinfire
2674:Spitzer
2604:Raufoss
2546:Bullets
2536:Wadding
2451:Cordite
2429:Rimfire
2359:Fouling
2339:Gunshot
2317:Gunshot
2157:Caliber
2140:Metrics
2071:Physics
1972:Boxlock
1945:Actions
1931:Zeroing
1926:Thermal
1884:Reticle
1854:Diopter
1829:Trigger
1676:Striker
1651:Forearm
1636:Fluting
1606:Chamber
1594:Tilting
1584:Flapper
1544:Bayonet
1532:Threads
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1206:Varmint
1196:Express
1186:Buffalo
1181:Hunting
1164:Carbine
1135:Assault
1110: (
1037:Machine
957:Pen gun
952:Net gun
947:Needler
939: (
920:Carbine
841:History
824:Firearm
798: (
586:29 July
463:29 July
418:Firearm
363:cannons
323:kinetic
307:chamber
291:trigger
284:rifling
230:.50 BMG
87:Firearm
2906:Deaths
2888:safety
2776:safety
2654:Meplat
2634:Tracer
2461:Ramrod
2414:Primer
2259:Recoil
2222:Energy
2217:Muzzle
1889:Reflex
1846:Sights
1794:Shroud
1777:Safety
1671:Linear
1661:Hammer
1589:Roller
1517:Barrel
1270:Medium
1235:Sniper
1176:Double
1152:Battle
1108:Rifles
1047:Pocket
1025:Pistol
967:Rotary
925:Musket
856:Weapon
846:Safety
808:topics
806:, and
650:9 June
560:9 June
513:9 June
489:9 June
459:. 2005
343:Weapon
312:Large
299:primer
274:Rifles
225:.22 LR
198:action
179:bodies
142:) are
83:muzzle
79:barrel
55:pellet
51:bullet
2739:Paper
2697:Blank
2664:ABCBC
2649:Minié
2594:HEIAP
2579:Green
2531:Sabot
2264:Group
2172:Gauge
2007:Lever
1982:Break
1879:Laser
1864:Globe
1834:guard
1814:Stock
1809:Choke
1477:Glock
1472:M1911
1457:MP 40
1417:AR-15
1412:AK-47
1275:Heavy
1265:Light
829:lists
755:(PDF)
727:(PDF)
508:(PDF)
206:grain
194:Lunar
187:Ceres
183:Pluto
71:shell
67:shots
3107:Laws
3011:Arms
2966:list
2944:list
2784:laws
2732:list
2614:SLAP
2559:Cast
2307:and
2227:Rise
2022:Pump
1967:Bolt
1911:Tang
1874:Iron
1782:Sear
1715:Drum
1710:Clip
1683:Lock
1569:Bolt
1549:Belt
1527:Slug
1389:Slug
1384:Shot
1336:Riot
1298:list
1240:list
1201:Punt
1169:list
1157:list
1140:list
1112:list
1069:list
1057:list
1030:list
941:list
800:list
738:2019
706:2019
674:2019
652:2011
628:2018
588:2014
562:2011
536:2013
515:2011
491:2011
465:2024
333:The
200:and
185:and
162:and
111:NASA
103:tank
97:and
85:).
63:ball
59:slug
2679:VLD
2526:PCA
1772:Rim
1462:Uzi
1422:M16
1280:SAW
851:War
836:Gun
214:atm
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