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Offline Bob33

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Re: bullet velocity increasing beyond the muzzle??????
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2019, 03:52:35 PM »
By my rough calculations, a bullet leaving the muzzle at 3000 ft/second would need to very quickly accelerate to at least 3050 ft/second in order to still be travelling 3000 ft/second at 25 yards.
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Re: bullet velocity increasing beyond the muzzle??????
« Reply #31 on: November 21, 2019, 04:49:29 PM »
Fun read. So many ballistitians and Harvard scientist here. And that is what it takes on this question. And Stien hit it spot on👍
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Re: bullet velocity increasing beyond the muzzle??????
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2019, 07:08:39 PM »
Fun read. So many ballistitians and Harvard scientist here. And that is what it takes on this question. And Stien hit it spot on👍

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Re: bullet velocity increasing beyond the muzzle??????
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2019, 09:53:29 PM »
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