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Old July 16, 2000, 03:21 PM   #1
JackFlash
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We all agree that bullets decelerate down range.

The question then is: Do bullets reach terminal velocity at the muzzle? Or are they still accelerating after they leave the muzzle.

Somewhere I seem to remember that bullets keep accelerating after they leave the muzzle. Has to do with being free of the friction in the bore and the physics of getting any mass to overcome inertia and accelerate.

Let's not just speculate on this one. Let's try to come up with some authoratative citations. This should be a good topic of conversation at the next pool party.
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