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Dakotared · March 12, 2013, 01:02 PM

No the bullet should not fall through. The bullet has to fill the barrel so that pressure can build up and push the bullet out a high speed. If the bullet fell through no pressure build up and the bullet would just fall out the end.

March 12, 2013, 01:02 PM	#2
Dakotared Member Join Date: March 2, 2012 Location: Cambridge Minnesota Posts: 87	No the bullet should not fall through. The bullet has to fill the barrel so that pressure can build up and push the bullet out a high speed. If the bullet fell through no pressure build up and the bullet would just fall out the end.