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February 9, 2018, 05:16 PM | #1 |
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Interesting observation (bullet path)
A number of years ago I was shooting at a dump, plinking anything that seemed to be a good target. There were several blocks of Styrofoam (I think) about 6" x 8" x 14". Apparently had been used for a cross for funeral wreaths. I guessed a florist had dumped them there. I stood several up and shot them with a .45 Colt Ruger. At each shot, dirt kicked up directly behind the blocks, and the blocks flipped in grand fashion.
When I examined one of the wounded blocks, the exit hole was in top or the blocks. Cutting into one the bullet path was curved in the block. My conclusion is that the block rotated around the trajectory. Comments? Bob Wright
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February 9, 2018, 05:23 PM | #2 |
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I would bet a shiny buffalo nickel that the foam started moving before the bullet even hit it.
I've seen slow motion footage of bullets hitting light targets,,, Often the "bow wave" moves the target a bit. On smaller pieces sometimes what would have been a direct hit on a solid target,,, Simply pushed the light target out of the way. Aarond .
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Can a block of foam rotate faster than the bullet's forward path? I'm not sure, but something is telling me no.
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February 10, 2018, 02:26 PM | #5 |
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I find it hard to imagine that the block would start moving fast enough to leave a curved path in a block like that, but I suppose it's possible. The bullet hits the block going 800 FPS +or- but would start slowing down very quickly.
It'd be interesting to see it in slow motion to see what actually happens. |
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March 11, 2018, 01:12 PM | #8 |
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Interesting observation.
Styrofoam is extremely light, and one would expect the bullet to impart quite a lot of velocity to it, perhaps enough to result in a curved bullet path. |
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