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  2. Muzzle velocity - Wikipedia

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    Muzzle velocity is the speed of a projectile (bullet, pellet, ... (feet per second) and MPH (miles per hour) are the most common American measurements for bullets ...

  3. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The initial rise in the BC value is attributed to a projectile's always present yaw and precession out of the bore. The test results were obtained from many shots not just a single shot. The bullet was assigned 1.062 for its BC number by the bullet's manufacturer Lost River Ballistic Technologies.

  4. Rate of fire - Wikipedia

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    At 50 rps (3,000 rpm), a five-second burst from an M134 Minigun would use approximately 6.3 kilograms (14 lb) of 7.62 mm ammunition; this alone would make it an impractical weapon for infantry who have to carry a reasonable supply of ammunition with them. For this and other reasons, weapons with such high rates of fire are typically only found ...

  5. Ballistic pendulum - Wikipedia

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    Unlike other methods of measuring the speed of a bullet, ... Test case with air pistol and air rifle ... muzzle velocity 206 meters per second. Ekol Ultimate, cal ...

  6. Table of explosive detonation velocities - Wikipedia

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    Detonation velocity is the speed with which the detonation shock wave travels through the explosive. It is a key, directly measurable indicator of explosive performance, but depends on density which must always be specified, and may be too low if the test charge diameter is not large enough.

  7. Gun chronograph - Wikipedia

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    This used a rapidly rotating axle with two disks mounted on it about 13 feet apart. The bullet was fired parallel to the axle, and the angular displacement of the holes in the two disks, together with the rotational speed of the axle, yielded the bullet velocity. [6] Ingalls (1886, p. 18) describes Bashforth's chronograph that could make many ...

  8. Power factor (shooting sports) - Wikipedia

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    The imperial unit kilograin foot per second (kgr⋅ft/s). "Grain foot per second" (gr·ft/s) can be obtained by measuring the mass in grains (gr) (7,000 to the pound) and velocity in feet per second (ft/s), but since their product yields a very large number it is common to multiply by a factor of 1 ⁄ 1000, obtaining the power factor in kilo ...

  9. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The velocity of the rounds fired is about 3,600 feet per second (1,100 m/s). The rounds are armor-piercing tungsten penetrator rounds or depleted uranium with discardable plastic sabots . The Phalanx CIWS 20–mm rounds are designed to destroy a missile's airframe and make it non-aerodynamic, thus keeping shrapnel from the exploding projectile ...