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  2. Free recoil - Wikipedia

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    Free recoil / Frecoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy of a firearm not supported from behind. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic energy ( E t ) imparted to the shooter of a small arm when discharged and is expressed in joules (J), or foot-pound force (ft·lb f ) for non-SI units of measure.

  3. Physics of firearms - Wikipedia

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    Let m b and v b stand for the mass and velocity of the bullet, the latter just before hitting the target, and let m t and v t stand for the mass and velocity of the target after being hit. Conservation of momentum requires m b v b = m t v t. Solving for the target's velocity gives v t = m b v b / m t = 0.016 kg × 360 m/s / 77 kg = 0.07 m/s = 0 ...

  4. Recoil - Wikipedia

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    For example, gas-operated shotguns are widely held to have a "softer" recoil than fixed breech or recoil-operated guns (although many semi-automatic recoil and gas-operated guns incorporate recoil buffer systems into the stock that effectively spread out peak felt recoil forces.) In a gas-operated gun, the bolt is accelerated rearwards by ...

  5. Muzzle energy - Wikipedia

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    The general formula for the kinetic energy is =, where v is the velocity of the bullet and m is the mass of the bullet. Although both mass and velocity contribute to the muzzle energy, the muzzle energy is proportional to the mass while proportional to the square of the velocity. The velocity of the bullet is a more important determinant of ...

  6. Elastic collision - Wikipedia

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    Equations sum of energy and momentum colliding masses and , (velocities ,,, correspond to the velocity parameters ,,,), after dividing by adequate power are as follows: ⁡ + ⁡ = ⁡ + ⁡ ⁡ + ⁡ = ⁡ + ⁡ ()

  7. Equations of motion - Wikipedia

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    There are two main descriptions of motion: dynamics and kinematics.Dynamics is general, since the momenta, forces and energy of the particles are taken into account. In this instance, sometimes the term dynamics refers to the differential equations that the system satisfies (e.g., Newton's second law or Euler–Lagrange equations), and sometimes to the solutions to those equations.

  8. Ballistic coefficient - Wikipedia

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    Siacci found that within a low-velocity restricted zone, projectiles of similar shape, and velocity in the same air density behave similarly; or . Siacci used the variable for ballistic coefficient. Meaning, air density is the generally the same for flat-fire trajectories, thus sectional density is equal to the ballistic coefficient and air ...

  9. List of equations in fluid mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Defining equation SI units Dimension Flow velocity vector field u = (,) m s −1 [L][T] −1: Velocity pseudovector ... The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas ...