How fast does a bullet travel?
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i heard that some bullets travel at mach 1 etc..
i would like to ask how fast does a m-16 bullet and sar-21 bullet travels..
how do they calculate the speed?
sniper rifle bullets oso go same speed or what? -
fcuking fast. How they calculate? Goes something like:if car A takes 1hr to travel 60km, how fast was the average speed of the car taken to travel that distance? kekeke.
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u 1 2 outrun a bullet?Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:i heard that some bullets travel at mach 1 etc..
i would like to ask how fast does a m-16 bullet and sar-21 bullet travels..
how do they calculate the speed?
sniper rifle bullets oso go same speed or what? -
actually i got 1 dark secret to tell you all..
im a bullet dodger..for example...i know how to avoid bullets..in AA of course..i wonder if its possible to do so in real life -
Of course its possible, if you think you can do it, you can do it.Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:actually i got 1 dark secret to tell you all..
im a bullet dodger..for example...i know how to avoid bullets..in AA of course..i wonder if its possible to do so in real life -
comparing muzzle velocities. However, the speed of the bullet decreases with distance. You'ld probably expect about half muzzle velocity at max range. (as a rough guide)
speed of sound at sea level = 340m/s
M16 5.56mm - 2,800fps = 853m/s = 2.5 Mach
so at max usable range (400m) it would have dropped to approx 1.25 Mach. -
I tot 5.56 rounds can achieve 990m/s?
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Why do the math? When you've got technological gears to calculate it for you? You can even use the oldest & less technological method of calculating by using a high speed camera or VCR with timer.
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SBSK: yes, its possible to dodge bullets in real life, when you enlist into Tekong give us a ring ok? During your range you can pretend to the Fig 11. and we all shoot at you and you will "learn" how to. Just make sure you wear black trench coat, sunglasses and leather pants hor? if not cannot dodge fast enough.
Oh yar i forgot, you want to measure the speed of the bullet right? You bring a stopwatch along with you. Normally you would hear the report of the bullet AFTER the bullet has slammed into your stomach/groin/leg but in your case, since you know how to siam bullets it should be fine. -
990m/s is muzzle velocity....
The gunpowder, the cleanliness of the bore and grooves, and friction due to air slows a bullet down. -
Most sniper rifles are between 2,700 to 2,900 fps (feet per sec). see http://www.sniper-training-guide.com/training-guide/000292.php.
From my hazy memory; M-16 muzzle velocity is 990 m/s (meters/sec) which using 3.28 conversion factor is 3,247 plus fps. M-16 is by far much faster.
The Speed of sound (or Mach 1) at sea level is 1,116 fps
see http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/mach.htm.
Maybe the large calibre anti-material rifles (firing the .50 cal round) comes close at 2,912 fps (RAI Model 500).
Suprizingly the AK-47 which fires the larger 7.62mm round is slow (at 710 m/s or 2,328 fps) see http://www.sovietarmy.com/small_arms/ak-47.html.
All in all, you cannot 'siam' a bullet as it travels 3x faster than sound. You hear a crack (when the bullet flies past you) than a boom (the sound of the expended round), when acting as the butt party (in the old days of manual butt parties) raising and lowering the targets for range practice.
BIC ought to be the same but its too noisy to hear individual rounds (and is too close to GMPG). -
you can 'siam' if you can see the tracers(speed of light) coming for you and you are almost at the maximum range. tough luck if they're firing at you without tracers.
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5.56 natos were designed to be high velocity rounds. Do not be surprised that a larger caliber round like the 7.62 warsaw type to be slow, it's only logical. The cartidge is smaller than a 7.62 nato, and to top it off it has to transfer that energy to a larger round. Again, conservation of momentum. What's more, the 7.62 is itself slower than 5.56 nato (generally speaking). The reason why snipers use 7.62 is it's stability in flight, and it's stopping power considering that snipers use only one shot to do the job.
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so those pple siam bullet in movie is fake 1 lar?
like those jackie chan shows other then matrix -
This is a complicated issue
Which requires heavy study.
suffice to say that
Barrel length
caliber
and powder used is a factor. -
In movies, if the heroes gets wounded by bullets, I don't think you would consider them heroes right? Don't you find it strange baddies go down with one bullet, but it takes eternity for the good guy to die?Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:so those pple siam bullet in movie is fake 1 lar?
like those jackie chan shows other then matrix -
i think u need a check, a reality check.Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:so those pple siam bullet in movie is fake 1 lar?
like those jackie chan shows other then matrix -
Ah, roger that.Originally posted by chunyong:i think u need a check, a reality check.
Im still considering whether or not to give him a serious answer. -
Flawed argument. You cannot see a tracer coming towards you - the chemical composition is housed at the rear of the bullet so that those shooting the bullet can see it.Originally posted by RussianPower:you can 'siam' if you can see the tracers(speed of light) coming for you and you are almost at the maximum range. tough luck if they're firing at you without tracers.
If you can see the tracer, then you don't have to siam for it is not coming towards you -
In theory it is possible to siamz bullet if you have sufficent reaction time and can see the bullet coming to you, in pratice, you are far better off taking cover.
Actually hor, in movies the characters don't really siamz bullets mah, they just run like mad and the baddies have really poor aim, sure all fail range one... -
sian leh..movies all fake 1..now reality check when going into NS T_T
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BTW is it possible to take cover and count how many bullets the enemy used and determine if he is reloading? is it possible? i saw it in a action movie before -
if u can remain super calm and provided there is only that enemy, no other gun fie sounds.Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:BTW is it possible to take cover and count how many bullets the enemy used and determine if he is reloading? is it possible? i saw it in a action movie before -
Ask Superman lah. He's faster than a speeding bullet.
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If you try to count the bullets, you can't be sure of it because not everyone loads a full clip. We tend to shoot with rhythm, just listen to it and make a dash. Just don't run in a straight line like in a rundown. -
i heard from my NCC sir that a bullet actually spins..
and during the bullet's trajetory..the bullet actually spins down-ward a little
den moves upward a little..is it true?
why does a bullet spin ? i thought the charge only propells it to go infront?