I designed a single-shot homemade railgun that fires copper ball bearings. After test firing it a bunch of times I tested it on a common tree squirrel. When he was on the ground I fired a shot at him and when I heard the bb hit him, his body was lifted off the ground and thrown almost 5 feet.
I do not have a chronometer (can't afford it yet) but I'm thinking my muzzle velocity must be higher than 2000 fps. I was wondering if anyone knows how many ft/lbs are required to "lift" a squirrel off the ground.
2007-02-22
07:25:24
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