Hi. The primer, sometimes mercury fulminate, catches fire when compressed by the firing pin. This then sets off the main charge which rapidly burns into a high pressure gas. The slug is accelerated down the barrel until it exits. The speed of exit is called the muzzle velocity. It travels from the muzzle while slowly dropping at 32 feet per second per second until it either hits a target or the ground. Air resistance slows the slug down during its flight.
2006-10-05 18:19:31
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answer #1
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answered by Cirric 7
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When you press the trigger a cocking piece hit the based of bulletg igniting the gunpowder in the shell which explodes and the expansion of the exploding mixture releases the bullet head made of lead with lot of energy. Thus the head gets the momentum and the barell of revolover has spiral grooves which give the direction to the head with velocity and head moves in the direction spiraling with less friction of air.
2006-10-06 01:30:20
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answered by chapatchapat 2
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The pressing of the trigger causes the ignition inside the barrel causes the gases to expand which imparts the momentum for the bullet to travel with high speed
2006-10-06 05:38:16
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answered by SGraja 4
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The potential energy in from the revolver is converted into kinetic energy and so it gets that momentum to hit.
2006-10-06 01:18:37
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answered by Sindhoor 2
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to hit? to hit what? to hit the target? a force is applied to the bullet from the exploding powders accelerating the bullet forward giving it momentum which hurts like hell.
2006-10-06 01:18:05
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answered by Archangel 4
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i am with cirric
2006-10-06 01:24:28
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answered by electro111 2
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