Follow up to "minie ball tumbling" question which has received many excellent answers already. Would it be the effect of the round on the target - small neat hole vs larger tear? Super slow motion photography?
2007-08-31 15:12:42 · 4 answers · asked by Spreedog 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The effect on the target already has a specific name. It is called "keyholing" because the hole is shaped like a keyhole rather than round as when the bullet is properly stabilized.
Accuracy tends to fall off badly and the bullet can sometimes be heard going through the air.
2007-08-31 15:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most modern military rounds, (especially 5.56mm) are designed to have a boat-tailed shape, that is, it starts with a point, gets wider shoulders just before mid-way and then gets a narrow tail.
This is designed so that after approximately 300m the round will begin to tumble in space.
2007-09-02 07:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... the minie ball was a ball, so whether it was tumbling or not is irrelevant.
A modern shell is conical. If going straight it makes a neat entry hole. If tumbling it rips a large hole.
2007-08-31 22:32:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
High speed photography, using Edgerton flash tubes, would do the job nicely. There is a famous picture of his, now on display in MIT's Building Ten, showing a picture of a bullet just passing through an apple.
2007-08-31 22:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋