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1 posted on 09/27/2018 5:40:09 AM PDT by w1n1
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Calculate the RPM of a bullet coming out of a barrel for a big surprise.


2 posted on 09/27/2018 5:44:45 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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There are many factors involved like ballistic coefficient, size of projectile, speed of projectile, weight of projectile, etc.
For instance, round ball rifles need a slow twist for maximum accuracy while mini- ball rifles need a faster twist and modern smokeless powder needs faster twists.

They even fool around with types of rifling and things like gain twists.

The complexity makes it interesting.


3 posted on 09/27/2018 5:47:29 AM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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For simplicity, stick with a 1:7 rifling twist. That’s his conclusion? Meh...I just came for the grammatical errors.


4 posted on 09/27/2018 5:48:31 AM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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Match the bullet weight to twist rate for best accuracy.

Faster twists use heavier bullets in that particular caliber.

6 posted on 09/27/2018 6:02:44 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (Coming in from the cold .... been a LONG while.)
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If you want complexity, consider the cartridge shape, volume, amount of powder, burn rate of powder, etc to understand the combustion chamber effects created by those variables!

It is fascinating stuff!

If you want something to ponder, consider the Ackley Improved cartridges and the reason they generate higher velocities than their conventional root cartridges.

The short answer is that the 45 degree “shoulders” create a more efficient combustion chamber.

It is also known that the more full a cartridge is with powder, the better....providing you do not exceed safe pressures!

Extremely low volumes of powder to cartridge volume have been known to create extreme pressure situations including ruptured barrels!

Despite what I wrote, the science behind cartridge shape, volume, amount of powder, etc is not well understood.

The next real science is in this area as rifling, BC, etc are all well understood.


8 posted on 09/27/2018 6:03:32 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-group)
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Just looking at it from a physics standpoint, I’d say yes, but only at a distance that requires more energy that is diminished by the amount of energy in the spin rate................


12 posted on 09/27/2018 6:17:05 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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Just get a rifle that shoots 1 mile with accuracy.


18 posted on 09/27/2018 6:52:02 AM PDT by TheNext (Anonymous Source)
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"Many of you that are gun geeks understand the basics of rifling can skip this article."

Well, they're learnin'. A bit slow, but learnin'.

20 posted on 09/27/2018 7:01:49 AM PDT by Delta 21 (.....been here this long you actually expect me to read the article....)
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