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  2. Muzzle blast - Wikipedia

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    The audible sound of a gun discharging, also known as the muzzle report or gunfire, may have two sources: the muzzle blast itself, which manifests as a loud and brief "pop" or "bang", and any sonic boom produced by a transonic or supersonic projectile, which manifest as a sharp whip-like crack that persists a bit longer.

  3. Muzzle flash - Wikipedia

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    FN Five-seven muzzle flash Muzzle flash of an Israeli Merkava IIId Baz tank IMI 120 mm gun. Muzzle flash is the light — both visible and infrared — created by a muzzle blast, which is caused by the sudden release and expansion of high-temperature, high-pressure gases from the muzzle of a firearm during shooting.

  4. Gunshot - Wikipedia

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    The word can connote either the sound of a gun firing, the projectiles that were fired, or both. For example, the statement "gunfire came from the next street" could either mean the sound of discharge, or it could mean the bullets that were discharged. It is better to be a bit more specific while writing however.

  5. Noise from a firing range is driving neighbors crazy. Police ...

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    Pat and Al Schoeninger live a third of a mile from the Cranston Police Department's gun range, and they say the noise has become unbearable. They want the city to do something about it.

  6. Blank (cartridge) - Wikipedia

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    A 7.62×51mm NATO crimped blank cartridge. The appearance of a blank cartridge can give a false sense of safety. Although blank cartridges do not contain a bullet, precautions are still required because fatalities and severe injuries have resulted on occasions when blank cartridges have been fired at very close ranges.

  7. Artillery sound ranging - Wikipedia

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    the gun firing (the desired signal) the sound of the shell moving through the air; the impact of the shell; During World War I it was discovered that the gun firing makes a low rumbling sound that is best picked up with a microphone that is sensitive to low frequencies and rejects high frequencies. [1]

  8. Overpressure - Wikipedia

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    Blast overpressure (BOP), also known as high energy impulse noise, is a damaging outcome of explosive detonations and firing of weapons. Exposure to BOP shock waves alone results in injury predominantly to the hollow organ systems such as auditory, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems. [1]

  9. Muzzle rise - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of forces in muzzle rise. Projectile and propellant gases act on barrel along barrel centerline A. Forces are resisted by shooter contact with gun at grips and stock B. Height difference between barrel centerline and average point of contact is height C. Forces A and B operating over moment arm / height C create torque or moment D, which rotates the firearm's muzzle up as ...