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  2. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Civilian 8mm Mauser. Comes in J and S bullets, rimmed or rimless case. Still loaded by RWS, Prvi Partizan. 8×63mm patron m/32: 1932 Sweden 1 R 8×63mm 2500 3025 0.323 63mm a.k.a. 8x63mm Swedish mg. Used in Swedish machine guns from the 1930s onward. 8×64mm Brenneke 1912 Germany 0 R 8×64mm 2890 3420 0.323 64mm Also 8x65mmR. Comes in J and S ...

  3. .50 BMG - Wikipedia

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    Subject to political controversy due to the great power of the cartridge (it is the most powerful commonly available cartridge not considered a destructive device under the National Firearms Act), it remains popular among long-range shooters for its accuracy and external ballistics.

  4. Ballistic table - Wikipedia

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    Example of a ballistic table for a given 7.62×51mm NATO load. Bullet drop and wind drift are shown both in mrad and MOA.. A ballistic table or ballistic chart, also known as the data of previous engagements (DOPE) chart, is a reference data chart used in long-range shooting to predict the trajectory of a projectile and compensate for physical effects of gravity and wind drift, in order to ...

  5. Muzzle velocity - Wikipedia

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    For projectiles in unpowered flight, its velocity is highest at leaving the muzzle and drops off steadily because of air resistance.Projectiles traveling less than the speed of sound (about 340 m/s (1,100 ft/s) in dry air at sea level) are subsonic, while those traveling faster are supersonic and thus can travel a substantial distance and even hit a target before a nearby observer hears the ...

  6. Internal ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Internal ballistics (also interior ballistics), a subfield of ballistics, is the study of the propulsion of a projectile. In guns , internal ballistics covers the time from the propellant 's ignition until the projectile exits the gun barrel . [ 1 ]

  7. Ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets and the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.

  8. .50 Beowulf - Wikipedia

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    With normal bullet weights between 300 and 400 grains (19 and 26 g), overall cartridge length shorter than that of an AR-15 magazine well, and holding to pressures of 33,000 psi limited by the AR bolt strength system, [2] the .50 Beowulf is best described as a low-velocity, heavy caliber, making its ballistics roughly equivalent to those of ...

  9. Physics of firearms - Wikipedia

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    See terminal ballistics for a fuller discussion of these effects. Bulletproof vests work by dissipating the bullet's energy in another way; the vest's material, usually Aramid ( Kevlar or Twaron ), works by presenting a series of material layers which catch the bullet and spread its imparted force over a larger area, hopefully bringing it to a ...