The AI-generated cat pictures thread
#2442
It wouldn't be curving the bullet path, it would be swinging the gun fast enough that the can is moved into the (straight) path of the bullet before the bullet clears the end of the can.
EDIT: Before I get challenged for saying the bullet travels in a straight path, I do understand ballistics. I'm treating it as a straight path since we're talking about distances of 6"-8" from the end of the muzzle.
EDIT: Before I get challenged for saying the bullet travels in a straight path, I do understand ballistics. I'm treating it as a straight path since we're talking about distances of 6"-8" from the end of the muzzle.
#2444
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And yeah, this is purely academic- like arguing that if you stand still long enough you will be crushed to death by tectonic plate movement as the continent changes shape around you.
Last edited by Joe Perez; 07-07-2011 at 05:43 PM. Reason: schpelling
#2446
Let's assume we're using subsonic ammo (since we're shooting it through a suppressor, we're trying to be as quiet as possible, right?) that has a muzzle velocity of roughly 1,000 ft/s.
Let's also assume the suppressor extends 6 inches from the end of the muzzle.
0.5 ft / 1,000 ft/s = 0.0005 seconds
So, you have 1/2000 of a second to swing the tip of the suppressor far enough into strike the exiting bullet.
Let's be generous and say the internal diameter of the suppressor is 0.30 inches. That leaves a little less than 0.04 inches on either side of perfectly center .22LR bullet (since the bullet is actually .222 in diameter).
So you have 0.0005 seconds to swing the tip of the can 0.04 inches.
0.04 inches is 0.003333333 feet.
0.003333333 feet / 0.0005 seconds = 6.666666 ft/s
So you'll have to move the tip of the can sideways at roughly 6.67 ft/s to risk a baffle strike.
If I got all that right I'll be amazed.
Let's also assume the suppressor extends 6 inches from the end of the muzzle.
0.5 ft / 1,000 ft/s = 0.0005 seconds
So, you have 1/2000 of a second to swing the tip of the suppressor far enough into strike the exiting bullet.
Let's be generous and say the internal diameter of the suppressor is 0.30 inches. That leaves a little less than 0.04 inches on either side of perfectly center .22LR bullet (since the bullet is actually .222 in diameter).
So you have 0.0005 seconds to swing the tip of the can 0.04 inches.
0.04 inches is 0.003333333 feet.
0.003333333 feet / 0.0005 seconds = 6.666666 ft/s
So you'll have to move the tip of the can sideways at roughly 6.67 ft/s to risk a baffle strike.
If I got all that right I'll be amazed.
#2447
Let's assume we're using subsonic ammo (since we're shooting it through a suppressor, we're trying to be as quiet as possible, right?) that has a muzzle velocity of roughly 1,000 ft/s.
Let's also assume the suppressor extends 6 inches from the end of the muzzle.
0.5 ft / 1,000 ft/s = 0.0005 seconds
So, you have 1/2000 of a second to swing the tip of the suppressor far enough into strike the exiting bullet.
Let's be generous and say the internal diameter of the suppressor is 0.30 inches. That leaves a little less than 0.04 inches on either side of perfectly center .22LR bullet (since the bullet is actually .222 in diameter).
So you have 0.0005 seconds to swing the tip of the can 0.04 inches.
0.04 inches is 0.003333333 feet.
0.003333333 feet / 0.0005 seconds = 6.666666 ft/s
So you'll have to move the tip of the can sideways at roughly 6.67 ft/s to risk a baffle strike.
If I got all that right I'll be amazed.
Let's also assume the suppressor extends 6 inches from the end of the muzzle.
0.5 ft / 1,000 ft/s = 0.0005 seconds
So, you have 1/2000 of a second to swing the tip of the suppressor far enough into strike the exiting bullet.
Let's be generous and say the internal diameter of the suppressor is 0.30 inches. That leaves a little less than 0.04 inches on either side of perfectly center .22LR bullet (since the bullet is actually .222 in diameter).
So you have 0.0005 seconds to swing the tip of the can 0.04 inches.
0.04 inches is 0.003333333 feet.
0.003333333 feet / 0.0005 seconds = 6.666666 ft/s
So you'll have to move the tip of the can sideways at roughly 6.67 ft/s to risk a baffle strike.
If I got all that right I'll be amazed.
#2450
Goddamn shame they're wasting all this fab work and engineering on a drift car:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011...ered-pt-1.aspx
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011...ered-pt-1.aspx
#2455
Think of a more extreme example -- say we had a 10 foot long suppressor attached to the muzzle. Do you see how swinging the pistol and firing would easily lead to a baffle strike? It's the same situation with a 6 inch suppressor, you just have less time before the bullet clears, so the pistol has to be swung proportionally faster.