Meanwhile in America

[apeman]

The lengths you'll go to in order not to appreciate a cool piece of niche technology.
Your commitment is remarkable.

[Smitty-48]

When it comes to niche, I think the S&W 500 Magnum is way cooler, just sayun'

[Okeefenokee]

Well . . . that's disappointing.

Velocity doesn't always mean better.

BMG is 1,219 m/s muzzle velocity
DE is 470 m/s muzzle velocity

Almost a 1/3 difference.

F = MA

muzzle velocity is the speed the bullet leaves the barrel. no acceleration after that point.

it's not force, but kinetic energy that you need to measure.

KE = MV^2

and velocity does have a significant affect there.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Velocity doesn't always mean better.

BMG is 1,219 m/s muzzle velocity
DE is 470 m/s muzzle velocity

Almost a 1/3 difference.

F = MA

muzzle velocity is the speed the bullet leaves the barrel. no acceleration after that point.

it's not force, but kinetic energy that you need to measure.

KE = MV^2

and velocity does have a significant affect there.

I'm suggesting that the mass of the bullet probably plays a significant role here, as much as the speed.

[Okeefenokee]

F = MA

muzzle velocity is the speed the bullet leaves the barrel. no acceleration after that point.

it's not force, but kinetic energy that you need to measure.

KE = MV^2

and velocity does have a significant affect there.

I'm suggesting that the mass of the bullet probably plays a significant role here, as much as the speed.

you didn't do well in physics, did you?

the kinetic energy of the round is the product of the mass of the round and the velocity squared.

any increase in the velocity has the same effect as the square root of the same increase in the mass.

KE = M * V^2

10 gram bullet at 500 m/s = .01 * 500^2 = 2500 J

double the mass of the round,

20 gram bullet at 500 m/s = .02 * 500^2 = 5000 J

double the velocity,

10 gram bullet at 1000 m/s = .01 * 1000^2 = 10,000 J

Doubling the mass doubles the energy. Doubling the velocity quadruples the energy.

Velocity matters more.

[Okeefenokee]

When the bullet leaves the barrel, its acceleration stops.

Using the equation for force, F = MA, the force is zero. The bullet is in free fall with nothing but inertia to carry it before it hits the ground.

It's kinetic energy which matters then, which is why rail guns exist. Tiny bullet at high speed has more energy than big bullet at low speed.

[heydaralon]

If you run backwards really really fast you could outrun the bullet. The problem is that it is very difficult to outrun a bullet without proper training. We are talking about doing several 5ks a year to get prepared. Not for the faint of heart.

[Speaker to Animals]

He's an IT slave, Okie. Don't be harsh on him. He didn't have to take calculus and physics for engineers. If he took those at all, they were the survey course versions.

[clubgop]

F = MA

muzzle velocity is the speed the bullet leaves the barrel. no acceleration after that point.

it's not force, but kinetic energy that you need to measure.

KE = MV^2

and velocity does have a significant affect there.

I'm suggesting that the mass of the bullet probably plays a significant role here, as much as the speed.

Gun grabber math, everyone!

[SuburbanFarmer]

He's an IT slave, Okie. Don't be harsh on him. He didn't have to take calculus and physics for engineers. If he took those at all, they were the survey course versions.

I definitely did not take any kind of physics, except for electrical.

But I do know that where 2 objects are moving the same speed, the one with more mass will hit harder.