How Do Bullets Work?
Pulling the trigger releases a spring that pushes the firing pin. It hits the cartridge, filling the barrel with gas and releasing the bullet that emerges from the muzzle. Everything happens in a fraction of a second. The ideal shot would be one in which the bullet travels a rectilinear trajectory reaching its target. That is, put the bullet where you put your eye. But it's not that simple. The shot is fired within a fluid that generates a resistance. The fluid opposes the passage of the bullet through it and this creates friction. In short, a force that opposes the advance of the bullet and that will significantly shorten the range of the bullet when faced with a shot fired in a vacuum. To prevent the bullet from deviating from its trajectory, an attempt is made to design in such a way that these effects are minimized, that is why the profile of the modern bullet is sharp, with a point shape instead of a spherical shape ... Find out more in this podcast.
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