Posted by jackinok on December 21, 2011 at 09:19:02 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: OT Black Powder posted by Heyseed on December 21, 2011 at 08:40:02:
I read the story also,what a needless thing to happen. WHY would you unload a ml by shooting it in the air? As far as the distance goes,look at the ballistics on some of the old cannons,2500 yards accuratly was not uncommon. theres not awhole lot of difference between a ml rifle and a modern one shooting the same projectiles.an example would be a 458 mag. it would probably burn about 65-75 grains of smokeless most likely.where a 45 cal ml would be burning 100(or more) grains of black.a simple look at the ballistics shows them to be about equal as far as energy goes.the difference in these rifles is not the distance they will shoot,but the distance that holdover becomes so great its simply unfeasable.a 458 ,one of the most powerful cartridges around has the same problem.its not really considered a long range proposition either.but fired at he proper angle the bullet will carry for who knows how far. heard just last night that a 50 cal browning bullet,would drop something like 20 ft in a mile,but it would actually fly who knows how many miles and still be lethal if it were shot at its optimum trajectory. consider this,a rain drop hits the ground at over 100 miles an hour,,,,and ive heard it said that a marble,dropped off the golden state bridge,would penetrate a boat.Ive seen a 5/16 X 4" bolt go through a metal hard hat dropped from 40 ft.
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