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re: Bullet ejected from gun, detonates at the shooters feet
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:36 pm to Pvt Hudson
Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:36 pm to Pvt Hudson
We'd tape a BB to the primer of a 12ga shell (shot still intact), Tee it up and hit it with a driver.
Smart? Maybe not.
But not nearly as dangerous as people think.
Smart? Maybe not.
But not nearly as dangerous as people think.
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 1:41 pm to Strannix
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The bullet has no force
Not true. It has a force, just significantly lower than had trapped gases accelerated it down a barrel.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:07 pm to MoarKilometers
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Not true. It has a force, just significantly lower than had trapped gases accelerated it down a barrel.
Thanks for clearing that up there Heisenberg, of course I meant relatively, how dumb are you? The casing would have more force than the projectile in this scenario.
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When fired from a firearm, the barrel is crucial for directing the high-pressure gas to accelerate the bullet to a high velocity, giving it significant kinetic energy and "force" upon impact. Without a barrel, the expanding gas escapes in all directions immediately upon ignition (such as if a cartridge is lit on fire outside a gun), resulting in: Extremely Low Force: The projectile will not be channeled and will have very little velocity, often not enough to even break skin. No Directed Energy: The explosive force is dissipated in the open air rather than being harnessed to propel the bullet.
I have forgotten more about ballistics than you could hope to learn in a lifetime.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:34 pm to Shexter
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Without being shot through a barrel, it's basically a firecracker.
Basically. Without a chamber to direct the exit of the expanding gasses from the gunpowder explosion, the projectile - being the heaviest component in a bullet - will stay pretty much still and the bullet casing will fly off in the opposite direction from the projectile. The case could cause some bruising if it hits you from a very close range but that's about it.
In the video you posted, the projectiles are traveling forward because the base of casing is held firm to the barrel of the bb gun. So the bullet is forced to go forward until it clears the casing and then there is no more force behind it.
Working at an outdoor shooting range, we have this happen all the time in winter when we're burning fires in our burn barrels for heat and sometimes an un-spent round gets thrown into the barrels by shooters thinking it's a trash can.. It's just a loud pop. Scares you more than anything else.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:42 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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The lighter of the 2 parts, would fly away at a damaging, possibly fatal, speed
Without being in a chamber to build pressure, the case reaching a fatal speed is impossible. At the moment the bullet comes unseated from the casing, the burning powder is free to disperse in all directions instead of being forced in one direction down a barrel. Will it hurt if it hits you from a close range? Sure, but no way would it be fatal. Bruising and/or a minor cut at worse.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:38 am to Strannix
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of course I meant relatively, how dumb are you?
Dumb enough to call you out for posting something painfully incorrect, yet smart enough to not believe
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I have forgotten more about ballistics than you could hope to learn in a lifetime.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 7:59 am to cdaniel76
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Without a chamber to direct the exit of the expanding gasses from the gunpowder explosion, the projectile - being the heaviest component in a bullet - will stay pretty much still and the bullet casing will fly off in the opposite direction from the projectile.
Mythbusters did this years ago with the described results.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 10:30 am to Trevaylin
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Not a bullet dumbasses, it's a cartridge.
I never said anything about a bullet.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 2:12 pm to MoarKilometers
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Dumb enough to call you out for posting something painfully incorrect, yet smart enough to not believe
Yet nothing to add when I embarrassed you, as noted in this scenario the casing has more force than the bullet, a firecracker is more dangerous. It would be akin to you "correcting" someone that said it was raining cats and dogs by saying it wasnt raining actual cats and dogs but water.
You taking the "it has no force" as a literal statement meaning it exhibited no physical energy should be embarrassing to you.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:07 pm to Strannix
Really one of the lowest IQ moves I have ever seen on this board. Sad as F
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:07 pm to Strannix
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Yet nothing to add when I embarrassed you
You embarrassed yourself, ma'am. A very consistent theme your posting and science.
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It would be akin to you "correcting" someone that said it was raining cats and dogs by saying it wasnt raining actual cats and dogs but water.
No, it would akin to someone saying it's not raining, while it was in fact lightly raining. frick, you're incompetent at English, too?
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You taking the "it has no force" as a literal statement meaning it exhibited no physical energy should be embarrassing to you.
As it proudly defends its incorrect statement. You skipped self-awareness when they were handing it out
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Really one of the lowest IQ moves I have ever seen on this board. Sad as F
So damn rustled by being wrong, you dropped a 2nd post, almost an hour later. That is textbook sad af
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:23 pm to MoarKilometers
Now you’re mad about getting called out , it may not be your very low IQ but other undiagnosed issues.
Are you autistic or just “slow”
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Brain's Precision Problem: The brain can struggle to differentiate between rhetorical flourish and factual claims, treating "the worst ever" as a literal truth.
Context Dependency: Hyperbole relies on real-world knowledge and context to be understood; without it, the exaggeration seems factual.
Pragmatic Inference: It requires inferring intent and meaning beyond the words, a skill impaired in some conditions.
Are you autistic or just “slow”
This post was edited on 12/5/25 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:31 pm to MoarKilometers
I don’t understand your contention? You got your jimmies rustled as F and started crying because I said “the bullet would have no force” which you took as a literal statement.
Then everyone that has a clue about shooting agrees with me.
Then everyone that has a clue about shooting agrees with me.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 3:35 pm to Strannix
Another 2 post reply 
melt Moar, bitch.
melt Moar, bitch.Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:23 pm to MoarKilometers
Maximum rustle
“Muh it doesn’t have zero force”
Clown
“Muh it doesn’t have zero force”
Clown
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