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Old 12-03-2018, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Salavee View Post
At an impact velocity (say 2000 fps), a bullet slows to near zero in about 20 or so inches .. all in a millisecond. With the velocity gone, along with the remaining kinetic energy, where did all that remaining energy go and what is the force that keeps that bullet moving ? Just curious.
Good question to ask the dead animal? Or perhaps the wounded one if it gets caught up too?😉