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"If things that go faster than the speed of sound create a sonic boom, then why don't bullets create a sonic boom?"

I tried my best not to make him feel stupid, but I think I made him feel stupid.
 
PackJason said:
"If things that go faster than the speed of sound create a sonic boom, then why don't bullets create a sonic boom?"

I tried my best not to make him feel stupid, but I think I made him feel stupid.
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LOL at you trying not to make someone else feel stupid :laugh3:

Let me help you out here Milky, all you have to do is open your mouth and speak and everyone else instantly feels smarter.
 
PackJason said:
"If things that go faster than the speed of sound create a sonic boom, then why don't bullets create a sonic boom?"

I tried my best not to make him feel stupid, but I think I made him feel stupid.
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Well, to be fair, there is subsonic ammunition. I don't generally use the stuff, except in a .22 pistol.

It is more rare though, and generally involves heavier, more expensive bullets.
 
Mofo said:
Well, to be fair, there is subsonic ammunition. I don't generally use the stuff, except in a .22 pistol.

It is more rare though, and generally involves heavier, more expensive bullets.
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bought a few boxes of 770fps the other day,
(cuz thats all they had) -
haven't shot any yet -
will be interesting to see how it shoots -
 
TechRaiderRider said:
bought a few boxes of 770fps the other day,
(cuz thats all they had) -
haven't shot any yet -
will be interesting to see how it shoots -
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Depends on the action. Once I shot some Fiocchi crap that was so weak, it wouldn't cycle the action and I had to work the slide after every shot. This wasn't through a suppressor or anything, either.
 
Why would you want a slower round?
 
Rex Racer said:
LOL at you trying not to make someone else feel stupid :laugh3:

Let me help you out here Milky, all you have to do is open your mouth and speak and everyone else instantly feels smarter.
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And all you have to do is open your mouth and a dick flies into it. :pound:
 
Mofo said:
Depends on the action. Once I shot some Fiocchi crap that was so weak, it wouldn't cycle the action and I had to work the slide after every shot. This wasn't through a suppressor or anything, either.
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yep -
i'll probably use it in my lil
springfield 840 bolt action,
plinkin beer cans -
 
Seriously though. A gun is loud, because of the explosion, not the breaking of the sound barrier.

Snapping a towel is the sound of the corner of the towel breaking the speed of sound. It’s not loud.
 
broncosmitty said:
Seriously though. A gun is loud, because of the explosion, not the breaking of the sound barrier.

Snapping a towel is the sound of the corner of the towel breaking the speed of sound. It’s not loud.
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A gun is loud because of ignition, but mostly from the bullet leaving the barrel post 343.

The same can happen with a whip or towel.
 
Oh, and the size of the fabrics in a towel's end are much smaller than a bullets. Bullets are much smaller than jets. Hence, the "level" of the "boom."
 
PackJason said:
"If things that go faster than the speed of sound create a sonic boom, then why don't bullets create a sonic boom?"

I tried my best not to make him feel stupid, but I think I made him feel stupid.
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"What do you think the sound of a gunshot is?" - is the first thing/question I would have said.
 
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