What is a high velocity bullet?

[jessej]

A kid shooting a BB gun would.

You right!

 

[DMP25-06]

"What is a High-Velocity Bullet?" , is the title to the thread .

I will enter my answer to the question .

It is the 45 pound projectile that is fired from the U.S. Navy's "Electro-Magnetic" Railgun , that fires the 45# projectile at a speed of 5,600 MPH which equals 8213 FPS .
The projectile is not an exploding projectile , the destruction is delivered by kinetic energy upon impact .

This information is published on nationalinterest.org website

45 pounds @ 8213 FPS = 789,477,915 foot pounds of energy , at the muzzle .
The math is my own .

 

[jessej]

I want one!

 

[cornshank]

You right!

Just kidding

 

[Lapuatom]

My mistake. I thought @FEENIX said he had a definition in the 1st post.

Defining a high velocity bullet might be almost as hard to define as long range.

It's ALL RELATIVE

 

[HARPERC]

Slightly less than a "laser".

Hyperbole seems to be the norm in the firearms realm.

"High velocity" doesn't mean anything unless it's also a "tack driver, all day long", and you cleanly harvest a "toad at long range".

 

[FEENIX]

I can tell it is the first hot, windy day of the Summer and no one is out shooting. Feenix, relax, take deep breaths, pray for patience...the first cool day of Fall will be here before you know it. Get some exercise, have a drink, go to bed early. Tomorrow we will be one day closer to hunting season.

You are correct; it is freaking hot here, 48F yesterday and 55F today. I appreciate your concern, but I am relaxed and getting plenty of sleep (3-4 hours a night all my life) and exercise. Yes Sir, I always pray not only for patience. The gophers have been keeping my buddy and me busy.

 

[26Reload]

(1)High Velocity Bullet=(2)Sniper Rifle
1...Bullet faster than it used to be due to new powders and rifles.....because it's fast.....
2...Stupid term given to any and all rifles
in aspect that it shoots a bullet accurately.....so it must be a 'sniper rifle'...

 

[FEENIX]

Ok:
Velocity is defined as a vector measurement of the rate and direction of motion. Put simply, velocity is the speed at which something moves in one direction.

Velocity Formula

The most common way to calculate the constant velocity of an object moving in a straight line is with this formula:

• r is the rate or speed (sometimes denoted as vfor velocity)
• d is the distance moved
• t is the time it takes to complete the movement

Velocity is a vector quantity that indicates displacement, time, and direction. Unlike speed, velocity measures displacement, a vector quantity indicating the difference between an object's final and initial positions.

Why Velocity Matters:
Velocity measures motion starting in one place and heading toward another place. The practical applications of velocity are endless, but one of the most common reasons to measure velocity is to determine how quickly you (or anything in motion) will arrive at a destination from a given location.

So maybe we are looking at this wrong? Its how fast the bullet will arrive at its destination.?

My head hurts.

You are correct, Sir; that is why I do not think there is a high-velocity bullet.

 

[2buffalo]

A bullet that is moving fast enough that I would rather not be hit with it.

 

[WiscGunner]

Usually High Velocity simply refers to above the speed of sound vs "subsonic".

 

[RockyMtnMT]

You are correct, Sir; that is why I do not think there is a high-velocity bullet.

If there is not a "high velocity" bullet, what is there? Bullets are medium velocity? Your point is well taken that the term high velocity bullet can't be defined. Obviously some bullets can handle higher velocity launches and impacts than others. How should this be differentiated? What term should folks use in conversation about bullets that would be acceptable?

 

[Muddyboots]

Its very fast...

 

[26Reload]

Well...what is HYPER VELOCITY