Comments on: Damn What A Shot! http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CosmicConservative http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153283 CosmicConservative Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:41:37 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153283 Most rifles the bullet travels faster than sound, thus the old maxim "you never hear the bullet that kills you." The speed of sound is roughly 760mph at sea level, and a typical hunting rifle has a muzzle velocity two to three times that. Even a .22 long rifle can achieve muzzle velocities in excess of the speed of sound. Sound isn't really that fast. Watch someone chopping a tree in the woods one day. Still, very nice shot. Gutsy more than skillful, really. With proper training and proper equipment that shot is not that amazing, if the target is a bullseye. For a target of a dangling gun from a living man's hand, that shot is all about nerves and confidence, not raw shooting ability. Nerves of steel man. <em>CosmicConservative's last blog post..<a href='http://www.cosmicconservative.com/weblog/?p=3575' rel="nofollow">Obama's Surrender day</a></em> Most rifles the bullet travels faster than sound, thus the old maxim “you never hear the bullet that kills you.” The speed of sound is roughly 760mph at sea level, and a typical hunting rifle has a muzzle velocity two to three times that. Even a .22 long rifle can achieve muzzle velocities in excess of the speed of sound.

Sound isn’t really that fast. Watch someone chopping a tree in the woods one day.

Still, very nice shot. Gutsy more than skillful, really. With proper training and proper equipment that shot is not that amazing, if the target is a bullseye. For a target of a dangling gun from a living man’s hand, that shot is all about nerves and confidence, not raw shooting ability. Nerves of steel man.

CosmicConservative’s last blog post..Obama’s Surrender day

]]> By: Ms.Janelle http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153269 Ms.Janelle Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:55:04 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153269 Thanks Dean, I listened again and never knew that! Thanks Dean, I listened again and never knew that!

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153267 Dean Esmay Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:47:54 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153267 If you look and listen carefully, you'll notice that you hear the shot after it strikes. That's because with a lot of those sniper rifles, the bullet travels faster than the speed of sound. If you look and listen carefully, you’ll notice that you hear the shot after it strikes. That’s because with a lot of those sniper rifles, the bullet travels faster than the speed of sound.

]]> By: Ms.Janelle http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153257 Ms.Janelle Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:10:01 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/31/damn-what-a-shot/#comment-153257 Dean....all I can say is how I reactd...DAAMN! Dean….all I can say is how I reactd…DAAMN!

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