Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Watching the videos of the Slow Mo guys brought this to mind:
Many years ago I was plinking at a popular plinking spot and there were many blocks of Styrofoam, or similar, blocks left behind by other plinkers. These were of the type florists use in making funeral displays. The white kind used for making crosses or rings. The blocks were maybe 6" square and 10"~12" in length. I was shooting a .45 Colt with muzzle velocity around 1,000 FPS or less. With each hit the block flew back spinning.
As I examined the blocks that had been hit, the entrance "wound" was on the face where I had aimed. But the exit hole was on the top of the block. Splitting the block, the path of the bullet was curved upward.
Apparently the bullet followed a more or less straight path while the block rotated, was my conclusion.
Bob Wright
Many years ago I was plinking at a popular plinking spot and there were many blocks of Styrofoam, or similar, blocks left behind by other plinkers. These were of the type florists use in making funeral displays. The white kind used for making crosses or rings. The blocks were maybe 6" square and 10"~12" in length. I was shooting a .45 Colt with muzzle velocity around 1,000 FPS or less. With each hit the block flew back spinning.
As I examined the blocks that had been hit, the entrance "wound" was on the face where I had aimed. But the exit hole was on the top of the block. Splitting the block, the path of the bullet was curved upward.
Apparently the bullet followed a more or less straight path while the block rotated, was my conclusion.
Bob Wright
