The Modern Rifle ...The Authors, 1917 - Ballistics |
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... energy of his bullet at any point in its flight . Interior Ballistics treats of the formation , tem- perature and volume of gases into which a charge of powder is converted by combustion and the work performed by these gases upon the ...
... energy of his bullet at any point in its flight . Interior Ballistics treats of the formation , tem- perature and volume of gases into which a charge of powder is converted by combustion and the work performed by these gases upon the ...
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... Energy is the power of doing work , and is pos- sessed by bodies by virtue of work having been done upon them ... Energy is the amount of energy that must be expended in doing , or that is capable of doing , a foot - pound of work ...
... Energy is the power of doing work , and is pos- sessed by bodies by virtue of work having been done upon them ... Energy is the amount of energy that must be expended in doing , or that is capable of doing , a foot - pound of work ...
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... energy of 2000 ft . lbs . is capable of raising 2000 lbs . one foot high or 1 lb. 2000 feet high . In measuring work done , no consideration is given to the time required . Too great stress can- not be put upon the statement that the ...
... energy of 2000 ft . lbs . is capable of raising 2000 lbs . one foot high or 1 lb. 2000 feet high . In measuring work done , no consideration is given to the time required . Too great stress can- not be put upon the statement that the ...
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... energy of recoil is calculated by formula 2 , Chap . II . Since the recoil of a rifle is a function of the weight of the powder charge as well as the rate of burning of the powder , and as the pressure and burn- ing curves of different ...
... energy of recoil is calculated by formula 2 , Chap . II . Since the recoil of a rifle is a function of the weight of the powder charge as well as the rate of burning of the powder , and as the pressure and burn- ing curves of different ...
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... energy at any place in its flight E , the time of flight T , the maximum height of the trajectory H , and incidentally the horizontal distance x , from the muzzle to the summit of the trajectory for any range X , ( in feet ) . The ...
... energy at any place in its flight E , the time of flight T , the maximum height of the trajectory H , and incidentally the horizontal distance x , from the muzzle to the summit of the trajectory for any range X , ( in feet ) . The ...
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12 o'clock wind 25 yards accuracy altitude angle of departure approximately axis ballistic coefficient barometric pressure bore bullet calculated caliber cartridge center of impact CHAPTER chronograph computed conical correction curve danger zone deflection in inches degrees determine diameter difference disc distance elevation of sights energy flight free recoil gravity greater head height Hence horizontal range hundreds of yards hunter illustration inclined range increases Interior Ballistics jectile less line of sight maximum vertical range mile wind muzzle velocity National Rifle Association Newton o'clock wind equals ogival oloidal paraboloidal planet point blank range powder charge Problem projectile travels range in hundreds rear sight remaining velocity Remington resistance rifleman rotation sea level shooting shots sighted for 200 smokeless powders solid of revolution Springfield TABLE 1-(Continued target temperature tion trajectory Uranus vertical deviation vital zone windage
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Page 18 - Newton generalized the law of attraction into a statement that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force which varies directly as the product of their masses and inversely as the square of the distance between them; and he thence deduced the law of attraction for spherical shells of constant density.
Page 171 - FRACTION is a negative number, and is one more than the number of ciphers between the decimal point and the first significant Jigure.
Page 173 - To extract the root of a number, divide the log of the number by the index of the root, and take the antilog of the quotient.
Page 120 - ... although the gun had lost its effectiveness after Group B was fired (when overheating started). After Group D was fired the barrels were allowed to cool. They were then fired and gave accurate results. The shot groups were as small as those made when the barrel was first used and there was no change in the distance of the center of impact from the center of the target.
Page 23 - Units of Work; the Foot-pound.— It is often necessary to represent work numerically; hence the necessity for a unit of measurement. The unit commonly in use, for the present, in England and this country is the foot-pound.
Page 111 - ... to the right of its course in the northern hemisphere, and to the left of its course in the southern hemisphere.
Page 173 - Log. 4,000, 3.612360; one-third of this is 1.204120, to which the corresponding number is 16, which is the root sought. 12. When the characteristic is negative, and not divisible by the index, add to it the smallest negative number that will make it divisible, and then prefix the same number, with a plus sign, to the mantissa. Example.
Page 17 - Isaac announced that an apple falls to the earth because every particle of matter in the universe has an attraction for every other particle. Think carefully what this means; it is a most astonishing statement. All bodies of matter pull other bodies of matter toward themselves. The earth attracts the apple and it falls; 1 One little girl when asked the meaning of this sentence replied, " The force tries to produce motion.
Page 24 - Sight, abf, is the straight line passing through the sights and the point aimed at. The Line of Departure, be, is the prolongation of the axis of the bore at the instant the projectile leaves the gun. The Plane of Fire, or Plane of Departure, is the vertical plane through the line of departure. The Angle of Position, e, is the angle made by the line of sight with the horizontal.
Page 125 - the panoramic sight is set at zero the vertical plane through the line of sight is parallel to the axis of the bore.