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How Guns Work
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A gun is a weapon that uses the force of an explosive propellant to project a
missile.
Guns or firearms are classified by the diameter of the barrel opening. This is
known as the calibre of the gun. Anything with a calibre up to and including .... Middle of Term Paper
... to kinetic.
When the trigger is pulled the hammer hits the firing pin. The firing pin then
hits the primer which causes the powder to burn hence producing lots of gases.
This causes the volume behind the bullet to fill with extremely high pressure
gas. The gas pushes on every surface it encounters, including the bullet in
front of it and the base of the gun barrel behind it. The increase in pressure
caused by the gases causes the bullet to be forced into the barrel hence causing
the bullet to come out the muzzle at very high speeds. Once the bullet is fired,
it remains in motion from its momentum. The momentum will carry the bul ... |
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