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RobRobinette
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- Does placing a gun against a wall to prevent recoil affect bullet velocity?
I know this is a basic question but it has me stumped.
If a gun is the same weight as its bullet and the gun is free to move when fired the momentum and velocity of the gun and bullet will be the same but in opposite directions.
If we put that gun up against an immovable wall and fire it will it increase the momentum and velocity of the bullet?
I know some (or all?) of the gun's momentum will generate heat in the wall but that's all I think I know.
Thanks in advance for the help.
If a gun is the same weight as its bullet and the gun is free to move when fired the momentum and velocity of the gun and bullet will be the same but in opposite directions.
If we put that gun up against an immovable wall and fire it will it increase the momentum and velocity of the bullet?
I know some (or all?) of the gun's momentum will generate heat in the wall but that's all I think I know.
Thanks in advance for the help.