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    Ballistics, trajectory and jerk.

    Yes it makes sense... Maybe muzzle energy was the wrong term to use as clearly propellant A has a greater energy component. The rate of change of momentum with time would be far greater for bullet A compared to B. My thinking was that propellant A, being of higher quantity but a lower...
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    Ballistics, trajectory and jerk.

    Could the rate of change of accelaration (or jerk in m/s3) affect the trajectory of a projectile? If so could it be to a noticeable extent? Given two systems where projectiles are fired by different propellants, say gasses with different rates of expansion. One reaches its maximum velocity...
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