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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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50 BMG Pressure Wave Kill


I read a great book on the Apache helicopter. It describes the flechettes inside the rockets. They are about the size of pencils and made of metal. The velocity is so high that if they pass within 12" of your body, flesh will be torn off!!!! That is pretty bad ass.
 
50 bmg is just a big 30-06 round

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But basic math

Momentum = Mass times Velocity
Kinetic energy is 1/2 mass x velocity squared.

A 30-06 I’ll say if 150 grains- @ 2750 FPS -call it a garand load

A 50 bmg is say 650 grains at about the same FPS

So the 50 has 4-5 times the momentum due to more mass
And it’s KE is not that extreme as the velocity - which gets squared- is the same.


So a shockwave kill seems like BS to me.....
 
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