The internal and external ballistics of a round fired from a firearm are prime examples of the physical application of the lessons we've learned in class. Force, momentum, and energy; a cooper jacketed projectile flying through the atmosphere at 990m/s exhibits all such properties. Below is a link to a video briefly re-enacting an incredibly difficult shot made famous by a Marine known as GySgt. Hathcock.
- Cawley, Nicholas J.
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