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| | Muzzle velocity -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | A (A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)) gun's muzzle velocity is the speed at which the (A weapon that is thrown or projected) projectile leaves the (Forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose) muzzle of the gun. |
 | | The latter velocity is close to the limit achievable with chemical (Something that propels) propellants. |
 | | In conventional guns using (A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks) gunpowder, muzzle velocity is determined by the quality (burn speed, expansion) and quantity of the (Something that propels) propellant, the mass of the projectile, and the length of the barrel. |
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