first grading Flashcards
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study of the motion of the projectiles.
Ballistics
Greek word Ballo or Ballein
“to throw.”
Roman war machine Ballista
“gigantic bow or catapult”
refers to the bullet/slug/ball/pellet/flechette that passes through the barrel of FA.
Projectile
is the science of firearms identification by means of the ammunition fired through them.
Forensic Ballistics
as applied to ballistics or to any other subjects suggests a relationship to a court of justice and legal proceedings
Derived from the Latin word forensis which means “Forum,” that means “a public/market place, wherein people gathered for a discussion of a subject in issue.
Forensic
movement of projectile inside and outside barrel
motion
the forward movement of the projectile with the action of the expansive force of gases.
Direct motion
the turning of the bullet inside and outside barrel with the action of the rifling.
Rotary motion
the movement of the projectile after hitting the target
Translational motion
Also called Internal Ballistics
Study of projectile while still inside the barrel
From Breech to the Muzzle of barrel
interior ballistics
failure of cartridge to explode
Misfire
the delay of explosion
Hangfire
may happen if there is stock-up.
Breakage
created during manufacture such as spiral cutting of the grooves.
Irregularities
caused by tools used in the manufacture of the chamber.
Scratches
not polished well
Roughness
caused by the drill blade and is beyond the control of a man.
Imperfection
occurs when the shell is separated from the bullet, the shell will be pushed back to the breech face leaving such marks
Breechface Marks
refers to the fatal equivalent of a bullet.
is comparable to- “Imagine a person falls from the 9th floor of a Building. Imagine the Impact on the ground.”
energy
cause the target person to be thrown on the ground or falls down.
knocking effect
the rearward movement of the gun is caused by an equal and opposite reaction of the gun against the forward movement of the bullet after the explosion.
recoil
in every action, there is a corresponding opposite reaction.
Kinetic energy principle
a gadget that is attached to the muzzle of the gun to reduce recoil.
Compensator/ Muzzle brake