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Gunshot
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A gunshot is a single discharge of a gun, typically a man-portable firearm, producing a visible flash, a powerful and loud shockwave and often chemical gunshot residue. The term can also refer to a ballistic wound caused by such a discharge.Multiple discharges of one or more firearms are referred to as gunfire. The word can connote either the sound of a gun firing, the projectiles that were fired, or both. For example, the statement "gunfire came from the next street" could either mean the sound of discharge, or it could mean the bullets that were discharged. It is better to be a bit more specific while writing however. "The sound of gunfire" or "we came under gunfire" would be more descriptive and prevent confusion. In the latter phrase, in particular, "fire" is used more (i.e. "under fire"), as both words hold the same general meaning within the proper context.- 5-54-Mark-45-firing edit.jpg -
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Gunfire characteristics
There are three primary attributes that characterize gunfire and hence enable the detection and location of gunfire and similar weapon discharges:- A muzzle flash which occurs when superheated gases and incompletely combusted propellant residue are secondarily ignited upon contact with fresh ambient oxygen after being expelled out the gun barrel
- A muzzle blast which occurs when high-pressure gases within the barrel are suddenly released and rapidly expand when the projectile exits the muzzle and the bullet-bore contact that maintained the seal is removed. A typical muzzle blast generates a shock wave with a sound pressure level (SPL) of 140 dB or louder.WEB,weblink Sound Suppressors 101, Horman, B. Gil, American Rifleman, 27 November 2013,
- A whip-like âsnapâ or âcrackâ caused by the sonic boom that occurs as a projectile moves through the air at supersonic speeds.
See also
- Ballistic trauma
- Gun crime
- Gunfight
- Gunshot residue
- Hydrostatic shock
- Stopping power
- Terminal ballistics
- Warning shot
- Wound ballistics
References
{{reflist}}External links
- Introduction to Firearm Suppressor Technology
- Detailed measurements of the sound of a .308 rifle firing
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