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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » penetration at different ranges    View previous topic :: View next topic  penetration at different ranges   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 3:34 pm tjiscooler Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Norwalk CT The other day I was adjusting my trigger and just shooting at dirt pointblank to feel the trigger pull and I thought hey ill shoot that piece of plywood too. So I did and the pellet went in about flush which was not as deep as all the other holes were, which was odd. So I paced out about ten yards or so and fired another near that hole but this pellet went in too deep too see like all the others... Has anyone else noticed this before? Its the same with my longbow, it seems you need some airtime to get the momentum going. _________________ just fiddle with it   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 3:44 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Yes I have noticed that with my bow. The arrows start to penetrate more as the distance increases. At incredibly long ranges with bows, the arrows starts to gain velocity as it falls down. Haven't noticed this with pellets, though. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 4:08 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC The pentration at distance woudl be greater because the particular bit of wood the pellet hit was harder grain, had different moisture content, more glue, etc.etc.... Pellets do NOT gain energy with distance.... Arrows at close range can still be "wobbling" after their release..... which settles down a bit with distance.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:02 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Yes, the flexing of the arrows could make them hit like a banana, thus limiting penetration. Doesn't momentum, however increase with flight time? Bob? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:41 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Momentum is velocity times mass.... since the mass is a constant and the arrow (or pellet) is constantly losing velocity there is no way that momentum can increase with flight time.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 8:55 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Got it. Not really sure what to add to this... _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 11:29 am tjiscooler Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Norwalk CT Interesting, I figured it was just the board but was curious if the same rules applied, thanks for clearing that up! _________________ just fiddle with it penetration at different ranges     Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.