Ive been pepper with shot opening day of dove season. We were standing in the hay barn waiting for the hunters to push one towards us.
BOOM!* Sounds like it starts to rain on the tin roof.
BOOM!* Sounds like hail just peppered the tractor next to us.
BOOM!* OW! @$^# What the @$%^ was that?! It fealt like someone had taken a handful of pee gravel and threw at us. There was two hunters 200+ yards out blasting at any bird that flew, even the pigeons we sent scrambling out of the barn.
I dont know much about this stuff but If I bullet was fired straight up it will reach a peak of 0 FPS before returning. I dont see how it will accelerate downwards and achieve its initial velocity. BUT when a bullet is fired on an arc it never reaches 0 FPS. It will slow down but after it reaches its peak and starts to descend wouldnt it gain a bit of velocity back? As well as momentum?
Im sure if ya'll give me 2-3 years I can do all of the math for this. At least I hope so. 