Gun Control & RKBA

jimmy the one

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23. modification

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 10:19 AM

Jul 2015

I previously wrote: A bullet will not, does not cavitate, to any appreciable extent. A bullet will cause cavitation, & I guess can be said to be a 'cavitating bullet' in that sense since it causes cavitation to other objects or mediums, but a bullet does not technically cavitate of its own.

I want to modify this, in that a bullet can appreciably cavitate upon hard impact with a bone, in that it can itself form cavities & crater, so that would qualify that the bullet itself could cavitate. This does not validate ezra's contention that all bullets cavitate.
Bullet cannot cavitate in the pressurized or partial vacuum collapsing sense as being discussed in a wound ballistics context.

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More scaremongering about centerfire .22's... [View all] benEzra Jul 2015 OP

Great rebuttal Ben DonP Jul 2015 #1

Great post! Hangingon Jul 2015 #2

Wait a minute! I smell a rat! Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #3

I would assume you can use both, depending on your target Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #4

The author of the OP you just fisked posted this a few months ago: friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #5

"In my case, you called me names, insulted my intelligence and integrity." pablo_marmol Jul 2015 #6

More guns than fingers? Ooooh. Sooo impressive. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #31

Another outstanding takedown, benEzra. pablo_marmol Jul 2015 #7

You are approximately five times more likely to win the lottery than be murdered by a .223 cal rifle the band leader Jul 2015 #8

It seems a response to this thread was posted Somewhere Else... benEzra Jul 2015 #9

picking nits & bigger game jimmy the one Jul 2015 #10

Facts inconvenient to your thesis = "nitpicking". benEzra Jul 2015 #11

+1. Once again, verifiable truth is shown to be superior to mere weight of verbiage friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #12

cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #13

You are confusing cavitation with fragmentation. benEzra Jul 2015 #14

cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #15

Thoughts... benEzra Jul 2015 #16

incredible super cavitation jimmy the one Jul 2015 #17

Given that we are talking about the least misused guns... benEzra Jul 2015 #18

the dancer undulates to the music jimmy the one Jul 2015 #19

Well, to get pedantic... benEzra Jul 2015 #21

pink floyd is wrong jimmy the one Jul 2015 #22

modification jimmy the one Jul 2015 #23

Then you should tell all the physicists working on supercavitating projectiles, blades, and foils benEzra Jul 2015 #24

What's the big deal? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #25

"A little learning is a dang'rous thing;... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #27

This subthread gives me life. Brickbat Jul 2015 #28

enriched jimmy the one Jul 2015 #30

. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #20

This is all the more hilarious if you know the origins of this image. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #33

I'm afraid I don't. Now I'm aching with curiosity. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #34

Allow me AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #35

Oh my. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #36

Possibly the most expressive cat I've ever seen AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #37

Um, no. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #32

As I'm sure you know HassleCat Jul 2015 #26

The posters were arguing for bans, not background checks. benEzra Jul 2015 #29