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Hammer Bullets vapor trail
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<blockquote data-quote="shinbone" data-source="post: 2838411" data-attributes="member: 15248"><p>"Aerosolized" is probably a better term(?): by being spun and flung out of the bullet's cavity-tip spinning at over 300,000 rpm, the oil particles become so finely divided that the particles are suspended in the air.</p><p></p><p>Just thinking out loud: "aerosolization" is dependent on particle size, i.e., the particles must be made small enough that they can be suspended in the surrounding gas. Meaning with sufficient muzzle velocity and barrel twist, the "Hammer trail" should always be seen. But its not. Anyone got any thoughts on why the Hammer trail is visible only under certain atmospheric conditions? Perhaps the aerosolized oil is always created but invisible because the oil droplets are too small to be seen with the eye, but may condense into larger, visible, droplets under the right barometric/humidity/(something else) conditions?</p><p></p><p>(edited to correct the rpm number)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shinbone, post: 2838411, member: 15248"] "Aerosolized" is probably a better term(?): by being spun and flung out of the bullet's cavity-tip spinning at over 300,000 rpm, the oil particles become so finely divided that the particles are suspended in the air. Just thinking out loud: "aerosolization" is dependent on particle size, i.e., the particles must be made small enough that they can be suspended in the surrounding gas. Meaning with sufficient muzzle velocity and barrel twist, the "Hammer trail" should always be seen. But its not. Anyone got any thoughts on why the Hammer trail is visible only under certain atmospheric conditions? Perhaps the aerosolized oil is always created but invisible because the oil droplets are too small to be seen with the eye, but may condense into larger, visible, droplets under the right barometric/humidity/(something else) conditions? (edited to correct the rpm number) [/QUOTE]
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