We weren't in the target pit when it happened. Perhaps I should explain.Mr papercartridges has the sound of a few incoming Whitworth bullets on one of his excellent Youtube movies.
Having been in the target pits with Whitworth rifles shooting from the other end, I can vouch for the fact that they have a unique and unmistakeably whirring whistle, probably due to their shape. They don't need holes to whistle.
I can also vouch for the fact that even at 800 yards they go clear through a railroad tie and beyond. Collecting one such bullet in the face - like General Sedgwick did at Spotsylvania Courthouse in May of 1864 - is not something I care much to even imagine. I doubt he knew anything about it.
Balls don't know the words.I keep concentrating but I can't get mine to even hum, much less whistle
We weren't in the target pit when it happened. Perhaps I should explain.
We (me and my 2 sons) were hunting during muzzleloader only & archery season. We stopped to take a break and sat on a log for rest and a snack. In back was a pretty good size depression or gully in the mountains. It is usually extremely quiet in the mountains of the Greenhorn Wilderness. BTW: this was back in the late 1990's when I was younger and my hearing pretty damned good. Shortly I heard a faint whistling sound, and immediately grabbed my boys and said "hit the ground". That projectile whitled right overhead. Seemed like I'd been through that situation before. Needless to say, we went looking for the guilty party or parties..."hence Know where you are shooting"....that projectile, even from a smokepole can travel further than you think.
Do you intend to use hyper sonic or sub sonic velocities?Has anyone ever tried drilling a round ball crossways to get it to whistle when fired? If so, does it have to be done a particular way? The idea of whistling balls is intriguing.
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