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    Where does the energy go?

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    Where does the energy go?

    So Joe, are you saying that the shape of the round ball never deforms to the point that some form of obturation takes place? I'm most certain that there are a variety of possible shapes that the round takes on. You'd have to defer to some type of statistical data sheet as to what shapes are...
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    Where does the energy go?

    The rifled round ball will have decidedly more "predictable" range than that of the smoothbore's round ball.
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    Where does the energy go?

    The round ball does obturate the barrel to some minimal degree.
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    Where does the energy go?

    Round balls aren't the perfect round balls upon ignition. However here, deflection most probably would have been a better word for this application.
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    Where does the energy go?

    In each case here, the operative word would more appropriately be deflection, not necessarily "yaw". Although the "yaw" is a possibilty after ignition and deformation.
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    Where does the energy go?

    They don't obturate the bore nearly to the degree that conicals do!
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    Where does the energy go?

    As it turns out, the rifled ML most likely burns its propellant more efficiently and as a result might experience a greater muzzle velocity. However, it has been established that the increase in muzzle velocity will be minimal.
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    Where does the energy go?

    However, they do obturate the degree that they are no longer perfectly round balls.
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    Where does the energy go?

    Again, they do not remain as round balls after ignition.
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    Where does the energy go?

    How I missed this response, I don't know, but later is sometimes better than sooner. Danbo, I simply presented a problem. The problem was a practical problem. It would appear that the only incongruent variable overlooked was the greater vent clearance given to the flintlock as opposed to the...
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    Where does the energy go?

    Here, I was thinking of the gyroscopic spin from the rifling...
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    Where does the energy go?

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    Where does the energy go?

    As it turns out, you are quite correct here, Stumpkiller! :v
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    Where does the energy go?

    The rifling doesn't increase the speed directly. What it does do as the projectile obturates along the length of the barrel, is develop greater friction, which in turn allows for a greater amount of time for BP to burn more efficiently, thus converting more potential energy ( propellant), into...
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    Where does the energy go?

    So you therefore, agree that some minimal obturation occurs with a round ball, but to a lesser degree than a conical. That was precisely my point. However, we could split hairs as to what effective degree obturation takes place. In general, round balls themselves make for poor objects for...
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    Where does the energy go?

    When conicals (miniballs) are loaded into a muzzleloader and then shot. The internal breech explosion then causes the base of the conical to expand thereby creating a tighter seal within the bore. The act of the internal explosion creating enough pressure to expand the base of the projectile is...
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    Where does the energy go?

    Yes! That was my first guess, but I ruled it out because of the universal atmospheric dungflux option. :rotf:
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    Where does the energy go?

    Hi Spence! Yes I have. I fired many shotguns before. I own four. Never a smoothbore ML, though...
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    Where does the energy go?

    While drag should affect both projectiles equally, the Magnus effect will be more prominent on round ball with spin. Just about anything less spherical and more bisymmetrical, would be more resistant to the Magnus effect. When an object is observed moving off its center axis along the boreline...
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