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Among her more harrowing experiences was an incident in which a bullet tore through the sleeve of her dress without striking her and killed a man to whom she was tending.
The rifle suffered from cartridge-extraction problems during the Zulu War ( mostly due to the thin weak, pliable foil brass cartridges used, as they expanded too much into the rifle's chamber on detonation, to the point that they stuck or tore open inside the rifle's chamber, rendering the arm useless in the heat of battle ); however, it remained a popular competition rifle at National Rifle Association Meetings, at Bisley in Surrey, and ( NRA ) Civilian and Service Rifle matches from 1872 – 1904, it was used up to 1, 000 yards using the standard military service ammunition of the day, by the 1880s the. 577 /. 450 Boxer Henry round was recognised by the NRA as a 900yard cartridge, as shooting the Martini out to 1, 000 yards or ( 3 / 4 of a mile ) was difficult to say the least, and took great skill to assess the correct amount of windage to drop the 485 grain bullet on the target.
The bullet shattered his spine and tore his aorta, barely missing his son's head as it exited.
A bullet tore through his fur hat, and his two aides-de-camp were both wounded by his side.
At that moment, a muzzle flash erupted, and as a. 32 calibre bullet tore through McGee's neck and through his jaw, knocking his dentures out, the politician fell back into the street.
He then inverted the tube ( the projectile was placed in the cartridge base up ), pushed the end-portion into the muzzle to the approximate depth of the bullet and tore off the remaining paper.

bullet and earth
The heavens are like a hen's egg and as round as a crossbow bullet ; the earth is like the yolk of the egg, and lies in the centre.
The same terminal velocity is reached for a typical. 30-06 bullet dropping downwards — when it is returning to earth having been fired upwards, or dropped from a tower — according to a 1920 U. S. Army Ordnance study.
* In the Marvel Comic Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon the aliens of the Breakworld fire a RKV shaped like a giant bullet at the earth, fearing that an earth-born mutant will one day destroy their planet.
The bullet is not stopped, but phases through the earth thanks to Shadowcat who risks her life to do so.

bullet and from
The bullet flung Gray Eyes from his horse.
A bullet gouged into the bar top an inch from Tilghman's stomach as Blue Throat's henchmen started shooting.
There was also a lesson, one that has served ever since to keep Americans, in their conflicts with one another, from turning from the ballot to the bullet.
Next morning she was found dead in her suite with a bullet from a
House Rock had numerous bullet hole-like marks where micrometeroids from space had impacted the rock.
Crossbow bolts, if still used, would seldom penetrate good plate, nor would any bullet unless fired from close range.
Shot through his right elbow, the bullet then entering his chest as he ran from the paratroopers on Rossville Street.
Deicide has been banned from playing in several venues ( such as Valparaiso, Chile over a promotional poster featuring Jesus Christ with a bullet hole in his forehead ) and with various festivals such as Hellfest, after several graves had been spray-painted with " When Satan Rules His World ", which is a song from Deicide's 1995 album Once Upon the Cross.
Air forces began to replace or supplemented them with cannons, which fired explosive shells that could blast a hole in an enemy aircraft — rather than relying on kinetic energy from a solid bullet striking a fuel line, control cable, pilot, etc.
The shot was initially made from lead already used as ammunition for the slings, and begun with the ballistic shape of a modern bullet, but was rapidly replaced by the cast iron ball.
A problem for firearms is the accumulation of waste products from the partial combustion of propellants, metallic residue from the bullet itself, and small flecks of the cartridge case, collectively known as fouling or gunshot residue.
Ignition of the powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it from the muzzle at high speed, but not enough to rupture the gun barrel.
Other advantages of casting or swaging bullets from lead wire ( which is pricier but avoids many quality-control issues of casting ) is the ability to precisely control many attributes of the resulting bullet.
Custom bullet molds are available from a number of sources, allowing the handloader to pick the exact weight, shape, and diameter of the bullet to fit the cartridge, firearm, and intended use.
This requires a set of bullet molds, which are available from a number of sources, and a source of known quality lead.
The process of manufacturing a jacketed bullet is far more complex than for a cast bullet ; first, the jacket must be punched from a metal sheet of precise thickness, filled with a premeasured lead core, and then swaged into shape with a high pressure press in multiple steps.
As with all improv offers, improvisers are encouraged to respect the validity and continuity of the imaginary environment defined by themselves and their fellow performers ; this means, for example, taking care not to walk through the table or " miraculously " survive multiple bullet wounds from another improviser's gun.
Whether facing native spear or European bullet, impis largely fought as they had since the days of Shaka, from Zululand to Zimbabwe, and from Mozambique to Tanzania.

bullet and beneath
Engraved on Brann's monument is the word TRUTH, and beneath it is a profile of Brann with a bullet hole in it.
In a Washington news conference, the Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan claimed that " not one bullet was fired ," blaming the violence on the Iranian pilgrims who he accused of " brandishing knives, clubs and broken glass drawn from beneath their cloaks.
We next learn that Oakhurst is found dead beneath a tree, with a Derringer pistol lying at his side and a bullet in his heart, having committed suicide.
Here they fought hand to hand and bayonet to bayonet, with, at first, little advantage to either side ; however, outnumbering the Ottoman forces almost 5 to 1, the Russians eventually drove them back across the Vit, wounding Osman in the process ( he was hit in the leg by a stray bullet, which killed his horse beneath him ).

bullet and foot
Injuries or wounds which do not qualify for award of the Purple Heart include frostbite or trench foot injuries ; heat stroke ; food poisoning not caused by enemy agents ; chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy ; battle fatigue ; disease not directly caused by enemy agents ; accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action ; self-inflicted wounds ( e. g., a soldier accidentally fires their own gun and the bullet strikes his or her leg ), except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence ; post-traumatic stress disorders ; and jump injuries not caused by enemy action.
For example, a bullet with a muzzle velocity of leaving a barrel that twists once per foot ( 1 / 12 ") would rotate at 180, 000rpm.
Marciano's punch was tested and it was featured in the December 1963 issue of Boxing Illustrated: " Marciano's knockout blow packs more explosive energy than an armour-piercing bullet and represents as much energy as would be required to spot lift 1000 pounds one foot off the ground.
Elephant hunters normally attempt to shoot for the brain, which is much smaller than the size of the elephant's head, and so must be targeted quite precisely, and require a firearm and bullet capable of punching through a foot ( 300 mm ) or more of tough, albeit hollow, bone and reaching the brain.
This version of the battle was popularized by the book, The Killer Angels and the movie, Gettysburg and there is a historical debate on the validity of this account .. Chamberlain sustained two slight wounds in the battle, one when a shot hit his sword scabbard and bruised his thigh, and another when his right foot was hit by a spent bullet or piece of shrapnel.
The gang got away, but, in the ensuing gunfight, Doolin received a bullet in his left foot.
Like Pejsa, Colonel Manges claims center-fired rifle accuracies to the nearest one tenth of an inch for bullet position, and nearest foot per second for the projectile velocity.
* The book gives the first detailed physical description of Templar, indicating that he is 31, six foot two, 175 lbs, and has a bullet wound in his left shoulder.
On foot and in the front line, Pettigrew was directing his soldiers when he was shot by a Union cavalryman from the Michigan Brigade at close range, the bullet striking him in the abdomen.
Some sources say that the rabbit should be shot with a silver bullet, while others say that the foot must be cut off while the rabbit is still alive.
Barksdale was wounded in his left knee, followed by a cannonball to his left foot, and finally was hit by another bullet to his chest, knocking him off his horse.
For some cartridges, the difference in two bullet designs fired from the same rifle can result in a difference between the two of over 30 cm ( 1 foot ) at 500 meters ( 550 yards ).
As soon as they were at the foot of the bridge, a shot was heard, and according to all sides involved in their passage, the bullet hit Boško Brkić and killed him instantaneously.
When the 470 Capstick is loaded with a bullet to a muzzle velocity of and sighted in high at, it is only about a foot low at, giving it more effective range than many cartridges which are popular for deer and elk hunting.

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