Originally Posted by
Blossy
dook: What sort of so-called "boom" does a high velocity bullet produce ?
A very high and loud crack. Not in the least pleasant.
I have also been supersonic a few times. Total non-event inside.
Never been supersonic
but I have operated in the butts on Century range at Bisley and when a round is fired from 600yards away, you hear the shockwave of it passing you before you hear the crack of it being fired.
All these films you see where someone is hit by a bullet from long range with or without silencer and all you hear is the bullet striking them are a load of bollocks; the bullet has to be supersonic so you would hear the shockwave as it hits the target.