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Old May 14th, 2014, 15:22   #2
ShelledPants
 
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Kinetic energy.

Velocity doesn't hurt. Mass x Velocity hurts. If you set a velocity maximum of 400 fps with .2's, and your gun shoots 400 fps with .3's, the kinetic energy of the 0.3 is 1/3 greater than with .2's.

That's the short of it.

Here's a LARGE breakdown of it, with calculator:

http://msed.bbbastard.com/index.php?...d=53&Itemid=57
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