Bob, at 13:33 on May 20 1996, you wrote to Keith Richardson...

BL> If you fire an M16 it leaves the muzzle at Mach-3 (990m/s),

In case you're interested, the fastest commercially available rifle
cartridge is the .220 Swift, with a muzzle velocity of just over 4000fps...

Regards, Bill

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