muzzle velocity

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Noun

muzzle velocity (plural muzzle velocities)

  1. (firearms) The velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
    • 1981 June, James Fallows, “M-16: A Bureaucratic Horror Story”, in The Atlantic‎[1], →ISSN:
      The decision about ammunition turned on the detailed specifications, known as the “technical data package,” that the Army drew up when it converted the rifle into the M-16. The data package included the requirements that the muzzle velocity of the rifle must average 3,250 feet per second (fps), plus or minus 40, and that the pressure within the firing chamber must not exceed 52,000 pounds per square inch.
    • 2025 March 5, David E. Sanger, quoting Steve Bannon, “Trump Celebrates His Disruption but Slides Over Its Costs”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN:
      Perhaps stunned by what Steve Bannon, the MAGA strategist, calls the “muzzle velocity” of action and orders, Democrats have had a difficult time addressing the disconnect between what Mr. Trump talks about and what they see as workers get fired, tariffs put upward pressure on prices and hold times for tax assistance stretch into hours.

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