Determining the sound a bullet makes

ziegler84959 · 07-12-2005, 12:13 AM

Hey everyone,

I'm about to go into basic training and have this one tip that i heard from friends and from movies that I'm not quite sure are true. They all mention the diffrence between a "whizz" sound and a "wham" sound and being able to use thes noise to determine how close a bullet is flying by your head. In your opinion, what is the truth behind this?

Thnks

Ziegler

Rusty24 · 07-12-2005, 07:53 PM

The "whizz" is the round going by your head. The "wham" is it impacting something. And it's not a "wham", depends on what it impacts. Hummers sound like a person whipping pennies at you as hard as possible.

**Covertness** · 07-13-2005, 07:52 AM

and the one you don't hear is the one that drills into your body

USMCRET6391 · 07-13-2005, 07:56 AM

LOL now I have seen everything on this forum. A round that is coming at you has a very sharp "snapping" sound, to my ears anyway. That "whizzing" sound is you peeing your pants when you hear the "snapping" sound.

**SGRock** · 07-15-2005, 08:42 AM

SpongeJuan · 07-18-2005, 10:42 AM

Why does he want to know the sound of a bullet if he is just going to basic training? Dude, you are not going to get shot in bootcamp. You will find out the noise when you are in Iraq.

**Vulture6** · 07-18-2005, 12:48 PM

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A round that is coming at you has a very sharp "snapping" sound, to my ears anyway. That "whizzing" sound is you peeing your pants when you hear the "snapping" sound.

LMFAO!

You'll learn the sound of a round going over your head at basic when you go to the rifle range and have to pull targets in the butts.

The sound of a round sailing over your head is a good sound, compared with the sound of a round hitting something near you or bouncing off the ground near your feet.

SpongeJuan · 07-19-2005, 09:16 AM

When I was pulling the pits I don't remember hearing the rounds pass over my head and make a noise. I just remember hearing the sound of the round being fired and the sound of the impact.

USMCRET6391 · 07-19-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by spongejuan

When I was pulling the pits I don't remember hearing the rounds pass over my head and make a noise. I just remember hearing the sound of the round being fired and the sound of the impact.

Which is why I posted what I did above

SpongeJuan · 08-04-2005, 10:31 AM

That wizzing part was funny but I don't see anything of you talking about the impact.

USMCRET6391 · 08-04-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by spongejuan

That wizzing part was funny but I don't see anything of you talking about the impact.

The sound of the impact is determined by what it is impacting. I dont remember hearing the impact with the berm when I was working in the butts, I heard the sound of the round being fired and a small sound when it went through the target (which could be an impact sound I suppose). The sound of a round hitting a soft object, like a body, is very different than the sound of a round hitting a cinder bock wall, metal object or wood.

**cplmpes30** · 08-05-2005, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by USMCRET6391

The sound of the impact is determined by what it is impacting. I dont remember hearing the impact with the berm when I was working in the butts, I heard the sound of the round being fired and a small sound when it went through the target (which could be an impact sound I suppose). The sound of a round hitting a soft object, like a body, is very different than the sound of a round hitting a cinder bock wall, metal object or wood.

Don't know what ammo you shoot on your side of the pond.

All I got was the TWACK! FSSCCH...POCHH

The Twack being the impact on the target
the FSSCCH being the sound of the round piercing the air and the POCHH the sound of the shot.

We shoot at 300 metres (1000 feet) and the fact the round is supersonic gives this sequence when you are standing on the receiving side of things.

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