Problem rifle

[laowho]

This is fascinating stuff. What an opportunity into what makes a rifle tick. Somebody needs to come up with a "rifle resonator." What about trying some Finite Element Analysis on it? I know some have done it but don't know how the program works. For example,

"POWERFUL TOOL.... This analysis was done with the LS-DYNA Finite Element Code. This software is a very powerful tool for analyzing the dynamic and static loading of structures. It was used here to calculate the rifle's response to the high pressure gas that forces the bullet out of a barrel when it is fired. For early calculations, the breach end of the barrel was fixed in space which treats the barrel as a cantilever beam. The results showed that a more complex model was required to capture the dynamics of the complete rifle. There is a vertical plane of symmetry in the model and only motions in the vertical direction are calculated. In the movies on the Barrel Dynamics Page, the displacements are greatly amplified so that they can be viewed."

http://www.varmintal.com/alite.htm

It's the "more complex model required for dynamics of complete rifle" that pertains here. Maybe there is some such? "Dynamic" element analysis? But things would still be abstracted. Or maybe a quick test could be conducted with an inexpensive tuner? Otherwise, I'm trying to imagine the entire rifle fired while encased in gelatin to preserve/observe trace anomalies. A portable EMG device?

http://www.omicsonline.org/2161-0533/ima...7-g001.gif

LOL. Just babbling.