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  • Blacksmith101

    Grumpy Old Man
    Jun 22, 2012
    22,293
    How many gun stores will have someone come in and try to buy some Bullet Cam cartridges? And argue when told they don't exist.
     

    Jmorrismetal

    Active Member
    Sep 27, 2014
    468
    If they ever solve the problem of developing a camera small and tough enough to sit in a bullet, electronic image stabilization is going to be required.

    It will also require a high speed camera if the flight path is to be visualized. At a nominal 2000 ft/sec, covering 100 yards takes .15 secs. A standard 30 fps camera will capture 4-5 frames from firing to impact, not particularly useful.

    A 240 fps "slow motion" camera will produce about a second of video at normal speed.

    A 1000 fps camera, about five seconds. This is about the speed they show in the video.

    Serious technical challenge indeed!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDoQwIAaXg
     

    5cary

    On the spreading edge of the butter knife.
    MDS Supporter
    Dec 30, 2007
    3,680
    Sykesville, MD
    The problem is the spin put on by the rifling. A 69 gr .223 round with a muzzle velocity of 3200 FPS when shot from a 1 in 9 twist barrel is rotating at a speed of 256,000 RPM. So in 100 yards your image will rotate 24,000 times which just might make you dizzy. :innocent0 YMMV

    And this is how Vortex actually responded to that on FB (they had some hilarious responses to people actually asking when these would be available...)
     

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    Rick

    NRA Life Member
    Feb 25, 2016
    659
    Eastern Shore
    Vortex Optics has posted a follow up video.

    You've asked - "Where is the Bullet-Cam?". After much weekend consideration, we have decided the Bullet-Cam is a source of unspeakable power, and it has to be researched further. Rest assured, we have top experts working on it right now. Until further notice - Happy April (Fools), Vortex Nation!

     

    TomisinMd

    Ultimate Member
    Mar 11, 2013
    1,728
    Elkton, Md
    Not too far fetched! I worked for a company making cable assemblies for guided artillery shells about 15 years ago to withstand 10,000 g's. From what I learned they worked perfectly.
     

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