denton
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Once again, if there are multiple types of oscillation in the barrel, they simply linearly add so long as the steel is within its elastic limit. That means that at points where various waves are in phase, they add. When they are out of phase, they cancel. So you might find a point at an instant of time where waves at least partially cancel. Or add. An instant later, or in a different place the situation will be different.
There are at least two types of waves going on simultaneously. One is the transverse wave shown in the illustration I posted earlier, and the other is a pulse traveling down the barrel and back, as sound propagating through steel. Trying to get all those to cancel at all points would be like getting all the microwave energy in your oven to simultaneously cancel.
Operation of the BOSS is not up in the air. As several of us have said, it adjusts the timing of the motion of the barrel so that the bullet exits during a time of slower motion. The notion that it somehow compensates for bullet drop is not correct, and was likely made up by someone that does not understand physics and math, or who does understand and didn't take time to seriously think about it. That model simply does not match observable facts, or Browning's explanation. JahnKSa's earlier illustration perfectly shows the correct underlying principle.
It's not like engineers and physicists just recently discovered vibration. There is a large body of knowledge that has been developed over the years. Some of us have spent some time studying that. It's not likely that that body of knowledge is going to be overturned any time soon.
There are at least two types of waves going on simultaneously. One is the transverse wave shown in the illustration I posted earlier, and the other is a pulse traveling down the barrel and back, as sound propagating through steel. Trying to get all those to cancel at all points would be like getting all the microwave energy in your oven to simultaneously cancel.
Operation of the BOSS is not up in the air. As several of us have said, it adjusts the timing of the motion of the barrel so that the bullet exits during a time of slower motion. The notion that it somehow compensates for bullet drop is not correct, and was likely made up by someone that does not understand physics and math, or who does understand and didn't take time to seriously think about it. That model simply does not match observable facts, or Browning's explanation. JahnKSa's earlier illustration perfectly shows the correct underlying principle.
It's not like engineers and physicists just recently discovered vibration. There is a large body of knowledge that has been developed over the years. Some of us have spent some time studying that. It's not likely that that body of knowledge is going to be overturned any time soon.