Slow motion video of the
firing of a flintlock shotgun
Note the speed of the
development of the 'flash in the pan' and the delay in recoil. There is no
torque reaction here
because this is a smooth bore shotgun, so no rifled twist to the bore to rotate
the gun on firing. See how the blast of firing has forced this very experienced
shooter to close his eyes due to the flash coming so close to his head, thus
making the case for the wearing of eye protection (he is in fact wearing ear
plugs, so no problem with hearing damage).
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