https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/supersonic-shockwave-interaction.html
Although the attached link isn’t about shooting per se, it’s curious that they’re researching ways to eliminate the waves that compress to form the supersonic boom. If successful, I wonder if the same could be done for Bullets, resulting in mitigation or even elimination of the crack. I’m sure the shape of such a bullet would have lots of downsides wrt terminal ballistics and probably accuracy. But it would certainly be worth it to some of us who use suppressors a lot and value our hearing.
Although the attached link isn’t about shooting per se, it’s curious that they’re researching ways to eliminate the waves that compress to form the supersonic boom. If successful, I wonder if the same could be done for Bullets, resulting in mitigation or even elimination of the crack. I’m sure the shape of such a bullet would have lots of downsides wrt terminal ballistics and probably accuracy. But it would certainly be worth it to some of us who use suppressors a lot and value our hearing.