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What force keeps a fired pellet moving forward after it leaves the barrel?

Its own momentum.

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  1. Expanding gas from the shell
  2. The choke pulling it
  3. Its own momentum ✔

Why: A projectile moves freely under gravity and air resistance after launch. Its forward motion comes from momentum, not from gas still pushing it.

Huh, didn't know that: A projectile moves freely under gravity and air resistance after launch. Its forward motion comes from momentum, not from gas still pushing it.

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Answer: Its own momentum. A projectile moves freely under gravity and air resistance after launch. Its forward motion comes from momentum, not from gas still pushing it.

  1. Projectile en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectile
    A projectile is launched by the application of an external force and then moves freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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