Werner Mehl's Amazing Videos
Germany’s Werner Mehl is the talented engineer who created the PVM-21 infrared chronograph, in many respects the most sophisticated ballistic speed-measuring system currently available to the general public. Werner runs a company, Kurzzeitmesstechnik, which specializes in high-tech ballistic measuring systems and ultra-high-speed photography. Werner has engineered camera and lighting systems that can literally track a bullet in flight, millimeter by millimeter, with eye-popping resolution. Werner employs digital cameras that record up to 1 million frames per second, with effective shutter speeds as fast as 1.5 nano-seconds. The videos produced by Werner’s systems are amazing. Below are two short samples. The first shows a 7mm bullet penetrating cardboard. Note you can clearly see the engraving of the rifling on the bullet. CLICK HERE to watch VIDEO. (Right click and “save as” to download video.)
The second sample shows a lead 22LR bullet hitting a steel silhouette and disintegrating. Below is a low-frame-count version (for quicker page-load). But CLICK HERE to watch the full 1.9 megabyte version with a higher frame rate. It is much more impressive, as it reveals the complete bullet disintegration in great detail.
To view more videos and learn more about the impressive PVM-21 chronograph, visit Kurzzeit.com. More of Werner’s high-speed gun videos can be accessed via this LINK. In the USA, Werner’s PVM-21 chonograph, which works even in complete darkness, is sold by Neconos.com. The PVM-21 offers a unique combination of compact size and superior performance. It even comes with a TV-style remote control and a complete software package allowing you to track PVM-21 chrono data with a personal computer.