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  1. 06-15-2014 02:39 AM #1
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    Arrow Bullet flight explanation by a REAL expert

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    See the link in the article: How do bullets fly?

    Not just for "milsurp" shooters.
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    Have long been wondering why my Nr5 is more accurate at 100 metres (pilot error - me) cancels this out at approx. 300 metres. Is it because the bullet spirals at first, and then the spiral decreases as the spin stabilises?
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    My wife found me staring at the wall twitching with a stream of drool running off my chin,, last thing I remember was reading this thread......
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    Picturing it in your mind's eye...?
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Picturing it in your mind's eye...?
    Must've been, same thing would happen in high school physics class.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WarPig1976 View Post
    physics class.
    Don't let Capt Laidlericon hear you say that...he consumes that stuff...
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