Bullet flight explanation by a REAL expert

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Daily Bulletin

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

Not just for "milsurp" shooters.

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[villiers]

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?

[WarPig1976]

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......

[browningautorifle]

Picturing it in your mind's eye...?

[WarPig1976]

Picturing it in your mind's eye...?

Must've been, same thing would happen in high school physics class.

[browningautorifle]

physics class.

Don't let Capt Laidler hear you say that...he consumes that stuff...