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Bullet lift, does it exist?
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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 177493" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>AJ...</p><p></p><p>There are a LOT of myths in shooting - and those myths cripple shooters, because it keeps them from pushing the envelope (though I guess many don't want to).</p><p></p><p>Like the one about bullets tumbling when they go subsonic.</p><p></p><p>Lots of guys believe that one.</p><p></p><p>But (it's an easy test) get a bunch or '06 tracer, a spotting scope, and a good friend.</p><p></p><p>Have your friend shoot the tracers in a place where you can shoot them up at about 10 degrees... and watch them in the scope.</p><p></p><p>They do NOT tumble, or change direction, or do anything else, except gently fly over the horizon - and most of that flight is under 900 fps.</p><p></p><p>I have done this with a 50BMG, using brown tipped "VLT" (very long trace), that stays lit for about three weeks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</p><p></p><p>They do NOT tumble or change direction.</p><p></p><p>Guys that believe this one, never fired a round of tracer in their lives.</p><p></p><p>-</p><p></p><p>There was an article in "Precision Shooting Magazine" about 4 years ago, that said that when a bullet goes below 1,050 fps, it immediately turns 45 degrees DOWN and hits the earth under it.</p><p></p><p>There were about 10,000 SAW gunners that fell off of their chairs at that one.</p><p></p><p>Most of this crap can be killed with a simple test, and some digging in the dark recesses of the mind (assuming that it is still working).</p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 177493, member: 7"] AJ... There are a LOT of myths in shooting - and those myths cripple shooters, because it keeps them from pushing the envelope (though I guess many don't want to). Like the one about bullets tumbling when they go subsonic. Lots of guys believe that one. But (it's an easy test) get a bunch or '06 tracer, a spotting scope, and a good friend. Have your friend shoot the tracers in a place where you can shoot them up at about 10 degrees... and watch them in the scope. They do NOT tumble, or change direction, or do anything else, except gently fly over the horizon - and most of that flight is under 900 fps. I have done this with a 50BMG, using brown tipped "VLT" (very long trace), that stays lit for about three weeks ;). They do NOT tumble or change direction. Guys that believe this one, never fired a round of tracer in their lives. - There was an article in "Precision Shooting Magazine" about 4 years ago, that said that when a bullet goes below 1,050 fps, it immediately turns 45 degrees DOWN and hits the earth under it. There were about 10,000 SAW gunners that fell off of their chairs at that one. Most of this crap can be killed with a simple test, and some digging in the dark recesses of the mind (assuming that it is still working). . [/QUOTE]
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