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Effects of rain on light projectiles
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<blockquote data-quote="Hntbambi" data-source="post: 469788" data-attributes="member: 12797"><p>The rain is denser than air and has a similar effect as wind. While you are not shooting through water the entire distance you are hitting some drops. Did you ever see the Mythbuster episode where they shoot guns into the pool? If I remember correctly, all of the bullets fragged. So a thin jacketed varmint bullet that is supposed to frag did so when it impacted enough water drops. Other shots did not impact as many or drops as big and did not break up. Ballistic crap shoot. I would think it would take a very heavy rain to frag bullets though. </p><p></p><p>The lower impact from rain with no wind makes sense, as does the rain with wind deflection. The rain is slowing the bullets down and giving then an external down force along it's path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hntbambi, post: 469788, member: 12797"] The rain is denser than air and has a similar effect as wind. While you are not shooting through water the entire distance you are hitting some drops. Did you ever see the Mythbuster episode where they shoot guns into the pool? If I remember correctly, all of the bullets fragged. So a thin jacketed varmint bullet that is supposed to frag did so when it impacted enough water drops. Other shots did not impact as many or drops as big and did not break up. Ballistic crap shoot. I would think it would take a very heavy rain to frag bullets though. The lower impact from rain with no wind makes sense, as does the rain with wind deflection. The rain is slowing the bullets down and giving then an external down force along it's path. [/QUOTE]
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