What's faster at 100 Yards, higher or lower bullets?

[WEATHERBY460]

What's the faster bullet at 100 yards, bullets that impact higher or lower on target? Same bullet is being used.
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[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

What's the faster bullet at 100 yards, bullets that impact higher or lower on target? Same bullet is being used.
Thanks

I'll put my money on the bullet that hits in between the high and lower one.

 

[asd9055]

Normally one would think faster but, Wouldn't barrel harmonics have an effect? Depends where the muzzle is at exit time?

 

[WEATHERBY460]

Gun is aimed on the same spot on the target.

 

[asd9055]

Gun is aimed on the same spot on the target.

Google barrel harmonics.

 

[JMW67]

You can certainly have the faster bullet impact lower on the target due to barrel harmonics. I have also seen tiny little groups shot at a 100 yards with a velocity spread of 50fps or more

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Weatherby46 probably has an answer that will mystify us all because he/she is asking this question.
In a hypothetical test if everything was exactly the same with the barrel position and environmental conditions both bullets with the same weight/fps MV should hit the same spot due to gravitational pull. The bullet that hit higher would be going faster and have more MV in fps to escape the gravitational pull.
Love to hear the answer-gets us thinking.
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Len

 

[LongBomber]

At short range there is not a really strong correlation between a high speed and low speed shot and impacts on the target. The harmonics and the place in the vibration the bullet exits will make more difference at short range.

 

[Ricky C]

Hey, this how I think it works: the faster bullet exits the barrel quicker so recoil and barrel rise has less effect. So the faster bullet hits lower everything else being equal.
I see this when I'm doing load testing. My 2 cents anyway

Take Care

 

[Mathews Diehard]

Depends on where your rifle is zeroed. If zeroed at 200 the faster bullet will be lower at 100. If zeroed at 100 the faster bullet will be higher.

 

[SDPlinker]

What he said, set up !

 

[WildRose]

What's the faster bullet at 100 yards, bullets that impact higher or lower on target? Same bullet is being used.
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Any number of factors can affect whether a shot is high or low or how far it is left or right. You can't limit it to speed.

At longer range of course, with both loads zeroed at 100 the slower bullet falls faster in a shorter distance.

If you shoot level the only factor is time. Theoretically if you drop a bullet from your hand at the same level your level rifle barrel is fired they will impact the ground at the same time.

Gravity is pretty constant and that's what's pulling your bullets down.

 

[cjuve]

Depends on where the driver put the cross hair when he pulled the trigger.

 

[Hawk in WY]

Recoil happens while the bullet is still in the barrel.

Heavier bullet = more recoil.

So heavier bullet impacts higher.

All else equal.