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How do you know if you made a good hit?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 619" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>MikeW</p><p></p><p> It's not actually a vapor trail as you think, it's the compression wave pushed in front of the bullet.</p><p></p><p> It's best viewed from directly behind and very close to the bore centerline. It's not something you see directly, it's the distortion of the objects you see THROUGH the compression wave that allow you to follow its' progress.</p><p></p><p> It looks very much like 'heat shimmer' that's been confined to a small ball that flies downrange at the speed of the projectile.</p><p></p><p> Every once in a while on shooting and hunting shows on TV it can be seen it you're looking for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 619, member: 3"] MikeW It's not actually a vapor trail as you think, it's the compression wave pushed in front of the bullet. It's best viewed from directly behind and very close to the bore centerline. It's not something you see directly, it's the distortion of the objects you see THROUGH the compression wave that allow you to follow its' progress. It looks very much like 'heat shimmer' that's been confined to a small ball that flies downrange at the speed of the projectile. Every once in a while on shooting and hunting shows on TV it can be seen it you're looking for it. [/QUOTE]
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