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<blockquote data-quote="ken snyder" data-source="post: 540281" data-attributes="member: 26019"><p>An interesting point for those that are skeptical about spin drift. PO ACKLEY has a small section dedicated to it. It is a valid anomoly, with numerous variables. Often real observations on bullet flight are counterintuitive. I don't feel that it is of much value for hunting, but for target shooting at the same shooting club with consistan prevailing winds I believe it is demonstrateable and factored into trajectory whether the shooter knows it or not, because no matter what the physics behind these curious bullet flight devations are, we still only have 1 correction available and that is windage and elevation adjustments. As far as the earth spinning goes remember that you are already spinning with the earth and the difference between you and the taget velocity is about zero no matter which direction we shoot, unless you are firing a long range Big Bertha mounted to 3 rail cars. Coriolus, well just take a look at the next tornado you see on television or ask a pilot about course corrections. These things are real science but once again they will be overlooked and compensated for and only of value to those looking for a better understanding of a bullets flight. Of more importance and very much overlooked by the LR multiple distance hunter is simply total bullet length and design. Once a person learns to deliberately adjust his optics out of focus he will start seeing the actual bullet in flight. Long range bullets look like a snake crawling over a sewer grate for about 150 - 200yds. short range bullets go to sleep perhaps as close as 30 yds. I do not give any consideration to a long range bullets behavior for the first 300 yds. and honestly tell people not to even waste time trying to figure out long range behavior with close range observation because there will be no fruit just confusion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ken snyder, post: 540281, member: 26019"] An interesting point for those that are skeptical about spin drift. PO ACKLEY has a small section dedicated to it. It is a valid anomoly, with numerous variables. Often real observations on bullet flight are counterintuitive. I don't feel that it is of much value for hunting, but for target shooting at the same shooting club with consistan prevailing winds I believe it is demonstrateable and factored into trajectory whether the shooter knows it or not, because no matter what the physics behind these curious bullet flight devations are, we still only have 1 correction available and that is windage and elevation adjustments. As far as the earth spinning goes remember that you are already spinning with the earth and the difference between you and the taget velocity is about zero no matter which direction we shoot, unless you are firing a long range Big Bertha mounted to 3 rail cars. Coriolus, well just take a look at the next tornado you see on television or ask a pilot about course corrections. These things are real science but once again they will be overlooked and compensated for and only of value to those looking for a better understanding of a bullets flight. Of more importance and very much overlooked by the LR multiple distance hunter is simply total bullet length and design. Once a person learns to deliberately adjust his optics out of focus he will start seeing the actual bullet in flight. Long range bullets look like a snake crawling over a sewer grate for about 150 - 200yds. short range bullets go to sleep perhaps as close as 30 yds. I do not give any consideration to a long range bullets behavior for the first 300 yds. and honestly tell people not to even waste time trying to figure out long range behavior with close range observation because there will be no fruit just confusion. [/QUOTE]
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