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Shooting in the Rain?
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<blockquote data-quote="jb1000br" data-source="post: 87255" data-attributes="member: 1459"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Thanks for the compliment, Bob. Appreciate it.</p><p></p><p>But, instead of trying to do the calculations and prove this question on paper, I can only think of one way to convince me that the rain has no effect.</p><p></p><p>As in Hollywood where they make fake rain, I would like to see a shooter zeroed on a target at a given range, then turn on the showers and see what happens. If he is still on target, my intuition is out of whack. But I have a hard time thinking that the bullet is going to plow through all those rain drops like they are nonexistant. As in no effect. Seems like, at some point, there has to be an effect. Maybe if you could rig sky screens right before the target, and see if the rain slows the bullet down? As I mentioned above, the air is denser with 100% humidity, so why is that different than less dense air at high elevations?</p><p></p><p>Good hunting. LB </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Len -- actually the air is less dense with more humidity...water vapor is less dense than air...</p><p></p><p>JB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jb1000br, post: 87255, member: 1459"] [ QUOTE ] Thanks for the compliment, Bob. Appreciate it. But, instead of trying to do the calculations and prove this question on paper, I can only think of one way to convince me that the rain has no effect. As in Hollywood where they make fake rain, I would like to see a shooter zeroed on a target at a given range, then turn on the showers and see what happens. If he is still on target, my intuition is out of whack. But I have a hard time thinking that the bullet is going to plow through all those rain drops like they are nonexistant. As in no effect. Seems like, at some point, there has to be an effect. Maybe if you could rig sky screens right before the target, and see if the rain slows the bullet down? As I mentioned above, the air is denser with 100% humidity, so why is that different than less dense air at high elevations? Good hunting. LB [/ QUOTE ] Len -- actually the air is less dense with more humidity...water vapor is less dense than air... JB [/QUOTE]
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