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Shooting in the Rain?
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<blockquote data-quote="LB" data-source="post: 87260" data-attributes="member: 2721"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> Len -- actually the air is less dense with more humidity...water vapor is less dense than air... </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Okay, that just pulls my pants down, which is okay but I'm still wondering why my bullet strikes several inches higher in Colorado than at the coast? I probably figured it was because of less barometric pressure? As they say when discussing the speed of jet aircraft, the performance is stated at sea level.</p><p></p><p>If 100% humidity is "less dense" then, my pathetic logic tells me that the bullet strike will probably be HIGHER?</p><p></p><p>It keeps getting back to the supposition that rainfall doesn't have <strong>any</strong> effect on the flight of a bullet. I'm of the opinion, half baked as it may be(?) that practically <strong>everything</strong> has an effect on <strong>any thing</strong>....including sunlight or the lack thereof.</p><p></p><p>Good hunting. quarrelsome, doubting LB</p><p></p><p>PS also, the above writer seems to grasp my point on the simple visibility issue of shooting in a downpour.</p><p></p><p>edit: forgot to ask a question that occured to me, at a 1000 yard match, they allow sighters, right? And you make adjustments, right? Rain or shine, right? But, when it's raining you never have to change your zero, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LB, post: 87260, member: 2721"] [ QUOTE ] Len -- actually the air is less dense with more humidity...water vapor is less dense than air... [/ QUOTE ] Okay, that just pulls my pants down, which is okay but I'm still wondering why my bullet strikes several inches higher in Colorado than at the coast? I probably figured it was because of less barometric pressure? As they say when discussing the speed of jet aircraft, the performance is stated at sea level. If 100% humidity is "less dense" then, my pathetic logic tells me that the bullet strike will probably be HIGHER? It keeps getting back to the supposition that rainfall doesn't have [b]any[/b] effect on the flight of a bullet. I'm of the opinion, half baked as it may be(?) that practically [b]everything[/b] has an effect on [b]any thing[/b]....including sunlight or the lack thereof. Good hunting. quarrelsome, doubting LB PS also, the above writer seems to grasp my point on the simple visibility issue of shooting in a downpour. edit: forgot to ask a question that occured to me, at a 1000 yard match, they allow sighters, right? And you make adjustments, right? Rain or shine, right? But, when it's raining you never have to change your zero, right? [/QUOTE]
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