[DesertRhino]

Baloney.

[DesertRhino]

Funny how Jack O’Connor never seemed to mention this.

[grobdriver]

Everything I needed to know about Coriolis effect I learned from Rex.

[dblshot]

Good to know the next time I need to hit someting 1000 yards away. LOL

[ctdonath2]

Spent a week training under an excellent long range shooter and former Iraq sniper. He was adamant that coriolis was irrelevant.

[rawcatslyentist]

I used to think the coriolis effect affected fluid rotational patterns.

Ever watched the Simpsons go to Australia?

I'm actually a lil curious as to if it actually affects the flower spiraling on cannabis. In the northern hemisphere looking from the top down it spirals CCW going up from what I've observed

[BBQToadRibs]

Judas Priest. With my vision, I’m happy to hit something 50 yards away.

[Lowell1775]

Ping

[Agatsu77]

I suspect that this is only noticeable on REALLY long shots.

[Candor7]

Hold high to the West and hold low to the East, got it.(sarc.)

[BuffaloJack]

I’m not into long range shooting, but I can admire it.
My very best shot ever was about 18 months ago.
I shot a cotton mouth water moccasin through the head at 40 yards, in the dark (~11PM), with my daughter illuminating it with a 2 AA cell flashlight and it was the very first shot.
I’ll never be able to duplicate that shot again, because that was just pure luck.

[gdc61]

I think the hardest part would be getting your target to line up exactly east or exactly west! north or south a few degrees would change the calculations.

[SkyDancer]

If a stationary target is moving then so is the shooter.

[metmom]

The Coriolis effect is much so small at those distances to make any difference.

What is described in the shooting east and west sounds more like simply the earth’s rotation, but that doesn’t factor in gravity which is going to be a much more significant factor than the earth’s rotation or the Coriolis Effect.

[TNoldman]

Arth rotates at 15.04 degrees per hour.

[edwinland]

Unfortunately for Bill Buckner, Fenway Park’s first base is located WEST of home plate.

[OKSooner]

mstrbtn and nothing more. Nice try though.

[PGalt]

Thanks to all posters and longshots. (that reminds me...range time on the 11th with wife and cousin)

[Kickass Conservative]

I guess it might be relevant of you are shooting at something over the Horizon. #;^)

[nagant]

If the Coriolis effect is a significant factor it stands to reason that the end of a rifle barrel moves as the projectile passes through it. Then the target moves. Shooting south the barrel moves the bullet to the left as the target moves to the left.

Wouldn’t this negate the Coriolis effect as a factor in shooting?