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To: gundog

If you are shooting at great distances, you must take many variables into effect. The Coriolis Effect is due to the spinning bullet and thus the twist rate and direction of twist of the barrel must be taken into account. SO you have bullet velocity, crosswind velocity, ballistic coefficient of the bullet, twist rate and direction, temperature, humidity, the rotation of the earth under the path of the bullet, among other variables to deal with.


34 posted on 08/22/2021 2:01:05 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
...The Coriolis Effect is due to the spinning bullet and thus the twist rate and direction of twist of the barrel must be taken into account....

You're confusing coriolis effect with spin drift. Spin drift is due to the rotating of the bullet. Coriolis effect is due to the spinning of the planet.

36 posted on 08/22/2021 2:22:16 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Blood of Tyrants
My biggest problem is that the target might take a step.

If I can hit a basketball at 300 yards, I figure I’m good to go.

42 posted on 08/22/2021 3:40:59 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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