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Transonic Region
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Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – The Transonic Region

June 17, 2016 by Alessio Baldi 4 Comments

Long range rifles may seem to be capable of delivering accurate shoots at every possible distance, but they have a limit: the transonic region. In the previous articles about static stability and dynamic stability, we have seen what it takes to properly stabilize a rifle bullet to keep it accurate to the farthest distance possible. However, at one point during the bullet … [Read more...]

yaw of repose and spin drift
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Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Spin Drift

June 15, 2016 by Alessio Baldi 1 Comment

Wondering about what generates the spin drift?  Curious to know more about the yaw of repose? In this article we will examine the reason behind this behaviors of the bullet in flight. In Bullet Trajectory part 2, we found that spin drift is a deflection generated by the gyroscopic motion of the bullet. The direction of the deflection is toward the direction of the spin, and … [Read more...]

Dynamic Stability
Firearms Training

Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Dynamic Stability

June 13, 2016 by Alessio Baldi 1 Comment

If you want to be a proficient in long range shooting, understanding the concept of dynamic stability is very important if you want to place accurate shots at the farthest distance possible, especially if you are shooting close to the maximum effective distance of your rifle. In this article, we'll see how dynamic stabilization affects bullet flight and accuracy, and how to … [Read more...]

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