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Suspected myth of bullet rising after leaving muzzle

 
 
sbrothy
 
Reply Fri 10 Feb, 2023 05:31 am
I'm having a small dispute with a friend of mine. It goes like this:

He asserts that after a bullet leaves the muzzle (from for instance a rifle), "aeroplaning" or some other metaphysical force will cause the bullet to rise shortly before gravity sets in. If I've understood him correct he even means it will start to fall then rise and the fall again as gravity overcomes this "mystery force" of his.

I strongly suspect this is a myth (with the basis in the compensation the shooter makes taking gravity into effect) and I'd expect gravity to immediately kick in making the bullet begin to fall as soon as it leaves the muzzle.

Now, I may of course be wrong. He claims to have several videos backing him up but I'd need a really good reason for believing something so counter-intuitive.

As we both live in Denmark and aren't used to handling guns on a daily basis so we've agreed to abide by whatever the NRA forums tels us.


 
hightor
 
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Reply Fri 10 Feb, 2023 05:41 am
@sbrothy,
Not an NRA member or supporter but I happen to know the answer. The bullet doesn't rise higher than the axis of the bore. The confusion arises because the barrel is usually angled higher than the sightline so the trajectory of the bullet crosses the visual line of your scope, making it appear to rise.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 10 Feb, 2023 06:49 am
@sbrothy,
Welcome to A2K.

Denmark is a lovely place, I've have two holidays in Copenhagen and the people are wonderful.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Fri 10 Feb, 2023 09:40 am
@sbrothy,
sbrothy wrote:


As we both live in Denmark and aren't used to handling guns on a daily basis so we've agreed to abide by whatever the NRA forums tels us.

FYI: There is no official or unofficial affiliation with the NRA with able2know (this forum). Not even close.
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