"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message
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Blueskies wrote:

But just imagine, as the bullet falls to earth, it will remain horizontal
for a while due to the gyroscopic spin caused by the rifling...


No, the bullet will start dropping due to gravity immediately upon
exiting the muzzle.

But, it will drop in a horizontal attitude. Pretty much, that is. Since it
begins to accelerate downward, the axis of rotation will diverge due to
gyroscopic precession. Don't ask me in which direction, though.

Rich S.