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September 8th 05, 04:58 AM
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"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message
news:MjOTe.9806$dm.4606@lakeread03... 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. 
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