I did watch this interesting video by the Mythbusters gang.
I believe it is in 4 or 5 parts, first segment is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tiOmp1BE8Y
I did not expect dramatically different results but I was a bit surprised that the fired bullet did not generate any kind of lift whatsoever....the two bullets touched the ground at the almost exactly same time.
Granted, because of space concerns they performed the test on a 1911 45 ACP pistol, low speed cartridge, not particularly aerodynamic bullets (round nose FMJ) inside an empty and long San Francisco warehouse.
Do you think the test performed with a FMJ spitzer bullet fired from a 308 or a 30-06 would have yielded exactly the same results or these very aerodynamic bullets would generate a bit of lift??
So bullets drop indeed, they do not fly.....
I believe it is in 4 or 5 parts, first segment is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tiOmp1BE8Y
I did not expect dramatically different results but I was a bit surprised that the fired bullet did not generate any kind of lift whatsoever....the two bullets touched the ground at the almost exactly same time.
Granted, because of space concerns they performed the test on a 1911 45 ACP pistol, low speed cartridge, not particularly aerodynamic bullets (round nose FMJ) inside an empty and long San Francisco warehouse.
Do you think the test performed with a FMJ spitzer bullet fired from a 308 or a 30-06 would have yielded exactly the same results or these very aerodynamic bullets would generate a bit of lift??
So bullets drop indeed, they do not fly.....