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THE SCIENCE OF SHOOTING

The following articles are devoted to the science behind shooting, explained in a (hopefully) easy to understand manner. These introductory articles are not written for the expert to use as a reference so please accept that many of the finer details will be either glossed over or completely omitted.

In good time there will also be a series of articles written at a much more in-depth level to accompany the more straightforward articles.

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INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES

IN-DEPTH ARTICLES

1. The Path of a Bullet

2. The Effect of Wind Drag

3. Shot Size and Barrel Gauge

4. Aerodynamics

5. Which metal is best for shot

6. Recoil

7. Coloured shooting glasses

8. Why rifles are rifled

1. The Path of a Bullet

2. The Effect of Wind Drag in 1-D