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How do you work out bullet drop?

Updated: 10/22/2022
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Use some software, there are free ballistics programs available on the internet. A bullet throughout it's flight is subjected to the constant force of gravity, an accleration of about 10m/s^2 downwards, so the total drop ends up being a function of flight time. A high velocity bullet drops less than a slower one at the same range because it reaches the target quicker and therefore spent less time dropping.

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