Ballistics

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BALLISTICS Ballistics- The study of the behavior of missiles or projectiles in flight; the art of designing projectiles so as to give them efficient motion and flight behavior; the examination of bullets and fire arms to determine the source of a bullet. The target shooter must know the art of ballistics. Once the obvious choices of weapon, ammunition, and targets are made, a myriad of variables still remain. A target shooter must be familiar with …

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…humidity add one minute of elevation. For example, if your gun is zeroed at 0% humidity and you travel to an area with high humidity to shoot you need to add the correct amount of minutes. If the humidity were at 30% then you would increase the amount of minutes by three. Explanation Of Terms Minute = Minute Of Angle 1 inch for every 100 yards I minute-100 yards 2 minutes-200 yards 3 minutes-300 yards Mil = Unit Of Measure On The Scope