basically I’m curious if it’s theoretically possible to add little channels or grooves into a bullet for air to flow through that would generate any amount of lift which would allow that bullet to travel further?
Just want to quickly add in really enjoying all of these responses where you guys are coming up with little “hacks”. Very fun reading all of these replies!
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Yes, but using fins and grooves to alter flight is only practically feasible with much larger ‘bullets’. I.e artillery shells with guidance technology can also be ‘guided’ to go farther.
Conceivably, you could design a bullet explicitly to go far. But this invariably involves reducing or outright removing the spin which gives it accuracy. There being no market for inaccurate bullets, you won’t find much primary research on this question.
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