> A bullet coming down You know that every bullet follows a ballistic arc right? Cos you know, gravity being a thing. And there are specific tradeoffs that are

> A bullet coming down You know that every bullet follows a ballistic arc right? Cos you know, gravity being a thing. And there are specific tradeoffs that are made in gun and ammunition design to maximise stability and prevent tumbling (with the exception of rounds specifically intended to tumble, usually in close range anti-human weapons) So, the Federal 150gr .308 ammo I use, when zeroed for 200 yards, has two zero points, one at ~28 yards (I'm vaguely remembering this, so numbers may not be perfectly accurate), the other at 200 yards, if I've sighted it in right. At 100 yards, the pill will be about 1.5 inches above my imaginary horizontal firing line, at 300 yards, about 4" below. 400 yards, 11 inches, etc. It's not tumbling at those ranges, but it's very much descending, and very much lethal. I mean, that's why we use _rifles_, the rifling imparts aerodynamic stability, and that's also why I'm using 150gr, it's far more stable in windy conditions than a lighter pill. If you go higher in grain, you get more stability, but the arc is necessarily higher, which makes long range shot placement trickier. (Likewise, why people seeking flatter trajectories choose smaller pills with more powder behind them, my friend's .220 felt like a laser at 300 yards due to the flatness of it's trajectory) Hence why firing angle is very significant here.