> exactly the same speed Within a couple hundred yards within the capabilities of normal riflemen, basically yes. In real life though, there are tons of effect

> exactly the same speed Within a couple hundred yards within the capabilities of normal riflemen, basically yes. In real life though, there are tons of effects. E.g., there's a minor lift/drop in a crosswind because of the pressure differential from the bullet's rotation. E.g., when you have a gun properly sighted in and shoot at a horizontal target, the barrel will be tilted up slightly, the bullet will be tilted up slightly, the rotation will mostly preserve that upward orientation (like a gyroscope), and you'll have a lower descent rate than you might expect for roughly the same reason an airfoil does (and shooting upward or downward can amplify or have the opposite effect). Beyond a few hundred yards, all kinds of things matter.