From: lfiskgr@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:29:15 -0700   
   Bob La Londe  wrote:   
      
      
   >I think the primary reason Mach 1 is a choke point is that the    
   >projectile experiences excessive turbulence and reduced stability as it    
   >passes through the sound barrier...   
      
   Maybe old news you've already heard...   
      
   Hornady did some research on their tips, found that a flat meplat works   
   better for long range.   
      
   ===   
   The approach decreases dispersion at long range by optimizing bullet   
   tip shape to provide excellent overall drag and unrivaled   
   bullet-to-bullet consistency. Specifically, the meplat must be flat—not   
   pointed—and the diameter of the flat meplat is a specific ratio to the   
   bullet diameter. The new technology decreases the drag variation from   
   shot to shot, resulting in less dispersion at long range...   
   ===   
      
   https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/hornady-introduces-pate   
   ted-drag-variability-reduction-technology/   
      
   --    
   Leon Fisk   
   Grand Rapids  MI   
      
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