From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 2/24/2025 11:56 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:   
   > On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:29:15 -0700   
   > Bob La Londe  wrote:   
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   >    
   >> 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-pa   
   ented-drag-variability-reduction-technology/   
   >   
      
      
   I recall something about nose shape being more efficient on air craft   
   that were less pointed.  Not being an aircraft super fan I didn't pay   
   much attention.  I guess it could be related.   
      
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