Ballistic theory with breakfast

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Boyd Allen

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As I looked over new posts on a couple of shooting sites, and drank my morning coffee, I happened to pick up the May 2011 issue of Precision Shooting, and as I flipped through the pages,I came across James Boatright's article, "A Coning Theory of Bullet Motions". Looking at the diagrams and their captions, I became aware that there might actually be something there beyond a repetition of what I had previously read about this subject. This prompted me to return to the beginning of the article for a more complete reading. What I got from this was that the author was doing something that was a lot more original than summarizing the work of previous authors, and as I continued to read, I came across something that made me smile, because it reminded me of lively discussions that have taken place on this site about how a bullet's motion and orientation are changed as it is acted upon by the wind. His seems to me to be an alternate imagining of what takes place, complete with explanations,diagrams, and references to previous work on the subject. I am interested to know if any of you have read the article, and what your opinions of it are.
 
Boyd,

When I originally read the article I found it fascinating and was a little surprised no one started a discussion concerning it. As much as people complain about PS, I still find some very interesting information every few months in PS that I never see elsewhere.

I’d have to reread the article to remember the specifics and I’m only an “armchair ballistician” anyway. LOL

Have you been to Jim Boatright’s web site? [B]http://www.thewellguidedbullet.com/[/B]
Some of his articles for PS dating back to 2005, as well as others, are located there in PDF format.
A few of us have also discussed barrel and rifle vibration with him thru his website.

Landy
 
I've read Boatwrights's articles. I've even questioned him personally.....

I believe he's delusional.

He's relying on our ignorance to shield himself from examination.

al
 
alinwa said:
I've read Boatwrights's articles. I've even questioned him personally.....

I believe he's delusional.

He's relying on our ignorance to shield himself from examination.

al
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But otherwise he writes good stuff....:D
 
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