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We've been getting a lot of rain here in north Florida lately, and that got me thinking. Anyone do much shooting in the rain at all? I know I don't simply because I just don't want my guns getting wet.
But the reason I am asking is I was wondering if the projectile fired through heavy rain would create a visible trail in the rain. I guess it it were raining too heavily, you couldn't see it anyway, but in a moderate rain, can you actually see a trail through the raindrops?
What about accuracy in a situation like that? Do you get substantial deflection of the projectile by impacting the rain drops?
I've fired some pretty hot loads using some .223 52 grain SX projectiles that left a grayish looking trail behind them as they headed out to the target. Weird looking. I had holes in the paper, so the bullet didn't disintegrate on the way to the target. But I think those thin skinned projectiles might have been deteriorating slightly for a trail like that to be visible.
Anyway, just thinking out loud.
But the reason I am asking is I was wondering if the projectile fired through heavy rain would create a visible trail in the rain. I guess it it were raining too heavily, you couldn't see it anyway, but in a moderate rain, can you actually see a trail through the raindrops?
What about accuracy in a situation like that? Do you get substantial deflection of the projectile by impacting the rain drops?
I've fired some pretty hot loads using some .223 52 grain SX projectiles that left a grayish looking trail behind them as they headed out to the target. Weird looking. I had holes in the paper, so the bullet didn't disintegrate on the way to the target. But I think those thin skinned projectiles might have been deteriorating slightly for a trail like that to be visible.
Anyway, just thinking out loud.