Citation

Hueske EE. Evid. Technol. 2016; 14(1): 34-37.

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(Copyright © 2016, Wordsmith)

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Abstract

The trajectory specified for a given bullet impact is actually an approximation of the flight path of the incoming bullet. It is only an approximation due to the inherent yawing, nutation, and precession of a bullet in motion. Although spin stabilization (imparted by the rifling within the bore of the barrel of a firearm) is working to counter the inherent destabilization characteristics of yaw, precession, and nutation, that job is only accomplished to a somewhat limited degree. Thus, a bullet seldom impacts a target at precisely the same orientation each time, requiring the labeling "approximate" to any trajectory specified for a fired bullet...

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