Well crap, I thought I knew everything.

[Stomper]

Nobody mentioned shooting long-shots on Groundhog Day!! I'm certain Punxsutawney Phil's shadow has an effect, too!

 

[bsa1917hunter]

After all my years of shooting I never considered the Coriolis effect. Even though most of us don't shoot at 1,000 yards its still very interesting and good to know. Watch the vid.

Precision Long Range Shooting & the Coriolis Effect

You live in The Dalles, you don't need to concern yourself with the coriollis effect on your bullets. It's the damn wind in the Gorge that you should be concerned with. .... Trust me on this one...

 

[bsa1917hunter]

If you're shooting along the equator, what happens there?

The bullet will eventually come back to you.

 

[P7M13]

A shot of Jack and some ol' Kentucky windage is all one really needs....

 

[EPS]

I was going to say I don't know what they call it but sometimes or in some places shooting east or west could affect long range shots also saw it on TV show lol

 

[EPS]

Guess he never saw the movie SHOOTER the super sniper Mark Wahlberg talks bout the Coriolis affect in the movie HEHEH

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I think many overlook spindrift as well.

I have more problems with spendthrift!

 

[EPS]

I just watched the news here in WASHINGTON the guy who killed the Tacoma police officer last night was killed buy a swat sniper I bet he didn't have too worry bout the Coriolis affect probley less than 50 yards away

 

[Flopsweat]

I just watched the news here in WASHINGTON the guy who killed the Tacoma police officer last night was killed buy a swat sniper I bet he didn't have too worry bout the Coriolis affect probley less than 50 yards away

Per the American Sniper Association report "Police Sniper Utilization Report 2005", on the average, police snipers engage at 51 yards. So yep. Probably.

 

[EPS]

He probably wishes it could have been point blank

 

[EPS]

But then again dead is dead got what he deserves killed a cop then hid behind two kid's in a stand off for 11 hours good reddens

 

[Bon Sauvage]

I had to take the Coriolis effect into account when I blew the arm off of Imran Zahkaev with a single shot at a range exceeding one mile.

 

[Kruel J]

I had to take the Coriolis effect into account when I blew the arm off of Imran Zahkaev with a single shot at a range exceeding one mile.

Same!

 

[best defense]

If you're shooting along the equator, what happens there?

If you are shooting along the equator and you are shooting toward the east, the target is literally rising and coming toward you, so you must shoot high. If you are shooting toward the west, the target is literally dropping and moving away from you, so you must shoot low. In both cases, you will also need to account for spin drift.

 

[jbett98]

If water drains counter clockwise in the North and clockwise in the South, what happens at the equator, does it go straight down the drain?

 

[best defense]

If water drains counter clockwise in the North and clockwise in the South, what happens at the equator, does it go straight down the drain?

I don't know, but I suggest that you could go there and try it. Then come back here and give us a detailed report on it.

 

[HuckleberryFun]

look up "Sniper 101" on youtube. TiborasaurusRex. Excellent series.

I've watched the whole series. You're right, it's excellent.