Gyroscopic Stability Archives - The Science of Accuracy

#125 – Answering Questions from Listeners

01:09:57 | This week Bryan and Mitch will answer and discuss some listener questions. The topics covered include Gas vs Bolt Guns, Seating depth, boat tail design, and more. Have…

Daniel OkonskiOctober 4, 2024

#101 – Inherent Precision for 22lr

00:35:33 | This week, Bryan and Francis pick up the discussion on 22lr and the factors that lead to lower (worse) inherent precision compared to centerfire systems. From projectile design…

Daniel OkonskiOctober 13, 2023

#52 – Getting into Modern Air Rifles

02:00:33 | Applied Ballistics is finally stepping up to service the needs of the growing precision air rifle community. In this 2-hour podcast, Bryan and Mitch from Applied Ballistics speak…

MarketingApril 26, 2023

#45 – Gyroscopic Stability

01:16:47 | What is gyroscopic stability and how does it work for rifle bullets? This, and other related questions are the topic of this episode, which follows Chapter 10 of…

MarketingApril 26, 2023

#36 – Gyroscopic Drift

00:38:57 | Gyroscopic drift, also known as Spin Drift; this episode is from Chapter 6 of Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting. Bryan and Mitch discuss the nature and physical…

Bryan LitzApril 26, 2023

#14 – Accounting for Secondary Effects (Spin Drift, Aerodynamic Jump, and Coriolis)

01:02:59 | This episode covers Chapter 12 of Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume 1. Secondary effects such as spindrift, aerodynamic jump, and Coriolis effect are calculated by…

Bryan LitzApril 26, 2023

#04 – Spin Rate Decay

00:40:03 | Bryan and Mitch go over Chapter 4 of Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume 1: Spin Rate Decay. Here we discuss how we measure bullet spin…

Bryan LitzApril 26, 2023

#03 – Bullet Stability and Drag through Transonic

00:37:13 | Bryan and Mitch go over Chapter 3 of Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume 1: Bullet Stability and Drag - Transonic. This discussion gets into 6…

Bryan LitzMay 1, 2023

#02 – Bullet Stability and Drag through Supersonic

00:25:59 | Bryan and Mitch go over Chapter 2 of Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume 1: Stability and Drag - Supersonic. This chapter/episode talks about gyroscopic stability…

Bryan LitzApril 26, 2023