The 7.62 short has a shorter main body, also the projectile is shorter to the standard NATO 7.62. Due to the rifling (grooved spirals in the weapons barrel) the projectile does indeed spin on its axis, however due to resistance from air/humidity etc the rear (heavier end) of the round starts to wobble, with a velocity of 600m per second this wobbling effect ends up tumbling the bullet end over end after approximatly 300 metres.
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Artillery is a different matter altogether as they are fired on differing trajectories with a far greater charge.
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The 7.62 short has a shorter main body, also the projectile is shorter to the standard NATO 7.62. Due to the rifling (grooved spirals in the weapons barrel) the projectile does indeed spin on its axis, however due to resistance from air/humidity etc the rear (heavier end) of the round starts to wobble, with a velocity of 600m per second this wobbling effect ends up tumbling the bullet end over end after approximatly 300 metres.
Balistics lessons free of charge.
Artillery is a different matter altogether as they are fired on differing trajectories with a far greater charge.
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