Hi! This is my field. As phrased, my intuition is a spinning bullet has slightly more drag IF both projectiles had identical body dynamics. IRL though, the non spinning bullet is unstable and would immediately tumble due to tipoffs and would experience much higher drag. Fun fact, there are smooth bore guns out there for fin stabilized projectiles.
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Reply to Does the spinning of a bullet have any effect on its drag? by Eastern-Ability8411
Hi! This is my field. As phrased, my intuition is a spinning bullet has slightly more drag IF both projectiles had identical body dynamics. IRL though, the non spinning bullet is unstable and would immediately tumble due to tipoffs and would experience much higher drag. Fun fact, there are smooth bore guns out there for fin stabilized projectiles.