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So what is ballistics, and why should I care, right? What could this possibly have to do with me, you ask? It is an interesting science, and one that I have devoted many hours to studying. My goal in writing this down is simple: To keep learning as I write, and to share what I’ve learned with you all. I’m not trying to turn you all into ballisticians or long-range shooters, merely to give you nuggets of knowledge to tuck away in the back of your brain. I’m also not claiming to be the be all and end all expert on all matters related to physics, guns and ballistics. I’m merely your guide on this journey, through a topic I happen to study passionately. I’ve spent years studying and working in this field, and have learned a lot, with decades of learning still ahead of me. As a teacher of mine once said after a long, hard course, “Congratulations, you now know enough to be dangerous.”
Plus, you never know when in your next story/book/audio drama one character might pick up a gun, and one of these little nuggets of knowledge will shove their way to the front of your brain and help complete a scene in a believable way. Or at the very least, maybe your next game of trivial pursuit will ask you some physics question and you win! Let’s dive into it then, and see where we end up.