Thread: A casual saturday

Originally Posted by Old Bastard

So have you guys worked out what to allow for the Electrromagnetic effect the overhead high voltage lines have on your projectiles .Faradays right hand law states that if you wrap your right hand round a cable with your thumb pointing in the direction of current flow your fingers will indicate the direction of the circular Electromagnetic field generated .So assuming the current is flowing down range the field will be clockwise as you look downrange .Therefore if you are shooting off the left hand stand your projectiles will be pulled high and left ,If shooting off right hand stand they will be pushed low and right Its pissing down here and I have nothing better to do .Sad I know

When your using your 30/30 the bullet drops out of the barrel any way. So you better calc spin drift on those long shots over 50 metres.