does a bullet rise when fired from a rifle?

Subject: does a bullet rise when fired from a rifle?

Date: Sun Feb 27 20:57:09 2000
Posted by Gary Mumme
Grade level: 10-12 School: Yoakum HS
City: Yoakum State/Province: TX Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 951706629.Ph

Message:


This one guy said a bullet rises when fired from a gun.  I told him it was 
impossible.  He said that he has seen it with his own eyes with tracer 
bullets.  Does a bullet rise in mid-flight, or does it continue to drop 
the whole time?

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