I went shooting the other day with my VEPR rifles on a 100 yard range. It started pouring rain about 1/2 way through, but I just kept on shooting. I was talking with my gun noob friend later in the day and he asked me how much heavy rain would affect the bullet in shooting. I had never considered it. I would suppose that at 100 yards you would never notice a difference, unless it was hailing so large and so hard that the projectile would be certain to contact a hail ball. But, at longer ranges, I would suppose that heavy rain would have a definite effect on the ballistics of the projectile, at least affecting its path or velocity, because water and raindrops do have a significant mass. Look at what happens if you shoot into a pond, the projectile is slowed down within 10 feet of the water.
Any real world experience with how heavy rain affects accuracy and ballistics?
Any real world experience with how heavy rain affects accuracy and ballistics?