Dimples?

[Baller]

They've been on golf balls forever. I know they been incorporated in to wheels, helmets and jerseys for elite cyclists. Any reason someone hasn't tried to incorporate them into a bullet to increase efficiency of flight?

[RCE1]

google is your friend.

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2009/04/us-army-team-tests-radical-new-dimpled-bullet/

[Robinhood]

Speed. Subsonic bullets might benefit.

[Baller]

google is your friend.

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2009/04/us-army-team-tests-radical-new-dimpled-bullet/

Interesting. The article looks to be 8 years old. The article reports the findings as quite positive. I wonder why we haven't seen anything work it's way into the commercial/civilian market.

[JeepsAndGuns]

Interesting. The article looks to be 8 years old. The article reports the findings as quite positive. I wonder why we haven't seen anything work it's way into the commercial/civilian market.

Did you not see the date the article was posted? April 1st.
I'm thinking it was a april's fools joke.

[darkker]

Speed. Subsonic bullets might benefit.

Yep. A Book by Dr. McCoy called Modern Exterior Ballistics covers this quite deeply.
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Exterior-Ballistics-Robert-McCoy/dp/0764338250/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498076782&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Dr.+McCoy+ballistics
For supersonic flight, the tail angle is king, then the ogive. Meplate and bearing surface is almost irrelevant, despite the garbage "Just the tip" line given by a certain bullet company....:rolleyes:

[bigedp51]

Dimpled Bullet Spoof Continues to Fool Web Readers
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2009/04/dimpled-bullet-spoof-continues-to-fool-web-readers/

[RC20]

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2009/04/dimpled-bullet-spoof-continues-to-fool-web-readers/

Yep, sure sounded good though!

[Baller]

Thanks for the recommendation. That book's not inexpensive. Maybe I'll request my local library procure a copy.