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Trajectory

When you have achieved sight alignment and obtained the proper sight picture, you squeeze the trigger. Your projectile or bullet should hit the target at your point of aim. Of course many factors come into play when the bullet is traveling, such as gravity, air resistance, velocity and mass. The path of the bullet in flight is called "trajectory."