by laws of physics are you talking about, a smaller bullet traveling at a higher speed would drop less? This is comparing the .17 HRM to the .22 mag, it has less area for a crosswind to affect flight, I think it is a good advertisement ploy to sell guns but if the data is correct why not have aflatter shooting cartridge than a 22mag that is quiet with no recoil? I know there are other reloadeable cartridges that perform better but there are more popular cartridges that don't perform as well. So the little bullet won't kill a coyote, I have other guns for the coyote, but it will kill squirrels, crows, rabbits, ect. I believe there is a niche for this cartridge.