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quote Airgunner:

I wouldn’t think the Magnus effect would be an issue, as the ball would be revolving in a spiral in the direction it is traveling. When a pitcher throws a curve ball, the magnus effect seems to allow the ball to dive/curve, but that is because the ball is spinning backwards and partially to one direction either cw or ccw. So, I would think that with the ball ammo the magnus effect wouldn’t be an issue, as the ball is rotating around its horizontal axis…?
just my $.02 😛

we see it in paintball all the time.