Enhanced projectile for precision rifle ammunition with more uniform external ballistic performance and enhanced terminal ballistic performance

A projectile, comprising:

• a projectile body comprising a distal ogive first section terminating distally in a distal end defining a tip or meplat, a central bearing second section, and a proximal third section terminating proximally in a proximal end, the first, second, and third sections being aligned with one another along a central axis and substantially symmetrical about the central axis, the projectile body having an overall length defined along the central axis between the distal end and the proximal end;
• the distal ogive first section comprising an ogive surface with a continuous surface profile defining a transition between the first section and the central bearing second section;
• the distal ogive first section including an external ballistic effect uniforming surface discontinuity configured as an encircling groove defined around a circumference of the distal ogive first section within 3-25% of the overall length from the distal end to define an ogive nose surface and an aft ogive surface, the ogive nose surface being distally positioned relative to the external ballistic effect uniforming surface discontinuity and extending from the surface discontinuity to the distal end to define a nose length, the aft ogive surface being proximally positioned relative to the external ballistic effect uniforming surface discontinuity.