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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 422316" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>Another guy on here was trying to hit a piece of plywood at 2200 or something of that nature. What he found is due to the SMK's construction (Tangent Ogive) it lost stability just past 1800 yards. When he shifted to a VLD style bullet with a Secant Ogive (i.e. Hornady BTHP 250, Berger 250 and 300 VLD) he was able to hit the plywood. He used the Hornady and was able to finally find some consistency. The biggest problems in hitting the board is the trajectory of flight. It is a huge rainbow at that point. He didn't have the Bergers at the time because they were not available. It would be interesting to see how long they stayed stable and transition through the transonic period. That is where the SMK falters. It can not make the transition without losing stabilization. That is also the reason why 168 SMK's don't do well to 1000yrds without adequate velocity. </p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 422316, member: 13275"] Another guy on here was trying to hit a piece of plywood at 2200 or something of that nature. What he found is due to the SMK's construction (Tangent Ogive) it lost stability just past 1800 yards. When he shifted to a VLD style bullet with a Secant Ogive (i.e. Hornady BTHP 250, Berger 250 and 300 VLD) he was able to hit the plywood. He used the Hornady and was able to finally find some consistency. The biggest problems in hitting the board is the trajectory of flight. It is a huge rainbow at that point. He didn't have the Bergers at the time because they were not available. It would be interesting to see how long they stayed stable and transition through the transonic period. That is where the SMK falters. It can not make the transition without losing stabilization. That is also the reason why 168 SMK's don't do well to 1000yrds without adequate velocity. Tank [/QUOTE]
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