Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
6.8 Western- has it been abandoned already?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="VenatusDominus" data-source="post: 2606113" data-attributes="member: 117869"><p>Heavier bullets generally have a better ballistic coefficients, retain velocity better at distance and have less wind drift. Inside 300 yards, it doesn't make much difference, but at 1000 yards the difference can be huge. Hunters have been doing fine with fat, short bullets for decades, but as technology improves, the natural progression is to long, heavy for caliber projectiles, especially for long distance. Longer bullets require a higher twist rate to stabilize them. This is not a passing fad, but a result of science and technology improving the sport. I for one have embraced the improved technology and I am happy to get any advantage possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VenatusDominus, post: 2606113, member: 117869"] Heavier bullets generally have a better ballistic coefficients, retain velocity better at distance and have less wind drift. Inside 300 yards, it doesn't make much difference, but at 1000 yards the difference can be huge. Hunters have been doing fine with fat, short bullets for decades, but as technology improves, the natural progression is to long, heavy for caliber projectiles, especially for long distance. Longer bullets require a higher twist rate to stabilize them. This is not a passing fad, but a result of science and technology improving the sport. I for one have embraced the improved technology and I am happy to get any advantage possible. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
6.8 Western- has it been abandoned already?
Top