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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 2606190" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>If you want to shoot bullets that retain more energy and drift less in the wind on long shots, then, yes, you'd most assuredly pick the 6.8 and 6.5 over their progenitors. It's not a reinvention of the wheel, it's an upgrade or tweak; think of it as going from a wood spoked model T wheel to an aluminum rim.</p><p></p><p>Ballistic coefficients are a numerical representation of a projectile's ability to cleave atmosphere. An argument can be made that many hunters needn't concern themselves too far with which bullet has a higher BC over another because most game is taken under 400yds. However, that doesn't change the unequivocal fact that certain bullets will fly flatter and wonder less off course in the wind than others of the same diameter. Further, it's also a fact that accurately launching higher BC bullets has certain requirements, such as proper twist rate to stabilize and enough COAL to feed longer cartridges. Ultimately, it's not exactly all marketing hype if a certain cartridge does things differently than another. I'd bet that if Big Green execs from back in the day had the opportunity to go back and introduce the 260 with a faster twist, they most certainly would.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 2606190, member: 120719"] If you want to shoot bullets that retain more energy and drift less in the wind on long shots, then, yes, you'd most assuredly pick the 6.8 and 6.5 over their progenitors. It's not a reinvention of the wheel, it's an upgrade or tweak; think of it as going from a wood spoked model T wheel to an aluminum rim. Ballistic coefficients are a numerical representation of a projectile's ability to cleave atmosphere. An argument can be made that many hunters needn't concern themselves too far with which bullet has a higher BC over another because most game is taken under 400yds. However, that doesn't change the unequivocal fact that certain bullets will fly flatter and wonder less off course in the wind than others of the same diameter. Further, it's also a fact that accurately launching higher BC bullets has certain requirements, such as proper twist rate to stabilize and enough COAL to feed longer cartridges. Ultimately, it's not exactly all marketing hype if a certain cartridge does things differently than another. I'd bet that if Big Green execs from back in the day had the opportunity to go back and introduce the 260 with a faster twist, they most certainly would. [/QUOTE]
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