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<blockquote data-quote="BryanLitz" data-source="post: 419264" data-attributes="member: 7848"><p>I've written each of the major bullet companies, asking them to consider changing the standard reference to G7 BC's. So far no takers. I can see their point that it would cause confusion with the 90% of shooters who barely know what BC is to begin with. It all that confusion worth it to satisfy the top 10% of technical shooters who understand? I think the paradigm has to change and the confusion is a growing pain, but I also understand why their reluctant. There's also the marketing aspect of surrendering a higher (looking) BC for a lower one.</p><p></p><p>It used to be hard to find a ballistics program that could use G7 BC's. However all the new programs coming out have G7. I consider that a good sign that we're moving in the right direction but it's going to take time.</p><p></p><p>It would be possible to have a different standard reference projectile for all bullet types (G1, G2, G5, G7, G8, etc) all have their place, but some of them are quite similar to each other. The difference between G7 and G5 is very difficult to resolve. I chose G7 as a standard because it fit long range bullets best overall, and long range bullets (long ogives and boat tails) are the types of bullets we care most about having accurate numbers for.</p><p></p><p>I was turned down when I suggested to the other companies that we should move to a different standard. Maybe over time, if their contacted by enough customers with the same request, it just might happen.</p><p></p><p>Good shooting,</p><p>-Bryan</p><p></p><p>PS. I should add that there are several small bullet companies (other than Berger) who are adopting the G7 standard including:</p><p><a href="http://www.bibullets.com/new-products/" target="_blank">http://www.bibullets.com/new-products/</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="http://precisionballisticsllc.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://precisionballisticsllc.com/default.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryanLitz, post: 419264, member: 7848"] I've written each of the major bullet companies, asking them to consider changing the standard reference to G7 BC's. So far no takers. I can see their point that it would cause confusion with the 90% of shooters who barely know what BC is to begin with. It all that confusion worth it to satisfy the top 10% of technical shooters who understand? I think the paradigm has to change and the confusion is a growing pain, but I also understand why their reluctant. There's also the marketing aspect of surrendering a higher (looking) BC for a lower one. It used to be hard to find a ballistics program that could use G7 BC's. However all the new programs coming out have G7. I consider that a good sign that we're moving in the right direction but it's going to take time. It would be possible to have a different standard reference projectile for all bullet types (G1, G2, G5, G7, G8, etc) all have their place, but some of them are quite similar to each other. The difference between G7 and G5 is very difficult to resolve. I chose G7 as a standard because it fit long range bullets best overall, and long range bullets (long ogives and boat tails) are the types of bullets we care most about having accurate numbers for. I was turned down when I suggested to the other companies that we should move to a different standard. Maybe over time, if their contacted by enough customers with the same request, it just might happen. Good shooting, -Bryan PS. I should add that there are several small bullet companies (other than Berger) who are adopting the G7 standard including: [url]http://www.bibullets.com/new-products/[/url] and [url]http://precisionballisticsllc.com/default.aspx[/url] [/QUOTE]
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