S sscoyote Well-Known Member Joined Feb 26, 2003 Messages 1,310 Location Pueblo, CO Jul 22, 2004 #1 what affects it most-- boattail, or ogive
R Richard338 Well-Known Member Joined Aug 22, 2003 Messages 126 Jul 22, 2004 #2 There is an Excel file on Lilja's website that lets you play with all the bullet parameters and get calculated BC. It uses McCoy's formulas. No ogive (wadcutter) would be worse than no boattail (flatbase)
There is an Excel file on Lilja's website that lets you play with all the bullet parameters and get calculated BC. It uses McCoy's formulas. No ogive (wadcutter) would be worse than no boattail (flatbase)
J Jon A Well-Known Member Joined Dec 28, 2001 Messages 1,092 Location Mukilteo, WA Jul 22, 2004 #3 Ogive and meplate size (how sharp the tip is) affect it more than the boattail. But it all adds up....
Ogive and meplate size (how sharp the tip is) affect it more than the boattail. But it all adds up....
Varmint Hunter Well-Known Member Joined Dec 26, 2001 Messages 7,167 Location Long Island, New York Jul 22, 2004 #4 If you're concerned about BC then you've gota have it at all. Accuracy is another story entirely. VH
S sscoyote Well-Known Member Joined Feb 26, 2003 Messages 1,310 Location Pueblo, CO Jul 23, 2004 #5 Thks. guys-- i've gone to Lilja's site a # times-- it's a great reference site for sure-- i'll check on those downloads-- interesting.
Thks. guys-- i've gone to Lilja's site a # times-- it's a great reference site for sure-- i'll check on those downloads-- interesting.