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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bullets, Ballistics, and Theories Discussion Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="str8shoot" data-source="post: 812731" data-attributes="member: 26034"><p>One of the holes in your theory is that it seems to assume that smaller bullets are more aerodynamic, and retain velocity better than larger ones. If this were true a 7mm 140gr vld could have a higher bc than a 7mm 180gr vld. </p><p></p><p>It also implies that a larger, slower projectile is losing its velocity faster than a smaller, faster projectile. In reality if they have the same BC, the smaller faster bullet is slowing down faster than a larger slower bullet. BC calculators will prove this.</p><p></p><p>Your theory would really only hold up when comparing large bullets with low BCs to small bullets with very high BCs. This is not a fair comparison as larger bullets actually have a higher BC potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="str8shoot, post: 812731, member: 26034"] One of the holes in your theory is that it seems to assume that smaller bullets are more aerodynamic, and retain velocity better than larger ones. If this were true a 7mm 140gr vld could have a higher bc than a 7mm 180gr vld. It also implies that a larger, slower projectile is losing its velocity faster than a smaller, faster projectile. In reality if they have the same BC, the smaller faster bullet is slowing down faster than a larger slower bullet. BC calculators will prove this. Your theory would really only hold up when comparing large bullets with low BCs to small bullets with very high BCs. This is not a fair comparison as larger bullets actually have a higher BC potential. [/QUOTE]
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