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<blockquote data-quote="Lightvarmint" data-source="post: 254929"><p>MR,</p><p></p><p>I can tell you that when I got the GS bullets, I thought that I had found the holy grail of projectiles..... I worked up a load at 100 yards and then proceeded out to 400 for obtaining a zero. At 400 yards, the bullets were much lower on the target than they should have been but the grouping was very impressive.</p><p></p><p>Next, we went to our secluded range and set up chronographs and did the BC testing as described above. To say the least, we were ecstatic about the accuracy, but extremely disappointed as to the flight characteristics......</p><p></p><p>I tested both the 150 grain HVs and the 173 grain HVs. I do not know what the BCs are advertised at this point, but when we tested them, we did not even get close to the advertised numbers. Giving GS customs the benefit of the doubt, maybe they were not sea level corrected prior to using them for advertisement.</p><p></p><p>As to the minimum velocity for the HATS, I used them on several deer this year with a muzzle velocity of 2900ish fps. I do have some loaded up in the 308 Wichita pistol, but was not able to collect any game with it as of yet. I would stay on the faster side of the scale when using them for hunting to ensure you get the expansion you are seeking.</p><p></p><p>They will not work properly in any twist slower than 1-10" on the 180 grain due to the extremely high BC (higher than a 240 SMK and a 210 Berger) and length for the weight of the bullet.</p><p></p><p>LV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightvarmint, post: 254929"] MR, I can tell you that when I got the GS bullets, I thought that I had found the holy grail of projectiles..... I worked up a load at 100 yards and then proceeded out to 400 for obtaining a zero. At 400 yards, the bullets were much lower on the target than they should have been but the grouping was very impressive. Next, we went to our secluded range and set up chronographs and did the BC testing as described above. To say the least, we were ecstatic about the accuracy, but extremely disappointed as to the flight characteristics...... I tested both the 150 grain HVs and the 173 grain HVs. I do not know what the BCs are advertised at this point, but when we tested them, we did not even get close to the advertised numbers. Giving GS customs the benefit of the doubt, maybe they were not sea level corrected prior to using them for advertisement. As to the minimum velocity for the HATS, I used them on several deer this year with a muzzle velocity of 2900ish fps. I do have some loaded up in the 308 Wichita pistol, but was not able to collect any game with it as of yet. I would stay on the faster side of the scale when using them for hunting to ensure you get the expansion you are seeking. They will not work properly in any twist slower than 1-10" on the 180 grain due to the extremely high BC (higher than a 240 SMK and a 210 Berger) and length for the weight of the bullet. LV [/QUOTE]
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