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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 668531" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>RockyMtn, you are exactly correct and I have put this in this discussion at least three times. The weight is part of the BC calculation. The highest BC wins at some point down range, not the heaviest weight. Shoot the bullet that best performs within the distance you plan to encounter game. </p><p> </p><p>For example I have been testing the 225 grain Cutting Edge bullet for a year with a .64 BC. I put some results on another thread. I can drive that bullet over 500 fps faster than a 300 grain bullet and it completely overwhelms the 300 grain bullet ballisticaly to 1200+ yards. That varies a little depending on a particular setup. I do not hunt beyond 1200 yards. Anyone that does is for show to see if they can hit it and not for sure kills. The 225 grain CE is the best choice ballistically for hunting at distances most hunters shoot. If I want to bust rocks or hit targets at 2000 yards the new 300 grain Berger with an advertised overwhelming BC over .8 is a good choice. The BC is what I am looking at and not the weight.</p><p> </p><p>I have just started testing the new 260 grain Cutting Edge bullet at an advertised .76 BC. I can drive it 250 fps faster than a 300 grain bullet. If that BC holds true, and I have not tested that yet, it will be a bullet to consider for long range. Just looking at the long, sleek design of the bullet which is quite a bit longer than a 300 grain lead core bullet it would not surprise me if the BC is pretty close to advertised. Working with the long copper Barnes bullets that have shown very high bc per weight numbers gives me a hint the 260 CE has a high BC. There are lighter options that can give a guy an advantage depending on how far he shoots. But at some point downrange the highest BC will win.</p><p> </p><p>Ballistic calculators and kestrels do not lie. Plug in the parameters and that is where your bullet will hit. No matter the weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 668531, member: 505"] RockyMtn, you are exactly correct and I have put this in this discussion at least three times. The weight is part of the BC calculation. The highest BC wins at some point down range, not the heaviest weight. Shoot the bullet that best performs within the distance you plan to encounter game. For example I have been testing the 225 grain Cutting Edge bullet for a year with a .64 BC. I put some results on another thread. I can drive that bullet over 500 fps faster than a 300 grain bullet and it completely overwhelms the 300 grain bullet ballisticaly to 1200+ yards. That varies a little depending on a particular setup. I do not hunt beyond 1200 yards. Anyone that does is for show to see if they can hit it and not for sure kills. The 225 grain CE is the best choice ballistically for hunting at distances most hunters shoot. If I want to bust rocks or hit targets at 2000 yards the new 300 grain Berger with an advertised overwhelming BC over .8 is a good choice. The BC is what I am looking at and not the weight. I have just started testing the new 260 grain Cutting Edge bullet at an advertised .76 BC. I can drive it 250 fps faster than a 300 grain bullet. If that BC holds true, and I have not tested that yet, it will be a bullet to consider for long range. Just looking at the long, sleek design of the bullet which is quite a bit longer than a 300 grain lead core bullet it would not surprise me if the BC is pretty close to advertised. Working with the long copper Barnes bullets that have shown very high bc per weight numbers gives me a hint the 260 CE has a high BC. There are lighter options that can give a guy an advantage depending on how far he shoots. But at some point downrange the highest BC will win. Ballistic calculators and kestrels do not lie. Plug in the parameters and that is where your bullet will hit. No matter the weight. [/QUOTE]
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