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Help Needed with LB3.0 and .338 Bergers
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<blockquote data-quote="Eaglet" data-source="post: 397635" data-attributes="member: 3756"><p><span style="color: blue">You all deserve that I be more specific in this explanation.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>DC (Drag Coefficient) is a good indicator of the quality of the BC (Ballistic Coefficient).</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>The BC determines the drag curve shape.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>The DC models that curve for utmost accuracy.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>Nothing can be done if the BC is wrong!</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>Now, ±10% of 0.500 -----> (10*0.500)/100 = ±0.05 -------> boils down to this:</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>If the DC used is outside of [-0.450 to +0.550] it places a lot of doubts on the accuracy of the given BC.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen"><strong>This is important info and we should keep it in mind</strong></span>!</p><p> </p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eaglet, post: 397635, member: 3756"] [COLOR=blue]You all deserve that I be more specific in this explanation.[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]DC (Drag Coefficient) is a good indicator of the quality of the BC (Ballistic Coefficient).[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]The BC determines the drag curve shape.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]The DC models that curve for utmost accuracy.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]Nothing can be done if the BC is wrong![/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]Now, ±10% of 0.500 -----> (10*0.500)/100 = ±0.05 -------> boils down to this:[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]If the DC used is outside of [-0.450 to +0.550] it places a lot of doubts on the accuracy of the given BC.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][B]This is important info and we should keep it in mind[/B][/COLOR]! Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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