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Hornady 53. gr v-max, anybody tried?
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<blockquote data-quote="strombeckj" data-source="post: 443465" data-attributes="member: 28471"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Higher BC translate into more down range energy and less drift. I try and be as efficient with my loads as possible… run it through a ballistics calculator, it's pretty impressive. In the mean time I will shoot my 50gr loads and try them when I can get my hands on some, who knows my rifle may not even like them.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">BC examples:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">.20 cal 40gr v-max = .275 Sole reason why a .20cal out performs most .22cal rifles with same parent c<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">artridge shooting the same gr of bullet. same goes for the 6mm bullets, most have high BC's compared to there weight</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">.22cal 50gr v-max = .242</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">.22cal 55gr v-max = .255</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I try and always use the highest BC bullet my rifle will shoot well. These new bullet shapes translate into higher BC's on lighter bullets now. Berger VLD's are a great example.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Have a happy thanksgiving </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="strombeckj, post: 443465, member: 28471"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Higher BC translate into more down range energy and less drift. I try and be as efficient with my loads as possible… run it through a ballistics calculator, it's pretty impressive. In the mean time I will shoot my 50gr loads and try them when I can get my hands on some, who knows my rifle may not even like them.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]BC examples:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3].20 cal 40gr v-max = .275 Sole reason why a .20cal out performs most .22cal rifles with same parent c[FONT=Calibri]artridge shooting the same gr of bullet. same goes for the 6mm bullets, most have high BC's compared to there weight[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3].22cal 50gr v-max = .242[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3].22cal 55gr v-max = .255[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I try and always use the highest BC bullet my rifle will shoot well. These new bullet shapes translate into higher BC’s on lighter bullets now. Berger VLD’s are a great example.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Have a happy thanksgiving [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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