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The Basics, Starting Out
long range .223 anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 133016" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p><strong>... I would say that 800 is possibly doable but you have to watch the supersonic/subsonic barrier. Bullets loose stability VERY rapidly after they go subsonic (about 1100fps I think).</strong></p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>I think this an old wives tale brought on by the 168 Sierra MK. When shot in 12" twist barrels and low (2500-2600fps) speed - at 1000 yds, it is marginal, and often flips... but it is NOT because of going below the speed of sound.</p><p>The same bullet shot in a 10" twist barrel never flips, even at 1200 yds (far below the speed of sound).</p><p></p><p>I have watched tracer ammo travel long after they were below the speed of sound, and never saw them go unstable.</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 133016, member: 7"] [ QUOTE ] [b]... I would say that 800 is possibly doable but you have to watch the supersonic/subsonic barrier. Bullets loose stability VERY rapidly after they go subsonic (about 1100fps I think).[/b] [/ QUOTE ] I think this an old wives tale brought on by the 168 Sierra MK. When shot in 12" twist barrels and low (2500-2600fps) speed - at 1000 yds, it is marginal, and often flips... but it is NOT because of going below the speed of sound. The same bullet shot in a 10" twist barrel never flips, even at 1200 yds (far below the speed of sound). I have watched tracer ammo travel long after they were below the speed of sound, and never saw them go unstable. . [/QUOTE]
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