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The Basics, Starting Out
Long range hunting comes down to 2 separate things wind and flight time
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 2619924" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>What seemed amiss in my original post is a growing notion that higher muzzle velocity means lower wind drift.</p><p>The idea that lower TOF means wind is pushing bullets for less time. And that 'sounds' right..</p><p>LR shooters are often varmint hunters, and to reach for what 'sounds' right they'll use lighter/lower BC bullets. After all, pushing high BC bullets faster can halve barrel life, so that don't work.</p><p>But if they understand this better, and look closer, they can find better, or at least equal wind results, with higher BC bullets at reasonable MVs (and reasonable barrel life).</p><p></p><p>As brant89 is pointing out, what 'sounds' right can be wrong.</p><p>Worst IMO, is when it leads people away from better understanding.</p><p></p><p>I've seen similar crop up (in cycles) about stability. An idea that low stability can be overcome with higher MV.</p><p>An idea that stability is about faster RPMs. 'Sounds' right..</p><p>And just like this wind drift problem, a similar stability notion fails tests over & over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 2619924, member: 1521"] What seemed amiss in my original post is a growing notion that higher muzzle velocity means lower wind drift. The idea that lower TOF means wind is pushing bullets for less time. And that 'sounds' right.. LR shooters are often varmint hunters, and to reach for what 'sounds' right they'll use lighter/lower BC bullets. After all, pushing high BC bullets faster can halve barrel life, so that don't work. But if they understand this better, and look closer, they can find better, or at least equal wind results, with higher BC bullets at reasonable MVs (and reasonable barrel life). As brant89 is pointing out, what 'sounds' right can be wrong. Worst IMO, is when it leads people away from better understanding. I've seen similar crop up (in cycles) about stability. An idea that low stability can be overcome with higher MV. An idea that stability is about faster RPMs. 'Sounds' right.. And just like this wind drift problem, a similar stability notion fails tests over & over. [/QUOTE]
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