Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Chatting and General Stuff
General Discussion
What's Wrong With .30 Caliber? By Bryan Litz
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BryanLitz" data-source="post: 532656" data-attributes="member: 7848"><p>When this article was written (What's wrong with .30 caliber?), we (at Berger) had every intention of fixing what was wrong. It's been a long time since then, but we now have what I consider to be a very strong option for a heavy .30 caliber bullet:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bergerbullets.com/" target="_blank">Berger Bullets</a></p><p></p><p>Note this bullet is an OTM (Open Tip Match) bullet, and is not considered a hunting bullet. The reason for this is that this bullet is intended for use in military ammunition (specifically the .300 Win Mag) and because of certain rules (Hauge Convention?) hunting bullets cannot be used in combat against personnel. </p><p></p><p>Nevertheless, this is the highest BC conventional .30 caliber bullet that I know of and brings the potential ballistic performance of .30 caliber up to par with the bullets in 7mm and .338 caliber. It has a G7 form factor of .94, whereas most other heavy .30 caliber bullets have form factors over 1.0; hence the article "What's wrong with .30 caliber". If you're not familiar with form factors, you can reference this blog article on the Berger website:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/?p=186" target="_blank">Berger Bulletin » Form Factors: A Useful Analysis Tool</a></p><p></p><p>We intend to continue developing better medium and heavy weight options for .30 caliber. Some will be target bullets and some will be for hunting.</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to the feedback from those who give these new bullets a shot.</p><p></p><p>Take care,</p><p>-Bryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryanLitz, post: 532656, member: 7848"] When this article was written (What's wrong with .30 caliber?), we (at Berger) had every intention of fixing what was wrong. It's been a long time since then, but we now have what I consider to be a very strong option for a heavy .30 caliber bullet: [url=http://www.bergerbullets.com/]Berger Bullets[/url] Note this bullet is an OTM (Open Tip Match) bullet, and is not considered a hunting bullet. The reason for this is that this bullet is intended for use in military ammunition (specifically the .300 Win Mag) and because of certain rules (Hauge Convention?) hunting bullets cannot be used in combat against personnel. Nevertheless, this is the highest BC conventional .30 caliber bullet that I know of and brings the potential ballistic performance of .30 caliber up to par with the bullets in 7mm and .338 caliber. It has a G7 form factor of .94, whereas most other heavy .30 caliber bullets have form factors over 1.0; hence the article "What's wrong with .30 caliber". If you're not familiar with form factors, you can reference this blog article on the Berger website: [url=http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/?p=186]Berger Bulletin » Form Factors: A Useful Analysis Tool[/url] We intend to continue developing better medium and heavy weight options for .30 caliber. Some will be target bullets and some will be for hunting. Looking forward to the feedback from those who give these new bullets a shot. Take care, -Bryan [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Chatting and General Stuff
General Discussion
What's Wrong With .30 Caliber? By Bryan Litz
Top