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Where is the balance between weight and speed?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 861658" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Each rifle/cartridge combination has an optimum bullet weight. For Trajectory, Velocity and energy.</p><p>And if you run the ballistics and make a bell curve of each where they all meet and then drop off</p><p>the chart will tell you what the optimum bullet weight is for a given cartridge. It may not be what you want to use or need but it is the optimum . </p><p></p><p>Some times a lighter bullet may have more of everything you want for the distance you want to shoot (If you are going to limit your shots to 500 yards the lighter bullet may have the advantage)</p><p></p><p>In other words there is no reason to use a high BC Bullet if shorter distances are the norm, But for extremely long distances are the norm High BC Bullets are a must IMO.</p><p></p><p>Run the numbers and combine each element and it will answer your question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 861658, member: 2736"] Each rifle/cartridge combination has an optimum bullet weight. For Trajectory, Velocity and energy. And if you run the ballistics and make a bell curve of each where they all meet and then drop off the chart will tell you what the optimum bullet weight is for a given cartridge. It may not be what you want to use or need but it is the optimum . Some times a lighter bullet may have more of everything you want for the distance you want to shoot (If you are going to limit your shots to 500 yards the lighter bullet may have the advantage) In other words there is no reason to use a high BC Bullet if shorter distances are the norm, But for extremely long distances are the norm High BC Bullets are a must IMO. Run the numbers and combine each element and it will answer your question. [/QUOTE]
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