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Where is the balance between weight and speed?
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<blockquote data-quote="angus-5024" data-source="post: 861664" data-attributes="member: 10306"><p>For me, I always limit the rifles effective range well before the expansion velocity threshold, and like to keep the KE up too. Due to these two things, I usually shoot the bullet that performs the best 200 yards inside the rifles max effective range. Mostly because closer shots are normal for me (350-600).</p><p> </p><p>In my .338 RUM I shoot 250's and don't see myself going back to the 300's any time soon. I actually see it as an advantage in the mid-long range game, where I can hold off out to 500 yards pretty fast and don't even need to hold off fur until 300 yards. The steel doesn't notice a difference to 1100 yards either. </p><p>I guess I like to keep it around 3000 fps for hunting loads. </p><p> </p><p>All that said if all you can get is heavies, I would shoot them over a mid weight with a crappy B.C.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus-5024, post: 861664, member: 10306"] For me, I always limit the rifles effective range well before the expansion velocity threshold, and like to keep the KE up too. Due to these two things, I usually shoot the bullet that performs the best 200 yards inside the rifles max effective range. Mostly because closer shots are normal for me (350-600). In my .338 RUM I shoot 250's and don't see myself going back to the 300's any time soon. I actually see it as an advantage in the mid-long range game, where I can hold off out to 500 yards pretty fast and don't even need to hold off fur until 300 yards. The steel doesn't notice a difference to 1100 yards either. I guess I like to keep it around 3000 fps for hunting loads. All that said if all you can get is heavies, I would shoot them over a mid weight with a crappy B.C. [/QUOTE]
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