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Where is the balance between weight and speed?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 862662" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>The only reason I can think of where a lighter bullet for hunting purposes would be "better" than a heavier one is for farther point blank range. The OP was relating to LR shooting which IMO, makes the case for a heavier high BC bullet all the stronger. He will gain no advantage by using a lighter bullet. This assumes no difference in accuracy.</p><p></p><p>The other thread I mentioned was the Long Range Thick Skinned Bullets thread. In that thread 250 OTMs were used in a 338 LM to shoot a moose inside 100 yds. The bullets blew up only penetrating 8". Based on that, I would never recommend using the 250's in anything bigger than a 338 WM.</p><p></p><p>Are you saying the 250 gr bullets buck wind better than the 300 gr bullets? If so, I disagree. If we run the numbers I'm sure it will be close for a while with the 300 gr bullets having a slight edge and increasing that edge farther down range.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what 338 you are shooting but read the thread I mentioned and I think you might change your mind about which frangible bullet to shoot out of a big 338.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 862662, member: 11717"] The only reason I can think of where a lighter bullet for hunting purposes would be "better" than a heavier one is for farther point blank range. The OP was relating to LR shooting which IMO, makes the case for a heavier high BC bullet all the stronger. He will gain no advantage by using a lighter bullet. This assumes no difference in accuracy. The other thread I mentioned was the Long Range Thick Skinned Bullets thread. In that thread 250 OTMs were used in a 338 LM to shoot a moose inside 100 yds. The bullets blew up only penetrating 8". Based on that, I would never recommend using the 250's in anything bigger than a 338 WM. Are you saying the 250 gr bullets buck wind better than the 300 gr bullets? If so, I disagree. If we run the numbers I'm sure it will be close for a while with the 300 gr bullets having a slight edge and increasing that edge farther down range. I'm not sure what 338 you are shooting but read the thread I mentioned and I think you might change your mind about which frangible bullet to shoot out of a big 338. [/QUOTE]
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