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<blockquote data-quote="bailey1474" data-source="post: 111363" data-attributes="member: 3249"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> two bullets Shoot at 3000 fps and are traveling in a 90 degree ten mph cross wind. bullet A is .243 cal 80 gr with a BC of .534 and Bullet B is a .243 cal 105 gr with a BC of .534. They will have the same wind drift and the same drop and the same time of flight at any given range. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Your example is 100% correct. It's just that in the real world, as bullet weight increases, so does bc. For example that 80 gr bullet you listed will really hava bc of around .350-.375 where that 105 (depending on manufacturer) will have a bc of .500 to .550 +. </p><p></p><p>That is why going heavier usually gives you less drift /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bailey1474, post: 111363, member: 3249"] [ QUOTE ] two bullets Shoot at 3000 fps and are traveling in a 90 degree ten mph cross wind. bullet A is .243 cal 80 gr with a BC of .534 and Bullet B is a .243 cal 105 gr with a BC of .534. They will have the same wind drift and the same drop and the same time of flight at any given range. [/ QUOTE ] Your example is 100% correct. It's just that in the real world, as bullet weight increases, so does bc. For example that 80 gr bullet you listed will really hava bc of around .350-.375 where that 105 (depending on manufacturer) will have a bc of .500 to .550 +. That is why going heavier usually gives you less drift [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]. [/QUOTE]
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