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<blockquote data-quote="BergerFan222" data-source="post: 1293846" data-attributes="member: 88896"><p>Could go either way. I think learning to read wind with a lower BC bullet can be great practice, and I have used the 55 VMAX to good effect. Great bullet and easy to load for. Lots of .223s and .222s love it. Cost effective also allowing a volume of practice. Does well with thrown (rather than weighed) ball powders also as it is not super sensitive to variations in powder weight and speed, especially out to 400 yards. What's not to like? (I've used it out to 600 yards.) Moves tons in the wind past 400. </p><p></p><p>We love the ELD-Ms in a couple other calibers, but right now the new pointed 80 SMK is proving to have BCs just above 0.500 in several of our .223s, and a couple of our shooters have posted perfect (200-20X) match scores with it. It will likely remain our go-to .223 bullet out to 600 yards unless someone gets a hankering for a mag length (2.260") load or wants something to sing in a 1 in 9 twist barrel. In that case, the 73 and 75 ELD-Ms will be high on the list.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BergerFan222, post: 1293846, member: 88896"] Could go either way. I think learning to read wind with a lower BC bullet can be great practice, and I have used the 55 VMAX to good effect. Great bullet and easy to load for. Lots of .223s and .222s love it. Cost effective also allowing a volume of practice. Does well with thrown (rather than weighed) ball powders also as it is not super sensitive to variations in powder weight and speed, especially out to 400 yards. What's not to like? (I've used it out to 600 yards.) Moves tons in the wind past 400. We love the ELD-Ms in a couple other calibers, but right now the new pointed 80 SMK is proving to have BCs just above 0.500 in several of our .223s, and a couple of our shooters have posted perfect (200-20X) match scores with it. It will likely remain our go-to .223 bullet out to 600 yards unless someone gets a hankering for a mag length (2.260") load or wants something to sing in a 1 in 9 twist barrel. In that case, the 73 and 75 ELD-Ms will be high on the list. [/QUOTE]
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