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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 279658" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>There is always going to be a trade off between mass, velocity and BC. It would stand to reason that a material with higher density would have a higher BC, all else being equal. On the other hand... higher mass means lower velocity. Usually though, the hevier and higher BC bullets will out distance the lighter faster bullets in the same cartridge.</p><p> </p><p>Then comes the question of application... paper punching or animal killing... and there are a lot of variables in that question.</p><p> </p><p>Generally speaking, my first priority in choosing a "hunting" bullet is accuracy (as long as it is IMO, a reliable killer). Next is terminal perfomance, i.e. monometal vs bonded vs non bonded, etc. Next is BC.</p><p> </p><p>So in some cases I might choose one bullet at a particular range and another at another range.</p><p> </p><p>Now when it comes to a bullet like the 300 SMK, that has all that mass, with BC to boot... it's hard to beat. But when we're looking at a 180 bullet in 7mm or 308, the trade offs become more interesting.</p><p> </p><p>Wouldn't it be boring without all the variables?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 279658, member: 11717"] There is always going to be a trade off between mass, velocity and BC. It would stand to reason that a material with higher density would have a higher BC, all else being equal. On the other hand... higher mass means lower velocity. Usually though, the hevier and higher BC bullets will out distance the lighter faster bullets in the same cartridge. Then comes the question of application... paper punching or animal killing... and there are a lot of variables in that question. Generally speaking, my first priority in choosing a "hunting" bullet is accuracy (as long as it is IMO, a reliable killer). Next is terminal perfomance, i.e. monometal vs bonded vs non bonded, etc. Next is BC. So in some cases I might choose one bullet at a particular range and another at another range. Now when it comes to a bullet like the 300 SMK, that has all that mass, with BC to boot... it's hard to beat. But when we're looking at a 180 bullet in 7mm or 308, the trade offs become more interesting. Wouldn't it be boring without all the variables? [/QUOTE]
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