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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 755384" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Good point .</p><p></p><p>I use a standard ballistic calculator and there seems to be a discrepancy between the two.</p><p></p><p>All of my calculations are based on Sea level. (Worst case scenario).</p><p></p><p>I dont know which calculator is right or if either is right so my numbers could be conservative.</p><p>but they seem to match the performance fairly close.</p><p></p><p>I would like to think that a good 338 load would reach that distance and still have 1500 ft /lbs but</p><p>nothing I have seen in real world use supports much more than I have stated.</p><p></p><p>There is one more thing that falls into the equations tho, What can happen during the time of flight</p><p>of the bullet. so there are many limits on what even an experanced shooter can do or expect</p><p>from a good rifle cartrige.</p><p></p><p>As I said I hope you are right. It will probably not change my max distance for game animals, but it</p><p>will improve my confidence in the shots I do take.</p><p></p><p>Just like the advertised Ballistic coefient of bullets is normally not real world, and have to be proven by </p><p>actual use everything that is calculated needs to be proven if possible in my opinion. The distances that </p><p>we are talking about are very gray on performance so we should use caution when we are in these waters</p><p>IMO.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the reply. It is never to late to learn something else.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 755384, member: 2736"] Good point . I use a standard ballistic calculator and there seems to be a discrepancy between the two. All of my calculations are based on Sea level. (Worst case scenario). I dont know which calculator is right or if either is right so my numbers could be conservative. but they seem to match the performance fairly close. I would like to think that a good 338 load would reach that distance and still have 1500 ft /lbs but nothing I have seen in real world use supports much more than I have stated. There is one more thing that falls into the equations tho, What can happen during the time of flight of the bullet. so there are many limits on what even an experanced shooter can do or expect from a good rifle cartrige. As I said I hope you are right. It will probably not change my max distance for game animals, but it will improve my confidence in the shots I do take. Just like the advertised Ballistic coefient of bullets is normally not real world, and have to be proven by actual use everything that is calculated needs to be proven if possible in my opinion. The distances that we are talking about are very gray on performance so we should use caution when we are in these waters IMO. Thanks for the reply. It is never to late to learn something else. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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