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<blockquote data-quote="Hookdown" data-source="post: 1511168" data-attributes="member: 97455"><p>You absolutely DO gain something, and its a lot. First of all, usually as bullet weight increases in the same caliber and bullet type, so does Ballistic Coefficient. Pushed to equal pressures, the higher weight/ BC bullet will always have more energy. And that disparity will only increase with range. At greater distances, the difference in energy states can be significant. But it is also true that at shorter distances, that difference can be irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>But to me, the following is the main reason to use the highest BC bullets you can, and the concept I think you're overlooking. WIND. If your rifle/ ammo combination is accurate and consistent, and your target distance is known, dialing in the proper elevation to effect a proper impact VERTICALLY becomes fairly straight forward. But the big spoiler and often limiting factor for us mere mortals is HORIZONTAL deflection, i.e. the wind call. It is always a guess. Some are better at it than others. But I think most LR hunters would agree that the wind is very often the criteria that limits the range they are willing to shoot. The higher the bullet's BC, the more error you can have in your wind call and still be successful. That is science. That is fact. And that benefit ALWAYS matters at any range. And at even a few hundred yards, with a strong wind, the drift difference between higher and lower BC bullets is dramatic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hookdown, post: 1511168, member: 97455"] You absolutely DO gain something, and its a lot. First of all, usually as bullet weight increases in the same caliber and bullet type, so does Ballistic Coefficient. Pushed to equal pressures, the higher weight/ BC bullet will always have more energy. And that disparity will only increase with range. At greater distances, the difference in energy states can be significant. But it is also true that at shorter distances, that difference can be irrelevant. But to me, the following is the main reason to use the highest BC bullets you can, and the concept I think you're overlooking. WIND. If your rifle/ ammo combination is accurate and consistent, and your target distance is known, dialing in the proper elevation to effect a proper impact VERTICALLY becomes fairly straight forward. But the big spoiler and often limiting factor for us mere mortals is HORIZONTAL deflection, i.e. the wind call. It is always a guess. Some are better at it than others. But I think most LR hunters would agree that the wind is very often the criteria that limits the range they are willing to shoot. The higher the bullet's BC, the more error you can have in your wind call and still be successful. That is science. That is fact. And that benefit ALWAYS matters at any range. And at even a few hundred yards, with a strong wind, the drift difference between higher and lower BC bullets is dramatic. [/QUOTE]
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