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460 wby "ok for Elk"???
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 360006" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>Without any experience at long range with the .460, it would make sense to pick a bullet with the highest ballistic coefficient available and run the exterior ballistics at achieveable velocities to determine where that bullet would drop out of supersonic flight. That should be a good indicator of maximum accurate range. I have found that big, heavy bullets tend to have low standard deviations and high accuracy in a good rifle. The .460's I've shot could all do 1 moa or better with several different loads, but that was at only 100 yds. </p><p></p><p>I don't have my old loading data in the house (it's late again) or I'd run the ballistics. I'll try to remember to do it tomorrow. I'm curious now. I'm guessing it will be close to 1000 yds before it goes transonic.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if we're helping with the original question in this thread, but it is interesting. Years ago I talked to Connie at Barnes about them making a high B/C bullet, specifically a 400 - 500gr boattail solid. She was polite, but didn't remember anyone else ever expressing any interest in shooting long range with a .460, so they weren't interested either. Too expensive to tool up for a bullet that no one wanted. I dropped it there and decided to turn some of my own, but as I said, I never loaded them.</p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 360006, member: 2580"] Without any experience at long range with the .460, it would make sense to pick a bullet with the highest ballistic coefficient available and run the exterior ballistics at achieveable velocities to determine where that bullet would drop out of supersonic flight. That should be a good indicator of maximum accurate range. I have found that big, heavy bullets tend to have low standard deviations and high accuracy in a good rifle. The .460's I've shot could all do 1 moa or better with several different loads, but that was at only 100 yds. I don't have my old loading data in the house (it's late again) or I'd run the ballistics. I'll try to remember to do it tomorrow. I'm curious now. I'm guessing it will be close to 1000 yds before it goes transonic. I don't know if we're helping with the original question in this thread, but it is interesting. Years ago I talked to Connie at Barnes about them making a high B/C bullet, specifically a 400 - 500gr boattail solid. She was polite, but didn't remember anyone else ever expressing any interest in shooting long range with a .460, so they weren't interested either. Too expensive to tool up for a bullet that no one wanted. I dropped it there and decided to turn some of my own, but as I said, I never loaded them. Tom [/QUOTE]
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