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Reloading
Accuracy versus velocity
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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 1867980" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>Kind of a garbage statement. There are a number of circumstances where the velocity is critical to bullet performance (minimum fps for expansion), especially at longer distances.</p><p>Example: 308 -168gr NBT bullet 2500 vs 2800 fps - 1800 fps minimum for expansion</p><p>Let's say the 2500 fps load shoots .5 MOA and the 2800 fps load shoots 2 MOA.</p><p></p><p>The 2500 load falls below the minimum at just over 400 yards</p><p>The 2800 load falls below the minimum at just over 550 yards.</p><p>AND the 2800 load will still hit within 6" from point of aim @550. Plenty enough to kill deer and elk.</p><p>Even though I skewed the example in favor of the slower more accurate load, you see a real world example where velocity was more important. Now, most guns shoot 1.5 MOA or better and several guarantee sub moa.</p><p>The only time your example applies is when one load shoots acceptable accuracy and the other does not, and/or target shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 1867980, member: 75779"] Kind of a garbage statement. There are a number of circumstances where the velocity is critical to bullet performance (minimum fps for expansion), especially at longer distances. Example: 308 -168gr NBT bullet 2500 vs 2800 fps - 1800 fps minimum for expansion Let's say the 2500 fps load shoots .5 MOA and the 2800 fps load shoots 2 MOA. The 2500 load falls below the minimum at just over 400 yards The 2800 load falls below the minimum at just over 550 yards. AND the 2800 load will still hit within 6" from point of aim @550. Plenty enough to kill deer and elk. Even though I skewed the example in favor of the slower more accurate load, you see a real world example where velocity was more important. Now, most guns shoot 1.5 MOA or better and several guarantee sub moa. The only time your example applies is when one load shoots acceptable accuracy and the other does not, and/or target shooting. [/QUOTE]
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