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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Almost forgot the .25 guys
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1185627" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>I ran some ballistics for you.</p><p></p><p>The 92g Hammer Hunter would easily run 3500fps in a max load. This would give you a max point blank range of 390 yards. A max hunting range of 600 yards using a min velocity of 1800 fps. With a 300 yard zero a 500 yard shot would need 4.6 moa of drop and the bullet would still have a velocity of 2050fps.</p><p></p><p>The 103g Hammer Hunter easily run 3400fps in a max load. It would extend your max point blank range to 400 yards. Max hunting range to 800 yards using the 1800 fps min velocity. Using a 300 yard zero it would need 4.1 moa of drop and still maintain 2325 fps. </p><p></p><p>Because of the marginal stability you would lose 3% on your bc with the 103g bullet. I calculated this into the figures above.</p><p></p><p>My take away from this is if you are running out to 500 yards they run pretty even. The 103 would extend your max hunting range 200 yards. I will always recommend keeping your stability factor up when possible. There should not be any accuracy issues, but I think the higher stability factor helps with terminal performance.</p><p></p><p>So I think you can choose between the two and get the job done.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1185627, member: 7999"] I ran some ballistics for you. The 92g Hammer Hunter would easily run 3500fps in a max load. This would give you a max point blank range of 390 yards. A max hunting range of 600 yards using a min velocity of 1800 fps. With a 300 yard zero a 500 yard shot would need 4.6 moa of drop and the bullet would still have a velocity of 2050fps. The 103g Hammer Hunter easily run 3400fps in a max load. It would extend your max point blank range to 400 yards. Max hunting range to 800 yards using the 1800 fps min velocity. Using a 300 yard zero it would need 4.1 moa of drop and still maintain 2325 fps. Because of the marginal stability you would lose 3% on your bc with the 103g bullet. I calculated this into the figures above. My take away from this is if you are running out to 500 yards they run pretty even. The 103 would extend your max hunting range 200 yards. I will always recommend keeping your stability factor up when possible. There should not be any accuracy issues, but I think the higher stability factor helps with terminal performance. So I think you can choose between the two and get the job done. Steve [/QUOTE]
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