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Ballistic Coefficient (BC) - How important is it?
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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1819147" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>Agreed, it cant be just about BC's, but about how the bullet will perform on game. Especially when shots at close range come in to play.</p><p></p><p>Or you can double load. Bonded bullet first followed by a long range round like a Berger or ELD. If you are shooting at an animal at 1,000 yds most likely you'll have time to set up and load a long range round, but up close it might be a shot that you only have a few second to fire.l and BC won't matter.</p><p></p><p>I believe at 700+ yds its when BC really starts to matter, but also depends on the cartridge.</p><p></p><p>On smaller cartridges like my 7mm-08 BC does play a bigger role than my 7 Mag, why?, so I can reach further with it and with more punch if I want to. For example, a 139gr SST with a BC of 0.486 I'm at 1,800 at 574 yds, but I if I want a little more punch I can use the 162gr ELD with a BC of 0.670 I'm at 1,800 fps at 584 yds, close one to the other but one has more punch. I rather hit the Elk with a punch from a 162gr than one from a 139gr to ensure more penetration.</p><p></p><p>For wind resistance obviously higher BC's are better, this will depend where you are hunting as well. </p><p></p><p>I guess it comes down to personal preference, for hunting some use Hunting bullets only and some use Match bullets because of their higher BC's. </p><p></p><p>So after all this rambling for me the answer is Yes, BC does matter, but other factors also come in to play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1819147, member: 108965"] Agreed, it cant be just about BC's, but about how the bullet will perform on game. Especially when shots at close range come in to play. Or you can double load. Bonded bullet first followed by a long range round like a Berger or ELD. If you are shooting at an animal at 1,000 yds most likely you'll have time to set up and load a long range round, but up close it might be a shot that you only have a few second to fire.l and BC won't matter. I believe at 700+ yds its when BC really starts to matter, but also depends on the cartridge. On smaller cartridges like my 7mm-08 BC does play a bigger role than my 7 Mag, why?, so I can reach further with it and with more punch if I want to. For example, a 139gr SST with a BC of 0.486 I'm at 1,800 at 574 yds, but I if I want a little more punch I can use the 162gr ELD with a BC of 0.670 I'm at 1,800 fps at 584 yds, close one to the other but one has more punch. I rather hit the Elk with a punch from a 162gr than one from a 139gr to ensure more penetration. For wind resistance obviously higher BC's are better, this will depend where you are hunting as well. I guess it comes down to personal preference, for hunting some use Hunting bullets only and some use Match bullets because of their higher BC's. So after all this rambling for me the answer is Yes, BC does matter, but other factors also come in to play. [/QUOTE]
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