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Barnes Bullets, Are they missing the LR hunting boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Courtney" data-source="post: 920495" data-attributes="member: 28191"><p>Barnes was on the leading edge of publishing more accurate BC numbers, and they have been publishing more accurate numbers since 2006 or so. This probably hurts their marketing some in the long range market. There are some other challenges with designing mass produced copper bullets to maintain both terminal performance and high BCs, and the grooves don't help either.</p><p></p><p>Berger began measuring and publishing more accurate BC numbers somewhere around 2008.</p><p></p><p>Hornady has published accurate BCs for new bullet lines introduced in the last decade or so, but I don't think they've published more accurate numbers for their older bullet lines.</p><p></p><p>Sierra has always published accurate BCs for their bullets, and most variations are related to the gun they are fired from.</p><p></p><p>Nosler BCs are inflated and overly optimistic. Analysis of the Litz measurements shows this, and our independent BC measurements show this also. Comparing a Nosler BC claim with a Barnes BC claim is unwise, because the Barnes BC is much more likely to be accurate than the Nosler BC claim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Courtney, post: 920495, member: 28191"] Barnes was on the leading edge of publishing more accurate BC numbers, and they have been publishing more accurate numbers since 2006 or so. This probably hurts their marketing some in the long range market. There are some other challenges with designing mass produced copper bullets to maintain both terminal performance and high BCs, and the grooves don't help either. Berger began measuring and publishing more accurate BC numbers somewhere around 2008. Hornady has published accurate BCs for new bullet lines introduced in the last decade or so, but I don't think they've published more accurate numbers for their older bullet lines. Sierra has always published accurate BCs for their bullets, and most variations are related to the gun they are fired from. Nosler BCs are inflated and overly optimistic. Analysis of the Litz measurements shows this, and our independent BC measurements show this also. Comparing a Nosler BC claim with a Barnes BC claim is unwise, because the Barnes BC is much more likely to be accurate than the Nosler BC claim. [/QUOTE]
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