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Best precision rifle for a new-bee?
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1105769" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>BC has to do with the bullet (projectile) itself, NOT the entire round. The .30 caliber bullets that some of us have been using, have BC's that have far surpassed the 6.5mm bullets. I use the Berger 210 VLD's in my .308 Win, and they have a G1 BC of .631, and the 215 Hyrbids have a G1 BC of .696. The 6.5mm Berger 140 VLD has a G1 BC of .612. The higher the BC, the better for LR shooting. The only advantage the 6.5mm calibers will have, is velocity, because of the lighter weight bullets. Other than that, no advantage. Lighter bullets do not retain as much energy, and usually exhibit more wind-drift, as a result of that loss of energy, due to lack of bullet weight.</p><p> </p><p>The .308 Win has not been surpassed by the 6.5 Creedmoor, except only in the minds of those who choose not to accept that the .308 Win is no longer an old outdated caliber. This is simply my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>In the end, it is your money, not our's... And only you know which caliber/rifle is right for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1105769, member: 12995"] BC has to do with the bullet (projectile) itself, NOT the entire round. The .30 caliber bullets that some of us have been using, have BC's that have far surpassed the 6.5mm bullets. I use the Berger 210 VLD's in my .308 Win, and they have a G1 BC of .631, and the 215 Hyrbids have a G1 BC of .696. The 6.5mm Berger 140 VLD has a G1 BC of .612. The higher the BC, the better for LR shooting. The only advantage the 6.5mm calibers will have, is velocity, because of the lighter weight bullets. Other than that, no advantage. Lighter bullets do not retain as much energy, and usually exhibit more wind-drift, as a result of that loss of energy, due to lack of bullet weight. The .308 Win has not been surpassed by the 6.5 Creedmoor, except only in the minds of those who choose not to accept that the .308 Win is no longer an old outdated caliber. This is simply my opinion. In the end, it is your money, not our's... And only you know which caliber/rifle is right for you. [/QUOTE]
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