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Boattail , Flatbase or whatever
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<blockquote data-quote="jcpython357" data-source="post: 26558" data-attributes="member: 1187"><p>Texas, From what I heard and have tried myself the flatbase bullets are generally more accurate, thats all the Benchresters use, from what I understand it's because you have a better seal then with a boattail, ie. gases don't get around the heal of the bullet as easy and the fact that it's easier to make a flatbase more accurate bacause of it's configuration, boattails are the bullet of choice for longrange shooting because of their higher BC. for instance the 95gr. VLD I was shooting in my 6mmRem. has half as much wind drift at 1000yds then the 75gr Sierra I'm using, but the Sierra has been more accurate at 100yds, but wouldn't hesitate to use the Berger at extreme yardage. Boattail bullets are a little more forgiving when loading but I've never had any problems with flatbase as long as you chamfer your case after trimming. There, laymans terms from a layman. <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Jay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcpython357, post: 26558, member: 1187"] Texas, From what I heard and have tried myself the flatbase bullets are generally more accurate, thats all the Benchresters use, from what I understand it's because you have a better seal then with a boattail, ie. gases don't get around the heal of the bullet as easy and the fact that it's easier to make a flatbase more accurate bacause of it's configuration, boattails are the bullet of choice for longrange shooting because of their higher BC. for instance the 95gr. VLD I was shooting in my 6mmRem. has half as much wind drift at 1000yds then the 75gr Sierra I'm using, but the Sierra has been more accurate at 100yds, but wouldn't hesitate to use the Berger at extreme yardage. Boattail bullets are a little more forgiving when loading but I've never had any problems with flatbase as long as you chamfer your case after trimming. There, laymans terms from a layman. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Jay [/QUOTE]
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