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<blockquote data-quote="calling4life" data-source="post: 2268217" data-attributes="member: 48454"><p>The load you posted with a 500gr solid brass bullet, not lead, which means long bullet.</p><p></p><p>That load is well over what they had posted in the articles you linked, they were getting 1850-1950 fps range with the Hornady 500gr, which is a shorter bullet given the lead in it, meaning you can get more powder in the case, meaning higher velocity and less pressure then a longer bullet that'll take up more case. </p><p></p><p>Is that a hypothetical load you posted? </p><p>Or are you just loading to much much higher pressures?</p><p></p><p>Looking at Cutting Edges site they also note a G1 ballistic coefficient of .190 and you have .345 in your data? That is a large difference</p><p></p><p>Their data sheets also note that their "solid brass" projectiles are "not approved for lead free hunting," which seems odd to me, perhaps they aren't so much "solid" brass? Not familiar enough with them myself to know what's going on there. Though given the one articles picture of the 425gr cutting edge being longer than the 500gr Hornady, the 500 will certainly increase that distance. </p><p></p><p>I'd imagine with a 1" shorter (negligible difference really) barrel but with a longer 500 gr bullet you should likely be seeing 1800-1850fps even pushing higher PSI than they with the Hornady 500gr.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="calling4life, post: 2268217, member: 48454"] The load you posted with a 500gr solid brass bullet, not lead, which means long bullet. That load is well over what they had posted in the articles you linked, they were getting 1850-1950 fps range with the Hornady 500gr, which is a shorter bullet given the lead in it, meaning you can get more powder in the case, meaning higher velocity and less pressure then a longer bullet that'll take up more case. Is that a hypothetical load you posted? Or are you just loading to much much higher pressures? Looking at Cutting Edges site they also note a G1 ballistic coefficient of .190 and you have .345 in your data? That is a large difference Their data sheets also note that their "solid brass" projectiles are "not approved for lead free hunting," which seems odd to me, perhaps they aren't so much "solid" brass? Not familiar enough with them myself to know what's going on there. Though given the one articles picture of the 425gr cutting edge being longer than the 500gr Hornady, the 500 will certainly increase that distance. I'd imagine with a 1" shorter (negligible difference really) barrel but with a longer 500 gr bullet you should likely be seeing 1800-1850fps even pushing higher PSI than they with the Hornady 500gr. [/QUOTE]
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