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Bullet weight for 300WM.
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<blockquote data-quote="Flyjunky" data-source="post: 2452852" data-attributes="member: 120184"><p>What do you mean by "what your goal is"? The goal for me is to hit my target, whether that is paper or an animal.</p><p></p><p>The hardest part of shooting at distance in hunting conditions is reading the wind, everything else we can account for. I'll take the higher BC of a 215/230 Berger over any mono at the ranges the OP is talking about wanting to take game. Just with the 215 Berger against the 181 Hammer there is already one MOA difference in wind drift at 700 yards and as you know that's not linear as the distance increases. That's already a good hedge against a not so perfect wind call. In other words, you can make a mistake calling the wind with one bullet and still be in the vitals while the other you're not.</p><p></p><p>I'm not against mono's, I used to shoot them for 10 years, and in certain situations they are a great choice. Matter of fact, I have some Hammer absolutes on the shelf, but when we start talking long-range hunting there are better choices in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Any bullet will do it's job if you put it in the right place, within reason, but getting it to that place is what it's all about and that's where I'll take every advantage a bullet will get me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flyjunky, post: 2452852, member: 120184"] What do you mean by "what your goal is"? The goal for me is to hit my target, whether that is paper or an animal. The hardest part of shooting at distance in hunting conditions is reading the wind, everything else we can account for. I'll take the higher BC of a 215/230 Berger over any mono at the ranges the OP is talking about wanting to take game. Just with the 215 Berger against the 181 Hammer there is already one MOA difference in wind drift at 700 yards and as you know that's not linear as the distance increases. That's already a good hedge against a not so perfect wind call. In other words, you can make a mistake calling the wind with one bullet and still be in the vitals while the other you're not. I'm not against mono's, I used to shoot them for 10 years, and in certain situations they are a great choice. Matter of fact, I have some Hammer absolutes on the shelf, but when we start talking long-range hunting there are better choices in my opinion. Any bullet will do it's job if you put it in the right place, within reason, but getting it to that place is what it's all about and that's where I'll take every advantage a bullet will get me. [/QUOTE]
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