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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bullet weight, velocity and BC......trade offs??
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 99561" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>It's about a toss up regarding what's more important at 500 yards for accuracy; wind bucking ability or accuracy. But I would choose accuracy because one can learn to read the wind and make corrections for it but you can't make corrections for accuracy after the ammo's loaded.</p><p></p><p>And unless you can shoot a 160-gr. spitzer boattail bullet out of your .284 Win. at 3000 fps, you'll not get 1500 ft. lbs of energy at 500 yards. One might get 2800 fps from a .284 Win. using a 160-gr. bullet but I doubt it unless the barrel's 26 or more inches long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 99561, member: 5302"] It's about a toss up regarding what's more important at 500 yards for accuracy; wind bucking ability or accuracy. But I would choose accuracy because one can learn to read the wind and make corrections for it but you can't make corrections for accuracy after the ammo's loaded. And unless you can shoot a 160-gr. spitzer boattail bullet out of your .284 Win. at 3000 fps, you'll not get 1500 ft. lbs of energy at 500 yards. One might get 2800 fps from a .284 Win. using a 160-gr. bullet but I doubt it unless the barrel's 26 or more inches long. [/QUOTE]
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