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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 52004" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Texas,</p><p> the moose will probably not notice much at 200 or 300yds but out beyond that the BC of each will be more important to penitration ability and trajectory. The longer the bullet is, the heavier it generally is and the higher the BC is too. With that said, a given gun will generally shoot a heavier bullet just a little slower than the next lighter weight of bullet. The advantage it has in speed are generally MORE than lost in the area of BC. In other words, what the heavier bullet gives up in speed, it usually makes up for in BC given enough distance to do so, speaking in terms of energy and trajectory. </p><p></p><p>Some bullets may need a little more speed to help them open up at say 300 to 400yds, I'd say the Failsafe and Barnes X might could benifit, but at very long range these bullets are largely not opening up at all and acting as solids only benifit is having a high BC. A sierra will probably do a better job and open up a little way out there. Ultra high impact velocities are just not happening way out there. The most fragile bullets made may be just the ticket at the lowest end of the spectrum in impact velocity. By the way do they make a Ballistic tip yet for the 416Wby I could use at 1500yd for moose? Wouldn't even need the contruction of a Scirocco at that range. 416 400gr Matchking? ya baby, bring it on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 52004, member: 99"] Texas, the moose will probably not notice much at 200 or 300yds but out beyond that the BC of each will be more important to penitration ability and trajectory. The longer the bullet is, the heavier it generally is and the higher the BC is too. With that said, a given gun will generally shoot a heavier bullet just a little slower than the next lighter weight of bullet. The advantage it has in speed are generally MORE than lost in the area of BC. In other words, what the heavier bullet gives up in speed, it usually makes up for in BC given enough distance to do so, speaking in terms of energy and trajectory. Some bullets may need a little more speed to help them open up at say 300 to 400yds, I'd say the Failsafe and Barnes X might could benifit, but at very long range these bullets are largely not opening up at all and acting as solids only benifit is having a high BC. A sierra will probably do a better job and open up a little way out there. Ultra high impact velocities are just not happening way out there. The most fragile bullets made may be just the ticket at the lowest end of the spectrum in impact velocity. By the way do they make a Ballistic tip yet for the 416Wby I could use at 1500yd for moose? Wouldn't even need the contruction of a Scirocco at that range. 416 400gr Matchking? ya baby, bring it on. [/QUOTE]
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