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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Custom rifle build 7MM or 30 Cal?
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1195527" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>There is no such thing as over gunned. There is such a thing as under gunned. Big bullets on small game does not mean big mess. They generally make less mess. Choose a caliber that your are comfortable with and use quality bullets in it and stay inside of its means. </p><p></p><p>Bullet bc is a function of bullet weight and bullet form. Length does not add bc. In order to increase the weight of a bullet and keep a good form it has to get longer. Heavier bullets of the same form will have higher bc.</p><p></p><p>I assume that you are purchasing a factory rifle. So you need to make sure that your factory rifle has enough twist to shoot the big high bc bullet that is attracting you to the caliber. Optimal twist for a Berger 195 is 1-8". The 28 Nosler is a 1-9" twist. Most 7mm factory rifles are between 1-9.25" and 1-10" twist. Not all 7mm bullets are made for all 7mm rifles. Likewise for all the calibers.</p><p></p><p>I will leave you with this. I have killed a lot of big game animals with rifles from .243 through .338. The bigger the caliber the better they kill, assuming a quality bullet being used.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1195527, member: 7999"] There is no such thing as over gunned. There is such a thing as under gunned. Big bullets on small game does not mean big mess. They generally make less mess. Choose a caliber that your are comfortable with and use quality bullets in it and stay inside of its means. Bullet bc is a function of bullet weight and bullet form. Length does not add bc. In order to increase the weight of a bullet and keep a good form it has to get longer. Heavier bullets of the same form will have higher bc. I assume that you are purchasing a factory rifle. So you need to make sure that your factory rifle has enough twist to shoot the big high bc bullet that is attracting you to the caliber. Optimal twist for a Berger 195 is 1-8". The 28 Nosler is a 1-9" twist. Most 7mm factory rifles are between 1-9.25" and 1-10" twist. Not all 7mm bullets are made for all 7mm rifles. Likewise for all the calibers. I will leave you with this. I have killed a lot of big game animals with rifles from .243 through .338. The bigger the caliber the better they kill, assuming a quality bullet being used. Steve [/QUOTE]
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