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Does "anyone" ever take Sectional Density into consideration!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Buttermilk" data-source="post: 1541385" data-attributes="member: 5262"><p>I'll interject my 2 cents into this conversation, though I probably should just keep quiet.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, SD is only apples to apples when comparing two or more bullets of similar or same construction, shape, etc. Doing it this way allows one to perhaps see which of the bullets might penetrate farther, all other factors being the same or similar.</p><p></p><p>When comparing SD of bullets that are quite different in design, construction, shape, etc., these other factors or variables of how the bullets is shaped, constructed, etc., will have a greater influence of how a particular bullet performs compared to another bullet than SD of those bullets. Thus, the other factors influence can and may mask the SD's influence, or make less relevant, on bullet performance.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, in my opinion, no one single bullet attribute alone can or should be used to determine which bullet is best suited for a particular use. It's my opinion that all of the bullets attributes or characteristics combined should be used collectively to determine proper usage of a bullet.</p><p></p><p>For some situations, such as long range, a particular attribute, such as BC, might be elevated in importance, compared to all other physical attributes, while at short to moderate ranges, for some applications such as hunting dangerous game, SD might be come real important as well as bullet construction and design criteria.</p><p></p><p>So, in summary, it's my opinion that all bullet characteristics need to be considered collectively, and not singularly, with some attributes getting priority for certain situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buttermilk, post: 1541385, member: 5262"] I'll interject my 2 cents into this conversation, though I probably should just keep quiet. In my opinion, SD is only apples to apples when comparing two or more bullets of similar or same construction, shape, etc. Doing it this way allows one to perhaps see which of the bullets might penetrate farther, all other factors being the same or similar. When comparing SD of bullets that are quite different in design, construction, shape, etc., these other factors or variables of how the bullets is shaped, constructed, etc., will have a greater influence of how a particular bullet performs compared to another bullet than SD of those bullets. Thus, the other factors influence can and may mask the SD's influence, or make less relevant, on bullet performance. Bottom line, in my opinion, no one single bullet attribute alone can or should be used to determine which bullet is best suited for a particular use. It's my opinion that all of the bullets attributes or characteristics combined should be used collectively to determine proper usage of a bullet. For some situations, such as long range, a particular attribute, such as BC, might be elevated in importance, compared to all other physical attributes, while at short to moderate ranges, for some applications such as hunting dangerous game, SD might be come real important as well as bullet construction and design criteria. So, in summary, it's my opinion that all bullet characteristics need to be considered collectively, and not singularly, with some attributes getting priority for certain situations. [/QUOTE]
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