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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 672414" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Bullet diameter has a large effect on ballistic coefficient witch effects the long range performance.</p><p></p><p>Lighter bullets may limit the efective range and the ability to buck the wind of a cartrige.</p><p></p><p>Each cartrige will have an optimum bullet weight based on velocity,energy,ballistics,case volume</p><p>and barrel length.</p><p></p><p>If you compare the ballistics (Total performance)of any bullet weight in a given case you will find </p><p>that there is an optimum bullet weight for that cartrige. Example: the 270 win optimum bullet </p><p>weight for maximum performance is between 130 and 150 grains .</p><p></p><p>If you look at the big 300 magnums that optimum bullet weight will be normally 180 to 200 grains</p><p>for optimum distance,trajectory,BC, energy Etc.</p><p></p><p>The idea is to have the highest energy for the game at the maximum distance to be used for the </p><p>size and toughness of the game hunted and the conditions.</p><p></p><p>If you are using to light a bullet as well as to heavy of a bullet for a given cartrige you are not</p><p>utilizing the potential of the cartrige.</p><p></p><p>The 308 Win compared to the 30/378 is a good example. the optimum bullet weight for the 308</p><p>is much less than the 30/378 even though they are the same caliber (.308).</p><p></p><p>There are many reasons to pick a desired bullet weight for hunting or targets and it boils down to</p><p>what a person is willing to except for total performance.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 672414, member: 2736"] Bullet diameter has a large effect on ballistic coefficient witch effects the long range performance. Lighter bullets may limit the efective range and the ability to buck the wind of a cartrige. Each cartrige will have an optimum bullet weight based on velocity,energy,ballistics,case volume and barrel length. If you compare the ballistics (Total performance)of any bullet weight in a given case you will find that there is an optimum bullet weight for that cartrige. Example: the 270 win optimum bullet weight for maximum performance is between 130 and 150 grains . If you look at the big 300 magnums that optimum bullet weight will be normally 180 to 200 grains for optimum distance,trajectory,BC, energy Etc. The idea is to have the highest energy for the game at the maximum distance to be used for the size and toughness of the game hunted and the conditions. If you are using to light a bullet as well as to heavy of a bullet for a given cartrige you are not utilizing the potential of the cartrige. The 308 Win compared to the 30/378 is a good example. the optimum bullet weight for the 308 is much less than the 30/378 even though they are the same caliber (.308). There are many reasons to pick a desired bullet weight for hunting or targets and it boils down to what a person is willing to except for total performance. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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