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Heavy bullets vs.light bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 284866" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>The bullet examples you list really are not that far apart and the "high BC" bullet is not really all that high and the "low BC" bullet is not really all that low. To be honest, they are both medium range BC bullets.</p><p> </p><p>I am really suprised at the velocity spread in your comparision as the BCs are really not all that far apart which would tell me bullet weight would likely not be much different if same caliber. Perhaps the case capacity is dramatically different in your comparision between the two which we do not have that information.</p><p> </p><p>There is never a BEST choice, there are better choices for sure but it all depends on the situation and many different bullet will work in several different situations. </p><p> </p><p>In reality, if your shooting under 500 yards, the lightweight, high velocity bullets will generally shoot flatter then the heavier slower bullets even if they have a dramatically higher BC.</p><p> </p><p>If its windy, the heavy bullet may have an advantage at 500 yards but likely they will be very close simply because of the velocity advantage of the lighter bullet.</p><p> </p><p>If you stretch things out to past 1/2 mile, the higher BC bullets will nearly always make hits easier at these ranges and farther, especially when its windy out or even breezy. Does that mean they are the best bullet, depends on what your doing and what you need the bullet to do once it arrives on target.</p><p> </p><p>Simply put, there is never a single best bullet design, many will work, some are just better then others at certain things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 284866, member: 10"] The bullet examples you list really are not that far apart and the "high BC" bullet is not really all that high and the "low BC" bullet is not really all that low. To be honest, they are both medium range BC bullets. I am really suprised at the velocity spread in your comparision as the BCs are really not all that far apart which would tell me bullet weight would likely not be much different if same caliber. Perhaps the case capacity is dramatically different in your comparision between the two which we do not have that information. There is never a BEST choice, there are better choices for sure but it all depends on the situation and many different bullet will work in several different situations. In reality, if your shooting under 500 yards, the lightweight, high velocity bullets will generally shoot flatter then the heavier slower bullets even if they have a dramatically higher BC. If its windy, the heavy bullet may have an advantage at 500 yards but likely they will be very close simply because of the velocity advantage of the lighter bullet. If you stretch things out to past 1/2 mile, the higher BC bullets will nearly always make hits easier at these ranges and farther, especially when its windy out or even breezy. Does that mean they are the best bullet, depends on what your doing and what you need the bullet to do once it arrives on target. Simply put, there is never a single best bullet design, many will work, some are just better then others at certain things. [/QUOTE]
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