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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Heavy bullets vs.light bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 285046" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>There are only two things that affect wind resistance. Velocity and BC. Heavier bullets tend to buck wind better because heavier bullets uusall have higher BC's, but not always, depending on their shape.</p><p> </p><p>As Kirby mentioned, it depends on the situation and the kind of shooting you are doing. Lighter and faster bullets will have a flatter trajectory in short to medium ranges, but then they loose velocity quckly due to their lower BC.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to detirmine which bullet is best for your application is to crunch the numbers in a ballisitic calc using likely BC and velocity.</p><p> </p><p>-MR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 285046, member: 11717"] There are only two things that affect wind resistance. Velocity and BC. Heavier bullets tend to buck wind better because heavier bullets uusall have higher BC's, but not always, depending on their shape. As Kirby mentioned, it depends on the situation and the kind of shooting you are doing. Lighter and faster bullets will have a flatter trajectory in short to medium ranges, but then they loose velocity quckly due to their lower BC. The best way to detirmine which bullet is best for your application is to crunch the numbers in a ballisitic calc using likely BC and velocity. -MR [/QUOTE]
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