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Hornady A-Tip bullets 250gr 30cal bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="Varminator 911" data-source="post: 1623881" data-attributes="member: 9705"><p>The 250 will at some point be faster than the 230 if started out with equal energy at the muzzle. So I checked it for my location 4500ft elevation. Started both with 5000 ft lbs. That comes at 3130 fps for the 230 and 3000 fps for the 250. I was amazed that the 230 held it's own as well as it did. At 1300 yds the 230 was 1953 fps and 1948 ft lbs. The 250 was 1916 fps and 2038 ft lbs. I would have thought the 250 would be faster by 1300 yds but it wasn't.</p><p></p><p>Wind drift was 58.6 and 57.8 inches for the 230 and 250. The added speed of the lighter bullet almost exactly canceled out the BC advantage of the heavier bullet. And estimating wind is the most difficult part of long range hunting.</p><p></p><p>I'd shoot the 230 in almost any gun for game because I'm not going beyond 1300 yds. The 230 is faster and should expand a little better inside 1300 yds. But really it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other.</p><p></p><p>I checked and double checked and still it doesn't seem quite right. The 250 should have looked a little better.</p><p></p><p>For target shooting at one mile and beyond the 250 would be faster and a little better ballistically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varminator 911, post: 1623881, member: 9705"] The 250 will at some point be faster than the 230 if started out with equal energy at the muzzle. So I checked it for my location 4500ft elevation. Started both with 5000 ft lbs. That comes at 3130 fps for the 230 and 3000 fps for the 250. I was amazed that the 230 held it's own as well as it did. At 1300 yds the 230 was 1953 fps and 1948 ft lbs. The 250 was 1916 fps and 2038 ft lbs. I would have thought the 250 would be faster by 1300 yds but it wasn't. Wind drift was 58.6 and 57.8 inches for the 230 and 250. The added speed of the lighter bullet almost exactly canceled out the BC advantage of the heavier bullet. And estimating wind is the most difficult part of long range hunting. I'd shoot the 230 in almost any gun for game because I'm not going beyond 1300 yds. The 230 is faster and should expand a little better inside 1300 yds. But really it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. I checked and double checked and still it doesn't seem quite right. The 250 should have looked a little better. For target shooting at one mile and beyond the 250 would be faster and a little better ballistically. [/QUOTE]
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