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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Is faster better?
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<blockquote data-quote="ndking1126" data-source="post: 2225519" data-attributes="member: 26820"><p>My recommendation is learn one variable at a time. This post originally was about speed, not which bullet is best, so that's what I'll discuss.</p><p></p><p>Ballistically, yes. Faster is better. The same bullet going faster will always fly flatter and be affected less by the wind.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, there are other practical reasons that adding velocity could be a bad idea.</p><p>1. Extra velocity could push you out of a accuracy node.</p><p>2. Extra velocity could cause impact speed to be higher than the bullet you're using is rated for (ie, it blows up or completely comes apart instead of getting acceptable penetration when it hits the animal)</p><p>3. Higher velocities increase the RPM of the bullet as it flies through the air and could cause the jacket to separate. This would be likely at extreme speed and/or a twist rate that is significantly faster than recommended for the bullet length.</p><p>4. Adding velocity could be dangerous when you are already at the upper limit of chamber pressure. Worse case scenario it can be fatal, and best case scenario it adds unnecessary stress to the equipment, shortening their lifespan.</p><p>5. Probably a few more, but that's all I can think of at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ndking1126, post: 2225519, member: 26820"] My recommendation is learn one variable at a time. This post originally was about speed, not which bullet is best, so that's what I'll discuss. Ballistically, yes. Faster is better. The same bullet going faster will always fly flatter and be affected less by the wind. Having said that, there are other practical reasons that adding velocity could be a bad idea. 1. Extra velocity could push you out of a accuracy node. 2. Extra velocity could cause impact speed to be higher than the bullet you're using is rated for (ie, it blows up or completely comes apart instead of getting acceptable penetration when it hits the animal) 3. Higher velocities increase the RPM of the bullet as it flies through the air and could cause the jacket to separate. This would be likely at extreme speed and/or a twist rate that is significantly faster than recommended for the bullet length. 4. Adding velocity could be dangerous when you are already at the upper limit of chamber pressure. Worse case scenario it can be fatal, and best case scenario it adds unnecessary stress to the equipment, shortening their lifespan. 5. Probably a few more, but that's all I can think of at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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