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looking for a .243 bullet with the highest bc for 9.25 twist
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1130955" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>I could not get the Berger VLD hunter 95gr to stabilize in my 26" Savage 12 VLP barrel. Factory Hornady superformance 95gr SST should work good. It did for me. There are 100gr hunting bullets that will stabilize but they will not beat the BC of the SST. The polymer tip does help with bullet expansion and every hit on coyotes was DRT.</p><p></p><p>The 95gr Berger Classic hunter has about the same BC as the SST so no advantage to the Berger there and SST bullets are cheaper and easier to come by.</p><p></p><p>I should note that I hunt at 1000ft elevation at temperatures between 25F and -20F. Bullets with marginal stability will shoot better in the summer and at high elevation. So beware doing load development in the off season. Absolutely verify that it is working under actual hunting conditions.</p><p></p><p>If you want to shoot the 95gr VLD or higher and get decent grouping, you need an 8 twist barrel. I got one and could not be happier with the rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1130955, member: 35183"] I could not get the Berger VLD hunter 95gr to stabilize in my 26" Savage 12 VLP barrel. Factory Hornady superformance 95gr SST should work good. It did for me. There are 100gr hunting bullets that will stabilize but they will not beat the BC of the SST. The polymer tip does help with bullet expansion and every hit on coyotes was DRT. The 95gr Berger Classic hunter has about the same BC as the SST so no advantage to the Berger there and SST bullets are cheaper and easier to come by. I should note that I hunt at 1000ft elevation at temperatures between 25F and -20F. Bullets with marginal stability will shoot better in the summer and at high elevation. So beware doing load development in the off season. Absolutely verify that it is working under actual hunting conditions. If you want to shoot the 95gr VLD or higher and get decent grouping, you need an 8 twist barrel. I got one and could not be happier with the rifle. [/QUOTE]
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