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Minimum Long Range Ballistic Coefficient
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 404760" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Winmags first response kinda hits it in the head. It depends on caliber/velocity/what your purpose is/and what is long range to you. In 25 caliber I have several off the '06 case along with the 257 wby and 257 stw. The 25-06 can be used effectively to 600 yards with the proper bullet. It just can't get enough velocity on the heavier bullets to satisfy my limits on sure kills beyond that. It can be very accurate at 1000 yard matches with high bc heavy bullets but not for sure kills. My 257 wby shoots the 100 grain swift scirroco with .429 bc at 3780 fps. It is a lazer to 650 yards and makes a great 25 cal deer/antelope killer in that range and just a bit further.</p><p></p><p>As the game gets bigger and further away the best choices get to be larger calibers and heavier bullets to do the best job. So no definitive answer for your question. And don't rely on balistic tables. They can give you the numbers but how well a bullet actually kills is a whole nother story. True killability can not be derived from a balistic chart. It only predicts ballistics with some degree of accuracy. How a bullet performs on game and how it transfers that energy to the animal are completely different issues and unfortunately only realized through plenty of experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 404760, member: 505"] Winmags first response kinda hits it in the head. It depends on caliber/velocity/what your purpose is/and what is long range to you. In 25 caliber I have several off the '06 case along with the 257 wby and 257 stw. The 25-06 can be used effectively to 600 yards with the proper bullet. It just can't get enough velocity on the heavier bullets to satisfy my limits on sure kills beyond that. It can be very accurate at 1000 yard matches with high bc heavy bullets but not for sure kills. My 257 wby shoots the 100 grain swift scirroco with .429 bc at 3780 fps. It is a lazer to 650 yards and makes a great 25 cal deer/antelope killer in that range and just a bit further. As the game gets bigger and further away the best choices get to be larger calibers and heavier bullets to do the best job. So no definitive answer for your question. And don't rely on balistic tables. They can give you the numbers but how well a bullet actually kills is a whole nother story. True killability can not be derived from a balistic chart. It only predicts ballistics with some degree of accuracy. How a bullet performs on game and how it transfers that energy to the animal are completely different issues and unfortunately only realized through plenty of experience. [/QUOTE]
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