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Minimum Long Range Ballistic Coefficient
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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 405212" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>The gain of a high B.C. bullet to 500yds +/- will be pretty minimal. Ya it sure wont hurt. It should extend the velocity of the bullet wich in turn extends the range at wich you have enough energy and speed to open the bullet and do damage. The higher B.C. doesnt realy start to shine for bucking wind untill it gets out there a ways. It will help up close too but not too noticeably.</p><p> </p><p>Imo a guy needs to take a couple things into account before choosing a bullet.</p><p>1. What caliber/cartrige, your gonna be dissapointed if you wanna shoot a .500+ B.C. in a .223</p><p>2. What is your intended use, Varmint hunting with Partitions, and A-Frames makes about as much sense to me as using too fragile a bullet up close on elk. Will either way work? ya, but but youll likely get better results with the right bullet</p><p>3. How far do you intend to shoot, 5-600 and less, use a different bullet than 5-600 plus (IMO depending on cal/cartrige)</p><p>Anyone who's ever read any post Ive put on here knows Im a big fan of tough bullets for MY hunting style with my 270wsm, and game I hunt. I choose to limmit my shots to 600 and less for 2 reasons. One, I hunt very steep country and refuse to pack a 12-15 lb rifle, and Two, MY personal ability hasnt caught up with my imagination quite yet. So I shoot tough bullets vs fragile ones. My 140gr Accubonds have a .496 B.C. wich is alot lower than the Hornady SST 150gr wich had a .525 B.C. My personal effective range doesnt require a fragile, high B.C. bullet. Someday when I get better, and better my equipment specificly for L/R hunting then Ill be using fragile bullets.</p><p>So to sum it all up, opinions vary, and B.C. while helpfull, doesnt tell the whole story on bullet selection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 405212, member: 22166"] The gain of a high B.C. bullet to 500yds +/- will be pretty minimal. Ya it sure wont hurt. It should extend the velocity of the bullet wich in turn extends the range at wich you have enough energy and speed to open the bullet and do damage. The higher B.C. doesnt realy start to shine for bucking wind untill it gets out there a ways. It will help up close too but not too noticeably. Imo a guy needs to take a couple things into account before choosing a bullet. 1. What caliber/cartrige, your gonna be dissapointed if you wanna shoot a .500+ B.C. in a .223 2. What is your intended use, Varmint hunting with Partitions, and A-Frames makes about as much sense to me as using too fragile a bullet up close on elk. Will either way work? ya, but but youll likely get better results with the right bullet 3. How far do you intend to shoot, 5-600 and less, use a different bullet than 5-600 plus (IMO depending on cal/cartrige) Anyone who's ever read any post Ive put on here knows Im a big fan of tough bullets for MY hunting style with my 270wsm, and game I hunt. I choose to limmit my shots to 600 and less for 2 reasons. One, I hunt very steep country and refuse to pack a 12-15 lb rifle, and Two, MY personal ability hasnt caught up with my imagination quite yet. So I shoot tough bullets vs fragile ones. My 140gr Accubonds have a .496 B.C. wich is alot lower than the Hornady SST 150gr wich had a .525 B.C. My personal effective range doesnt require a fragile, high B.C. bullet. Someday when I get better, and better my equipment specificly for L/R hunting then Ill be using fragile bullets. So to sum it all up, opinions vary, and B.C. while helpfull, doesnt tell the whole story on bullet selection. [/QUOTE]
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