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My first long range rifle, what can i expect
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<blockquote data-quote="Outlaw6.0" data-source="post: 652774" data-attributes="member: 23486"><p>Depends on the velocity. After speaking with the owner... (can't remember his name). He was confident with my 1-8" @ 3200+ and my altitude 4400'. there would be no trouble stabilizing. Below is a Copy/paste from JBM's stability calculator... Altitude is probably sea level... I had to SWAG the bullet length... Miller states 1.300-2.000 is good stability... it should work....</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Input Data </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Caliber: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">0.243 in-- </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Bullet Weight: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">117.0 gr --</span><span style="font-size: 10px">Bullet Length: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">1.400 in-- </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Muzzle Velocity: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">3250.0 ft/s </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Barrel Twist: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">8.0 in-- </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Temperature: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">70.0 °F-- </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Pressure: </span><span style="font-size: 10px">29.92 in Hg-- </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Output Data </span><span style="font-size: 10px">Stability: </span><span style="font-size: 10px"><u><strong>1.230 </strong></u></span><a href="http://www.jbmballistics.com/contact/contact.php?subject=Bug%20Report&body=%2A%2A%2A%20Enter%20a%20description%20of%20the%20problem%20below%20this%20line%2E%20%2A%2A%2A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%2A%2A%2A%20Please%20do%20not%20write%20below%20this%20line%2E%20%2A%2A%2A%0A%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fjbmstab%2D5%2E1%2Ecgi%0Ab%5Ftwt%2Evalue%20=%208%2E0%0Ab%5Ftwt%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Ablt%5Flen%2Evalue%20=%201%2E4%0Ablt%5Flen%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Abt%5Fwgt%2Evalue%20=%20117%2E0%0Abt%5Fwgt%2Eunits%20=%20gr%0Acal%2Evalue%20=%200%2E243%0Acal%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Am%5Fvel%2Evalue%20=%203250%2E0%0Am%5Fvel%2Eunits%20=%20ft%2Fs%0Aprs%2Evalue%20=%2029%2E92%0Aprs%2Eunits%20=%20in%20Hg%0Atmp%2Evalue%20=%2070%2E0%0Atmp%2Eunits%20=%20%26%23176%3BF%0A" target="_blank">http://www.jbmballistics.com/contact/contact.php?subject=Bug Report&body=*** Enter a description of the problem below this line. *** *** Please do not write below this line. *** /cgi-bin/jbmstab-5.1.cgi b_twt.value = 8.0 b_twt.units = in blt_len.value = 1.4 blt_len.units = in bt_wgt.value = 117.0 bt_wgt.units = gr cal.value = 0.243 cal.units = in m_vel.value = 3250.0 m_vel.units = ft/s prs.value = 29.92 prs.units = in Hg tmp.value = 70.0 tmp.units = &#176;F </a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Outlaw6.0, post: 652774, member: 23486"] Depends on the velocity. After speaking with the owner... (can't remember his name). He was confident with my 1-8" @ 3200+ and my altitude 4400'. there would be no trouble stabilizing. Below is a Copy/paste from JBM's stability calculator... Altitude is probably sea level... I had to SWAG the bullet length... Miller states 1.300-2.000 is good stability... it should work.... [SIZE=2]Input Data [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Caliber: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]0.243 in-- [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Bullet Weight: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]117.0 gr --[/SIZE][SIZE=2]Bullet Length: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]1.400 in-- [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Muzzle Velocity: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]3250.0 ft/s [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Barrel Twist: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]8.0 in-- [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Temperature: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]70.0 °F-- [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Pressure: [/SIZE][SIZE=2]29.92 in Hg-- [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Output Data [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Stability: [/SIZE][SIZE=2][U][B]1.230 [/B][/U][/SIZE][URL="http://www.jbmballistics.com/contact/contact.php?subject=Bug%20Report&body=%2A%2A%2A%20Enter%20a%20description%20of%20the%20problem%20below%20this%20line%2E%20%2A%2A%2A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%2A%2A%2A%20Please%20do%20not%20write%20below%20this%20line%2E%20%2A%2A%2A%0A%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fjbmstab%2D5%2E1%2Ecgi%0Ab%5Ftwt%2Evalue%20=%208%2E0%0Ab%5Ftwt%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Ablt%5Flen%2Evalue%20=%201%2E4%0Ablt%5Flen%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Abt%5Fwgt%2Evalue%20=%20117%2E0%0Abt%5Fwgt%2Eunits%20=%20gr%0Acal%2Evalue%20=%200%2E243%0Acal%2Eunits%20=%20in%0Am%5Fvel%2Evalue%20=%203250%2E0%0Am%5Fvel%2Eunits%20=%20ft%2Fs%0Aprs%2Evalue%20=%2029%2E92%0Aprs%2Eunits%20=%20in%20Hg%0Atmp%2Evalue%20=%2070%2E0%0Atmp%2Eunits%20=%20%26%23176%3BF%0A"][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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