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Thoughts on BDC\'s
Since this sorta was a controversial topic I thought I'd share my thoughts and some realities of this is it applies to the LR hunting aspect. I feel some of the information prior to this was misleading. There a numerous people here who are interested in learnin and aquiring information so I thought I'd share my ideas and information on BDC's
The pros
easy "doping" if you know your rifles performance.
Simplicity in the field for the inexperienced.
Possibly a good tool for the novice.
cons...
while in reality they appear to do what they are intended for it really could cause problems.
These BDC's are made for a rifles spacific performance with a specific bullet, specific powder, specific primer. That in itself spawns numerous problems.
I can show drop charts with varying conditions that will show impacts with enough variation to cause a miss or wounded animal. Based on atmospheric conditions alone. But consider these variables as well.
Your perfect powder,primer,bullet combo works really well in your back yard. But you travel to a different elevation or climate to hunt.
well your powder perfromance may not be the same in your hunting area... maybe you have an enormous pressure increase or decrease... now what? Couple that with the bullet performance at a the changed altitude, and atmosphereic conditions... you have a recipe for disaster.
Now let say you have a very stable combination of powder,bullet,primer. Great, you have used your rifle sucessfully for a season or two.. but any good LR hunter fires many rounds in the off season to keep in tune and sharp. Most LR hunters shoot calibers that may be pretty hard on barrels.. now you begin to erode your lands and rifling... that translates into lower velocities or deminished accuracy... ( lower impact points) NOW what? well options.. rebarrel, order a new BDC, or work up a new load to match your BDC. Keep in mind you new load work up continues to wear your lands and rifling.
In my opinion while the information on the previous post seemed flawless and reliable it truly can cause numerous problems if the rifle owner doesn't fully understand the logistics. These BDC's may seem like a fix all but again, in my opinion, they may cause more problems than they fix...
My solution is shoot and shoot often, keep notes and learn your rifle. AS your rifle performance changes you will be aware and can accordingly use your reticle or adjust your clicks.
again, just my view and opinion.... hope this helps someone...
Since this sorta was a controversial topic I thought I'd share my thoughts and some realities of this is it applies to the LR hunting aspect. I feel some of the information prior to this was misleading. There a numerous people here who are interested in learnin and aquiring information so I thought I'd share my ideas and information on BDC's
The pros
easy "doping" if you know your rifles performance.
Simplicity in the field for the inexperienced.
Possibly a good tool for the novice.
cons...
while in reality they appear to do what they are intended for it really could cause problems.
These BDC's are made for a rifles spacific performance with a specific bullet, specific powder, specific primer. That in itself spawns numerous problems.
I can show drop charts with varying conditions that will show impacts with enough variation to cause a miss or wounded animal. Based on atmospheric conditions alone. But consider these variables as well.
Your perfect powder,primer,bullet combo works really well in your back yard. But you travel to a different elevation or climate to hunt.
well your powder perfromance may not be the same in your hunting area... maybe you have an enormous pressure increase or decrease... now what? Couple that with the bullet performance at a the changed altitude, and atmosphereic conditions... you have a recipe for disaster.
Now let say you have a very stable combination of powder,bullet,primer. Great, you have used your rifle sucessfully for a season or two.. but any good LR hunter fires many rounds in the off season to keep in tune and sharp. Most LR hunters shoot calibers that may be pretty hard on barrels.. now you begin to erode your lands and rifling... that translates into lower velocities or deminished accuracy... ( lower impact points) NOW what? well options.. rebarrel, order a new BDC, or work up a new load to match your BDC. Keep in mind you new load work up continues to wear your lands and rifling.
In my opinion while the information on the previous post seemed flawless and reliable it truly can cause numerous problems if the rifle owner doesn't fully understand the logistics. These BDC's may seem like a fix all but again, in my opinion, they may cause more problems than they fix...
My solution is shoot and shoot often, keep notes and learn your rifle. AS your rifle performance changes you will be aware and can accordingly use your reticle or adjust your clicks.
again, just my view and opinion.... hope this helps someone...