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Tipped match bullet length question.
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 1431724" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I've seen the same thing as Steve while testing bullet expansion. The higher the calculated sg of a bullet/load combo, the more consistent and predictable the performance was. With that in mind, I'd use the measured OAL of the bullet so that the calculated sg is a little on the low side. This should give a little wiggle room in your real world stability.</p><p></p><p>For a couple of years I spent a lot of time shooting big bore/dangerous game rifles and bullet stability was a constant debate in that community. Anecdotal evidence pointed towards faster twist barrels providing deeper and straighter penetration when using solids on DG. With soft points, expansion was greater and penetration followed a straighter path when the bullets were shot through a faster twist. We came to the conclusion that an sg of at least 1.6 at sea level was a good starting point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 1431724, member: 11960"] I've seen the same thing as Steve while testing bullet expansion. The higher the calculated sg of a bullet/load combo, the more consistent and predictable the performance was. With that in mind, I'd use the measured OAL of the bullet so that the calculated sg is a little on the low side. This should give a little wiggle room in your real world stability. For a couple of years I spent a lot of time shooting big bore/dangerous game rifles and bullet stability was a constant debate in that community. Anecdotal evidence pointed towards faster twist barrels providing deeper and straighter penetration when using solids on DG. With soft points, expansion was greater and penetration followed a straighter path when the bullets were shot through a faster twist. We came to the conclusion that an sg of at least 1.6 at sea level was a good starting point. [/QUOTE]
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