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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
What grain bullet to shoot?
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 994377" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>Your intended distance should be carefully considered. The heavy for caliber bullets can have a ballistic advantage, but that advantage typically doesn't manifest itself at shorter ranges.</p><p> </p><p>If you are shooting to 600 yards, a lighter bullet at higher velocity can shoot flatter and have similar wind drift to the heavies.</p><p> </p><p>If you are reaching to 1000 yards, the game changes a lot. The higher bc's of the heavies begin to assert themselves in wind drift and retained velocity. The latter becomes especially critical in the .308 as the bullets approach 1000 yards and start to go transonic.</p><p> </p><p>Time spent comparing bullets on a ballistic calculator (I like to use the one at jbmballistics.com, but there are plenty of others) will do a lot to show you what bullets fit your needs. Then it is a matter of finding a combination that your rifle likes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 994377, member: 22069"] Your intended distance should be carefully considered. The heavy for caliber bullets can have a ballistic advantage, but that advantage typically doesn't manifest itself at shorter ranges. If you are shooting to 600 yards, a lighter bullet at higher velocity can shoot flatter and have similar wind drift to the heavies. If you are reaching to 1000 yards, the game changes a lot. The higher bc's of the heavies begin to assert themselves in wind drift and retained velocity. The latter becomes especially critical in the .308 as the bullets approach 1000 yards and start to go transonic. Time spent comparing bullets on a ballistic calculator (I like to use the one at jbmballistics.com, but there are plenty of others) will do a lot to show you what bullets fit your needs. Then it is a matter of finding a combination that your rifle likes. [/QUOTE]
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