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What makes a bullet a good bullet?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 475919" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Welcome.</p><p></p><p>1st, any given bullet will not perform perfectly in all shot senarios. A berger will be good for some senarios, an Amax will be better for others and a barnes will be better for another.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, the ACCUBONDS and Interbonds are about the best 'overall' 'hunting' bullets. They have decent BC's (good BC's are needed for energy retention and forgivness in the wind), are very accurate and peform well on game over a wide variety of circumstances. They are a good balance between all things.</p><p></p><p>There are other bullets that have much higher BC's but typically come unglued when shots are take up close and other may not expand below 1800FPS. You need to find a balance.</p><p></p><p>That said, alot depends on your caliber choice. I have two main calibers. One is a 308 and the other a 338 Edge. Each will require a totally different bullet type to perform best. For example, my 308 has a starting velocity that is lower than many other calibers. I need two things. A high BC for energy retention and windage. The other thing I need is a bullet that will expand at lower velcoities. Compared against a 300RUM, a bullet with sufficient expansion properties for my 308 at 800 yards will come completely apart when fired out of a 300RUM at 300-400 yards. A 300 RUM will need a much stouter constructed bullet than my 308 will to perform the best. That is, in average circumstances. There are always exceptions. The 338 Edge is designed for one thing. Raw energy past 1/2 mile. Part of what makes this doable is the availability of VERY high BC bullets. With all of the weight, size and material of a 300 grain bullet, I can afford to shed some weight inside the animal regardless of shot angle or placement. What I really am looking for here is very high retained energy and very low wind drift. I sacrifice some bullet construction for a very high BC. That said, when I know shots will be close I load some 225 or 250 ACCUBONDS to hold up on the closer shots. This is a different approach than with my 308.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps you get started.</p><p></p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 475919, member: 1007"] Welcome. 1st, any given bullet will not perform perfectly in all shot senarios. A berger will be good for some senarios, an Amax will be better for others and a barnes will be better for another. IMHO, the ACCUBONDS and Interbonds are about the best 'overall' 'hunting' bullets. They have decent BC's (good BC's are needed for energy retention and forgivness in the wind), are very accurate and peform well on game over a wide variety of circumstances. They are a good balance between all things. There are other bullets that have much higher BC's but typically come unglued when shots are take up close and other may not expand below 1800FPS. You need to find a balance. That said, alot depends on your caliber choice. I have two main calibers. One is a 308 and the other a 338 Edge. Each will require a totally different bullet type to perform best. For example, my 308 has a starting velocity that is lower than many other calibers. I need two things. A high BC for energy retention and windage. The other thing I need is a bullet that will expand at lower velcoities. Compared against a 300RUM, a bullet with sufficient expansion properties for my 308 at 800 yards will come completely apart when fired out of a 300RUM at 300-400 yards. A 300 RUM will need a much stouter constructed bullet than my 308 will to perform the best. That is, in average circumstances. There are always exceptions. The 338 Edge is designed for one thing. Raw energy past 1/2 mile. Part of what makes this doable is the availability of VERY high BC bullets. With all of the weight, size and material of a 300 grain bullet, I can afford to shed some weight inside the animal regardless of shot angle or placement. What I really am looking for here is very high retained energy and very low wind drift. I sacrifice some bullet construction for a very high BC. That said, when I know shots will be close I load some 225 or 250 ACCUBONDS to hold up on the closer shots. This is a different approach than with my 308. I hope that helps you get started. M [/QUOTE]
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