Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Rifle & Shotgun Discussion
Let’s talk 2506 Caliber
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3692714" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I chased that high BC Ferrari bullet and found under 500 yards it does not matter.</p><p>My savage axis .223, Mossberg 100ATR in .243 and 30-06 and my Savage 10 in .308 will all hold under 5" at 500 yards</p><p></p><p>G1 BC : 55 gr V-max .255.</p><p> Hornady 150 gr SP #3031 BC .338.</p><p> Hornady 155 A-Max BC .435.</p><p> Hornady .243 87 gr. V-Max BC .400.</p><p>Sierra 165 Game King HPBT. BC .363 @ 2600 fps and above .355 between 2600 and 1800 fps .363 @ 1800 fps and below.</p><p></p><p>Those bullets put the smack down on game and are what i use in my rifles and not any high BC stuff really but will hold for me out to 500</p><p>yards and have taken game easily to 300 a few times for me.</p><p>I do not try to snipe my deer i hunt them and i get as close as I can.</p><p>High BC bullets for me are not needed.</p><p>Accurate shooting excellent performing ones are.</p><p></p><p>I tried the heavier higher BC bullets in my guns and the drop was much more and I can deal with that.</p><p>But none of them proved to be more accurate and 99% of the higher BC ones shot worse groups.</p><p></p><p>I chalk that up to short bearing surfaces on them vs the longer bearing surface on my lower BC bullets.</p><p>I did find the shorter the bearing surface was the faster I had to push them to get accuracy I need.</p><p></p><p>1 bullet really had excellent accuracy but I had to push it very fast and that was Sierra 2156 Palma 155 with .504 BC.</p><p>2980 FPS from my savage .308 and 3176 fps from my 30-06 to make them stay in a very tight group.</p><p></p><p>I shot 2 deer with them and both deer got hit under 100 yards and it smacked them so hard it lifted them off their feet and smacked them to the ground like a Hulk Hogan body slam.</p><p>But they both got right back up and took off like lightning running over 200 yards before expiring.</p><p></p><p>Both hearts had a hole in them and the entry of the bullet was like a pencil hole and the exit of the bullet on 1 deer was pencil size.</p><p>The other deer took it through the chest.</p><p></p><p>The bullet did not expand at all.. Poor bullet choice for shooting critters for sure. High BC though.</p><p></p><p>Did I need it for under 100 yards. Absolutely not.</p><p></p><p>Got a gun that does not shoot tight groups with your reloads try a long bearing surface flat base bullet.</p><p></p><p>Prep the brass like you mean it.</p><p>You scratching your oily face and grabbing the next bullet to seat. Little things like that will ruin a good group.</p><p></p><p>Attention to the little things can make or break you.</p><p>After I lube cases and prep I remove the lube and before seating bullets I wash my hands.</p><p>My hands stay very dry all the time but many people have clammy or acidic hands and I feel for those.</p><p></p><p>My buddy takes Chemo and other meds for heart and arthritis and his hands will rust the bluing on a 30-30 over night.</p><p></p><p>What does that do to a bullet you touched???</p><p>Think about the ammo he made 6 months ago.</p><p>I do notice his brass looks tarnished.</p><p>I clean his cases and can tell his from mine really easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3692714, member: 15054"] I chased that high BC Ferrari bullet and found under 500 yards it does not matter. My savage axis .223, Mossberg 100ATR in .243 and 30-06 and my Savage 10 in .308 will all hold under 5" at 500 yards G1 BC : 55 gr V-max .255. Hornady 150 gr SP #3031 BC .338. Hornady 155 A-Max BC .435. Hornady .243 87 gr. V-Max BC .400. Sierra 165 Game King HPBT. BC .363 @ 2600 fps and above .355 between 2600 and 1800 fps .363 @ 1800 fps and below. Those bullets put the smack down on game and are what i use in my rifles and not any high BC stuff really but will hold for me out to 500 yards and have taken game easily to 300 a few times for me. I do not try to snipe my deer i hunt them and i get as close as I can. High BC bullets for me are not needed. Accurate shooting excellent performing ones are. I tried the heavier higher BC bullets in my guns and the drop was much more and I can deal with that. But none of them proved to be more accurate and 99% of the higher BC ones shot worse groups. I chalk that up to short bearing surfaces on them vs the longer bearing surface on my lower BC bullets. I did find the shorter the bearing surface was the faster I had to push them to get accuracy I need. 1 bullet really had excellent accuracy but I had to push it very fast and that was Sierra 2156 Palma 155 with .504 BC. 2980 FPS from my savage .308 and 3176 fps from my 30-06 to make them stay in a very tight group. I shot 2 deer with them and both deer got hit under 100 yards and it smacked them so hard it lifted them off their feet and smacked them to the ground like a Hulk Hogan body slam. But they both got right back up and took off like lightning running over 200 yards before expiring. Both hearts had a hole in them and the entry of the bullet was like a pencil hole and the exit of the bullet on 1 deer was pencil size. The other deer took it through the chest. The bullet did not expand at all.. Poor bullet choice for shooting critters for sure. High BC though. Did I need it for under 100 yards. Absolutely not. Got a gun that does not shoot tight groups with your reloads try a long bearing surface flat base bullet. Prep the brass like you mean it. You scratching your oily face and grabbing the next bullet to seat. Little things like that will ruin a good group. Attention to the little things can make or break you. After I lube cases and prep I remove the lube and before seating bullets I wash my hands. My hands stay very dry all the time but many people have clammy or acidic hands and I feel for those. My buddy takes Chemo and other meds for heart and arthritis and his hands will rust the bluing on a 30-30 over night. What does that do to a bullet you touched??? Think about the ammo he made 6 months ago. I do notice his brass looks tarnished. I clean his cases and can tell his from mine really easy. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Rifle & Shotgun Discussion
Let’s talk 2506 Caliber
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom