Re: 40x recomendations
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YAOG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Tighter bores give you better velocity and bullet stabilization which translates to better BC and less wind drift which at any distance farther than 25-50 yards equates to better consistency and smaller groups which translates to more hits as the distances grow all things being equal.
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Actually, in rimfire, the better ammo is subsonic, so higher velocities can be self-defeating. In centerfire, you want the higher velocities because the travel time is reduced so there is less wind-drift (BC is the same despite the velocity).
The problem with 22LR is that it is right around the speed of sound. When a bullet goes from hypersonic to subsonic, strange things happen... better to avoid that velocity region altogether by either being safely above that region (HM2, HMR) or below that region (22LR).
Lapua actually specs their ammo in "L" or "M" for "large" or "medium" so if yo uwant to see if it works better for you, you can buy the "L" designation.