Range Report Flatter shooting vs windage effects

[Ol Rob]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

Practice makes the difference. Choose your load and shoot. I say the shooter with the best skillset will win everytime, no matter what load. I may be disadvantaged with my load, but if I KNOW it's pattern in all conditions I have the advantage. To quote someone here,...... Just shoot the f..ing thing!!! Couple thousand rounds and you can figure anything realistic out.
My load works for me. YMMV-Rob

edit: I am refering to same caliber loads. Obviously different calibers have inherent advantages over some.

 

[softcock]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

What you are saying is all fine and dandy if you mandate that all that are shooting in a match use the exact same rifle and load every round fired . The point is It's Not an equal playing field and there is a reason why you see people that shoot thousands of rounds a year from different rigs and different loads using different bullet weights use (strategy of choice ) . Now take a guess why that shooter walks into multi-staged matches with a particular round choice ? are you saying that guy running the 175's in .308 can run with the 6.5x284 , 6.5x47, 243 , 300wm and score high or take the match overall ?
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[Lindy]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

If you think you know something about how wind affects a bullet go see the post by Bryan Litz linked below. Be especially sure to go read all 11 pages of the link Bryan provided on benchrest.com. I expect that you'll learn a lot - I did.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1712386#Post1712386

 

[JRWALLSIII]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

If you can use a rangefinder and have good dope

Shoot the heavy/ high bc bullets

if you are shooting without a rangefinder and are not a pro at milling targets

Go for the fast/ flat shooting bullets

 

[softcock]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

So like was saying that is your (strategy of choice )
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[Grump]

Re: Flatter shooting vs windage effects

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: .257</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you can use a rangefinder and have good dope

Shoot the heavy/ high bc bullets

if you are shooting without a rangefinder and are not a pro at milling targets

Go for the fast/ flat shooting bullets </div></div>
In general and the vast majority of the time, this is truth leading to more first-round hits.

However, if you are LOUSY at reading the wind, or forget to factor in which directionS it is blowing between your firing point and your target, it will simply be a matter of choosing the one with the least windage deflection.

Since BC is the total of atmospheric effects, two bullets of different weight but identical BC *will* have the same trajectory and wind drift at the same velocity. IOW, lighter *will* have less wind drift than heavier of the same BC, any time its speed is faster.