Hey fellas, looking for some basic info here. When it comes to subsonic loads, is there any benefit to having long, pointed, high BC bullets that a long, heavy rounded nose or wadcutter cannot provide? For example, in a theoretical .458 caliber subsonic round, would having a high bc 450 grain projectile be any better off in terms of accuracy, stopping power, and trajectory than a heavy flatter-nosed 600 grain projectile?
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Re: Subsonic Bullets and Loads
12gr Unique under a 405gr Cast flat point gives 1050 fps from my 45-70.
I believe the flat front bullet is likely to cause more tissue destruction than a pointed bullet at subsonic speeds.
12gr Unique under a 405gr Cast flat point gives 1050 fps from my 45-70.
I believe the flat front bullet is likely to cause more tissue destruction than a pointed bullet at subsonic speeds.
Re: Subsonic Bullets and Loads
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GrantB</div><div class="ubbcode-body">BC doesn't mean much with subs.</div></div> Where on earth did you come up with that? does a bullets ability to slip through the air and wind all of a sudden become negligent because it isn't going as fast? Of course the BC changes with slower speeds, and that has to be accounted for, but saying it doesn't mean much is a sure step towards poor performance.
Take your 120 cast lead bullet and shoot it against a 140VLD both at the same speed, and you will see that high BC makes a big difference. Like the difference between hitting a milk jug at 50yds vs. hitting a clay pigeon at 400yds.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MontanaMarine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I believe the flat front bullet is likely to cause more tissue destruction than a pointed bullet at subsonic speeds. </div></div>
^this is true, and I have found it to be such through testing seen here
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GrantB</div><div class="ubbcode-body">BC doesn't mean much with subs.</div></div> Where on earth did you come up with that? does a bullets ability to slip through the air and wind all of a sudden become negligent because it isn't going as fast? Of course the BC changes with slower speeds, and that has to be accounted for, but saying it doesn't mean much is a sure step towards poor performance.
Take your 120 cast lead bullet and shoot it against a 140VLD both at the same speed, and you will see that high BC makes a big difference. Like the difference between hitting a milk jug at 50yds vs. hitting a clay pigeon at 400yds.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MontanaMarine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I believe the flat front bullet is likely to cause more tissue destruction than a pointed bullet at subsonic speeds. </div></div>
^this is true, and I have found it to be such through testing seen here
Typically, extra high bC bullets do not do as well as round nose bullets in SS applications. This is due to stabilizing the long suckers.
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