Flying Ferris
Also I have shot conicles out of my gun and they don't do as well as saboted bullets, especially the lighter ones that Oregon forces you to use (note I said length not mass, and since you seem to be ballistacaly confused a bullets length in relation to its width plays a huge part in its stability,
Just to clear a small point:
But, the bullet can not be more than twice as long as the diameter.
I do not really think Oregon forces you to use lighter conicals.... Doc White 600 grain conical measures an 1" prior to being loaded into a White .504 - seems to me that a 600 grain conical would not be considered light... The rule is/was directed at not allowing you to use a ballistically superior spire pointed/boat tailedlead conical like some of those that PR Bullets makes. The Oregon rule as with a lot of other states here in the west is to tie you to a
short range weapon vs a modern day centerfire. While hunting with an inline is not ML hunting by some peoples standards it certainly is not like hunting with amodern centerfire. Often you a shooting a combination that will get you marginally better performance than a 30-30...
Just my 2 cents...