ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
ORIGINAL: DoctorDeath
I recently traded for a TC Pro Hunter 50cal. M/L with a Nikon BDC scope ... I have dialed it in at 1inch high at 100 yards using a Power Built 245 grain bullet and 150 grains of powder (3 powder pellets) .... I was told the other day by a friend who black powder hunts a lot more then I do that I should consider using just 100 grains of powder and that it would not effect the perfomance of the rife that much out to 150 yards ...my question is that with all things being equalconsideringwhat was mentionedabove how much more will the bullet drop just using 100 grains?
dd
Your friend is correct. The BDC sope is designed primaily for a high ballistic coefficienct bullet like the 250g Shock Wave, not the 245g PB. PBs fragment at high velocity, basically anything over 80g---1400 fps is about right for this bullet. You should switch to a >>>strong<<<< bullet, if you are shooting fields and long range shot to 200 yards try the 300g SW or the Barnes TMZ 290g. Also if your only shooting 150 yard max shots, you can shoot a Nosler Partition, a Speer Gold Dot, a Barnes Origonal or a Barnes Flat Nose 45843, Barnes MZ all at 300g and sight in 3" high at 100 and be within 3" low to 175 yards. I am sure you know this from your Center Fire experience, basically your shooting a 300g 45/70 bullet with similar ballistics.
Chap
Read this one carefully he's got it right. Lee