ORIGINAL: sabotloader
Lee
I can only speak for myself and my thoughts, but:
As you can see I have not finished building this spread sheet still have some shooting to do. But, based on what I have collected so far I really do not see that huge of a difference. When I shoot the T7-3f loads the value difference will even be less. So for myself the cost of BH does not outweigh the advantages.
I guess it depends what your threshhold for significant improvement is. 100fps gain would mean 5 inches less drop and 1.5 inches less wind drift with the 325gr FTX load I have been developing, at 300 yards. If you never shoot over 200 yards, it means squat. If you are about 300 and certainly longer ranges, it starts to be pretty meaningful. I'd pay the premium if it was easy to find and I got 100+fps advantage.
Of course, over 2-3 years I could probably justify a smokeless gun instead!