bullets drop faster than normal??
11-20-2007 | 09:22 AM
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RE: bullets drop faster than normal??
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I'm not sure who told you it would shoot flatter thanthat but sorry, that is just the facts of muzzleloading. With more powder it will shoot a little flatter but it will never be a center fire rifle. I do have a load using 130gr of Pyro pellets that uses the 250 Shockwaveand itshoots fairly flat. In my son's Apex it is going around 2050 to 2100fps and is point and shoot to 200 yards when sighted in 3" high at 100, after that it starts dropping pretty quick. I can't get enough loose powder to burn in the barrel to match that performance but it works with pellets. Also, don't be fooled by the 300gr bullet drop. The difference in trajectory with the same amount of powder as the 250 will only be a couple of inches moreat 200 yards but the energy will be a couple of hundred foot pounds higher. I don't have my ballistic calculator with me right now so I can't give you exact ratios.
The best thing to do is find the load that gives you the accuracy you want with enough energy do get the job done at the ranges you plan to hunt at, then sight in to get the longest reasonable point blank range you can and learn the drop for longer ranges if needed. Good luck with it.
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I'm not sure who told you it would shoot flatter thanthat but sorry, that is just the facts of muzzleloading. With more powder it will shoot a little flatter but it will never be a center fire rifle. I do have a load using 130gr of Pyro pellets that uses the 250 Shockwaveand itshoots fairly flat. In my son's Apex it is going around 2050 to 2100fps and is point and shoot to 200 yards when sighted in 3" high at 100, after that it starts dropping pretty quick. I can't get enough loose powder to burn in the barrel to match that performance but it works with pellets. Also, don't be fooled by the 300gr bullet drop. The difference in trajectory with the same amount of powder as the 250 will only be a couple of inches moreat 200 yards but the energy will be a couple of hundred foot pounds higher. I don't have my ballistic calculator with me right now so I can't give you exact ratios.
The best thing to do is find the load that gives you the accuracy you want with enough energy do get the job done at the ranges you plan to hunt at, then sight in to get the longest reasonable point blank range you can and learn the drop for longer ranges if needed. Good luck with it.
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The BC of the 250 SW is .21 but the BC of the 300g SW is .25. Did your son do his experiment? How did it turn out? Chap Gleason
11-20-2007 | 08:33 PM
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RE: bullets drop faster than normal??
The higher BC is another reason I like the 300's over the lighter bullets.
No, my son has not done his experiment yet, The science fair isn't until around March but he is wanting to get a head start on it due to the amount of shots he needs to complete it. I'm hoping to get him started after our elk hunt in a few weeks if work and weather permit. It looks like he is going to go with 3 lead bullets of different sizes and shoot one distance with at least 3 powder levels.
No, my son has not done his experiment yet, The science fair isn't until around March but he is wanting to get a head start on it due to the amount of shots he needs to complete it. I'm hoping to get him started after our elk hunt in a few weeks if work and weather permit. It looks like he is going to go with 3 lead bullets of different sizes and shoot one distance with at least 3 powder levels.
