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Old November 5, 2013, 11:49 AM   #19
Bart B.
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A 240gr bullet in a .308 case is good for what, exactly?
Long range rifle matches. Shooting the Palma course, for example.

David Tubb and others have used them in .308 Win's with a 1:8 twist shooting them out at 2150 fps. Bucked the wind better than virtually any other 30 caliber bullet for targets that far away shot from .308's. Went through the 1000 yard target about 1250 fps; that's supersonic. Wind drift's about 8.5" per mph of crosswind.

And flatter trajectories does not mean better accuracy. Only a longer point blank range band for a given average trajectory limit from the line of sight.

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