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brendon_h · May 12, 2006, 10:38 PM

I'am new to the sport of reloading for target shooting, I've had plenty of experience of working up hunting loads and have produced some good ones. One for example is for my deer rifle I worked up a load and shot a five shot grouping that measured .700 at 100yds. I've started reloading for accuraccy since I bought I 12Fv Savage. As I started reading I came across Ballistic Coefficient(BC). The only real diffention that I have got was In the Seirra Manual it says "A mathematical expression of a bullets ability to overcome atmospheric resistance(drag)" In the manual they also have a BC Table, giving the BC for all of there bullets in all calibers at different velocity's. Know what would be better a 168 grain in .308 with a .447 BC or a 175 gr. with a .496 BC.What is better the higher the number or the lower. Thanks

May 12, 2006, 10:38 PM	#1
brendon_h Junior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Posts: 2	Ballistic Coefficient I'am new to the sport of reloading for target shooting, I've had plenty of experience of working up hunting loads and have produced some good ones. One for example is for my deer rifle I worked up a load and shot a five shot grouping that measured .700 at 100yds. I've started reloading for accuraccy since I bought I 12Fv Savage. As I started reading I came across Ballistic Coefficient(BC). The only real diffention that I have got was In the Seirra Manual it says "A mathematical expression of a bullets ability to overcome atmospheric resistance(drag)" In the manual they also have a BC Table, giving the BC for all of there bullets in all calibers at different velocity's. Know what would be better a 168 grain in .308 with a .447 BC or a 175 gr. with a .496 BC.What is better the higher the number or the lower. Thanks