Thread: 260 bull tahr projectiles

Originally Posted by Tahr

Out to the 500 yards I ever shoot to I don't think BC is a significant factor. The excellent value 160 7mm Fusions BC is .440 and that's good enough middle of the road for me. Same with the BTs'. A 150 Nosler BT 7mm is .493 which is way better than the Fusions. And the 150 Nosler can be sent off pretty quick which is a catch up on the lack of BC. I just dial in the correction which is only a tiny bit more because of the so called "low" bc.

Same with wind.

Its only if I was consistently shooting over 500 yards would I worry about the difference between .440 and .590/.600

Mind you, I'm only speaking from my own world of personal experience so that's a limiting factor in itself.

Good points here.

I used to load 150 BTs for a mate with milsurp sniper ammo. Just pulled the FMJs, neck sized and seated the BTs and they were superb, if a bit damaging, but I prefer a damaged carcass to a lost one.

High BCs are attractive, but generally not necessary, however, high BC bullets still work at closer ranges. My 180 ELD-Ms have mega BC, which gives me the option of long shots combined with decreased wind effect.