Thread: Preferred barrel bullet weight

Greetings All,
I think that there is one thing that we have glossed over. Our first step should be to decide what we are trying to achieve. If our load is primarily for long range shooting or is it for sneaking around in the bush and semi open country. This should narrow the range of projectiles we would consider. Next what are the capabilities of the rifle. Is the twist fast enough to stabilize the projectile, is the mag long enough to seat the projectile with the ogive outside the neck. We may find that the rifle is not up to the job. There are two options here change our aims or the rifle. Now and only now is the time to start putting some test loads together.
For bush hobbit's none of the above matters much but for those with longer range intentions we are much better of starting with our aims rather than tables of mythical ideal projectiles cooked up by someone on the other side of the world decades ago.
Regards Grandpamac.