Captcurt
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Ran across something that has me scratching my head and maybe you can shed some light on it. We went to the range to do some semi-long range shooting and I had a new load for my 6.5 CR using the Hornady 143 gr. ELD-X with a BC of 625. On our first trip I shot the Nosler 129gr Accubond LR having a BC of 561. I was cranking it around 2800 fps. My Vortex retical was dead on out to 500 yards. All shots were in a 6 inch Bull except one and the wind had drifted it out about an inch. Elevation was perfect.
When I went to the Hornady load I was good to 300 yards. At 400 yards I was 5 inches high and at 500 yards I was 8 inches high. My question is: Will the higher BC account for a flatter trajectory even at a reduced velocity of 200 fps? The load chrono'd at 2625fps.
When I went to the Hornady load I was good to 300 yards. At 400 yards I was 5 inches high and at 500 yards I was 8 inches high. My question is: Will the higher BC account for a flatter trajectory even at a reduced velocity of 200 fps? The load chrono'd at 2625fps.