elktrout
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I am curious why the manuals and charts all base wind drift solely on ballistic coefficient. It seems like the weight of the bullet is not considered. Case in point: a 7mm bullet would typically have a higher BC than a .308 bullet, even though the bigger bullet was considerably heavier. I would think that the heavier object would be more difficult to move off its path than the lighter one.
Maybe this is an extreme comparison, but a golf ball would be harder to move off its flight path than a cardboard airplane shaped like a jet fighter. Granted the airplane would have a much sleeker profile (higher BC) than the golf ball, but common sense dictates that the golf ball would win the battle to stay on its flight path.
Do you have any actual shooting results that confirm or refute any of the wind drift theories?
Maybe this is an extreme comparison, but a golf ball would be harder to move off its flight path than a cardboard airplane shaped like a jet fighter. Granted the airplane would have a much sleeker profile (higher BC) than the golf ball, but common sense dictates that the golf ball would win the battle to stay on its flight path.
Do you have any actual shooting results that confirm or refute any of the wind drift theories?