stagpanther
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This subject came up here a few years ago--specifically, do some bullets show a propensity to actually get better accuracy past the "standard" test range of 100yds? I've read in Litz's books that he believes this does happen in some cases and I think that was the argument being made at the time here. At the time, I scoffed at the idea thinking it was an impossibility. I've heard the idea of gases exited at the muzzle cause a disrupt--which I find plausible--it was the "centrifugal self-correction" part I had trouble with.
Well, some time has gone by and I've shot a lot of bigger magnum type cartriges--and--spoiled as we are as shooters--a whole new breed of ultra-high BC bullets have come out as well for these bigger cartridges. I've actually come around to the idea that some cartridges do in fact get better results when tested at longer range than 100 yds--like my 338LM, 7mmSTW, etc. It's gotten to the point where I don't bother developing loads for the big ones under 200 to 300 yds.
Your experience/ideas?
Well, some time has gone by and I've shot a lot of bigger magnum type cartriges--and--spoiled as we are as shooters--a whole new breed of ultra-high BC bullets have come out as well for these bigger cartridges. I've actually come around to the idea that some cartridges do in fact get better results when tested at longer range than 100 yds--like my 338LM, 7mmSTW, etc. It's gotten to the point where I don't bother developing loads for the big ones under 200 to 300 yds.
Your experience/ideas?