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View Poll Results: whats 3" low at 300yds
204 ruger 2 15.38%
22/250 3 23.08%
220 swift 4 30.77%
243 0 0%
2506 0 0%
264 win 1 7.69%
300win 0 0%
300wby 2 15.38%
338 ultra mag 1 7.69%
6.5mm rem mag 0 0%
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Old 01-16-2005, 09:57 AM
L. Cooper L. Cooper is offline
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The only numbers that will answer this question are tables of "bullet drop" from a perfectly horizontal barrel. The one that drops the least at any given distance is the "flattest shooting". The tables can be found easily. Any other calculations like point blank range etc, have way too many variables in them to be worthwhile.

The tables should also show that, for many different calibers and many different bullet weights, the differences are so small that they will matter only on paper. For many modern cartridges, the differences in trajectory are smaller than anyone can see at 300 yards, without importance in target shooting where one can just make adjustments, and absolutely meaningless in any real hunting situation.

There are far more important things to consider when chosing a cartridge than a few tenths of an inch in drop at 300 yards.
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