Originally Posted by jwall
Originally Posted by Allen917

I have not found any great discernable difference between spitzer and round nose bullets at any range I have tried, even at 1000 yds.

find that boat tails vs flat base do show enough difference to merit some discussion, depending on velocities and distance.


I'm NOT saying I don't believe you but...
past 200 yds--that's hard to believe.

NOTE - I admit I have used ANY R N in any CF except 30-30 SO I have not tried them.


***It seems to me that IF a minor diff in the BT makes some diff>>>>>R N vs "Spritzers" outta show up.

AGAIN, I haven't tried them.

Jerry


Don't get me wrong, I haven't done any indepth studies of this either. When I lived in Walsenburg, CO, I didn't have alot of discretionary money, so I spent a lot of weekends at Whittington Center cause housing on non-competative weekends was cheap. I would reload all kinds of weird combinations of stuff to play with on the various ranges. On the 1000 yd range I really didn't see much difference. Maybe a 16" group vs a 14" group, hard to tell on a box or two of ammo at that range with poor optics to site with. Now the BT bullets vs FB did show some greater differences in grouping and amount of drop at that range, but there again this was small samples with poor optics and plain hunting rifles. Lot of variables in all that, but enough to convince me that at normal hunting ranges of 50 to 450 yds, it really doesn't matter that much as long as the combination of componets works accurately with your equipment and you have the skill to release it accurately. Just my humble opinion.


My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost....