The wind-drift advantage at short to medium range is certainly there, but it is negligible until you start getting around 300 yds or more when you are comparing it to medium weight bullets with good b.c.'s for their weight e.g. around .5. You have more recoil as you are using bullets approaching 180 grains, meaning not much difference to the .30-06 with 180's. That is why the .270 was considered an advantage, milder recoil and flatter trajectory with 130's than the .30-06 with 180 grain projectiles. Also, the heavy bullets drop more over that short to medium range. Sure that can be easily calculated and allowed for, but it is much easier to hold right on the vital zone in field conditions without making the allowance especially if the game is running or with an imperfect rest or off-hand. You really only need a few of options with the high b.c. bullets, too many options and sometimes the one you want isn't going to be readily available.
Last edited by Riflehunter; 08/28/21.
