Grandhubert
Well-Known Member
I would stay away from the very lightest bullets for the task you have in mind, lighter bullets always drop more and drift more than heavier ones.
The lightest practical bullet for your use is the 125gr Nosler ballistic tip with a b.c. of around .35.
In my 06 I can get them to 3300 fps using stiff charges of RL15 and H4895 but find that all this load is good for is making a slightly bigger mess of foxes under a hundred yards than the 150gr bullets.
A 150gr Speer BTSP (Slippery with a bc of .42 and rather frangible at the business end) over a top charge of H4350 will crack 3050 fps or so and show less drop and wind drift over 300-400 yards than even the ballistic tip.
The lightest practical bullet for your use is the 125gr Nosler ballistic tip with a b.c. of around .35.
In my 06 I can get them to 3300 fps using stiff charges of RL15 and H4895 but find that all this load is good for is making a slightly bigger mess of foxes under a hundred yards than the 150gr bullets.
A 150gr Speer BTSP (Slippery with a bc of .42 and rather frangible at the business end) over a top charge of H4350 will crack 3050 fps or so and show less drop and wind drift over 300-400 yards than even the ballistic tip.