Does Ballistic Coefficient Matter For Hunting? 

That's it. From now on, I'm doing all of my hunting and shooting in space.

It's important to remember that there is something of a trade-off... A higher B.C. projectile will usually require a faster twist rate to be stable in flight... Know your barrel's twist before you just up and decide to buy high BC bullets. If your twist rate is too slow the bullets won't stabilize and you'll be worse off than you were with a lower BC bullet.

Ron: "they do some fancy hocus pocus thing...." now I get it lol

Nice video and good explanation. But I have much more enjoyment out of a well executed stalk and a shot at 200 yds than I do at pulling off a long shot. I've done both. Just enjoy the stalk more and with that in mind the B.C. means nothing

I dated a gal back in high school...her BC was probably .069

Sectional density is far more important. A bullet's BC is only useful past 300yds. I'd guesstimate almost all big game is shot inside 200yds. As a rule, I use premium bullets with an SD of .250 or better.

Personally bc is not the most important thing .. I do some bench shooting but mainly hunt... I used to hunt 500 yards now I don't hunt over 200... yep old age lol... great video for newbies

Most shots are within 300 yards. If you need some fancy bullets to do that then you need to practice more

I saw a fascinating video by “High Country Adventures in a video showing 6.5 Grendel long range Battle of the middleweights”. At 7.16 he shows a monolithic 118gr copper bullet totally expanded at 400yds! Which would have a drastically reduced velocity and a level of expansion I have never seen in monolithic before. The bullet was CAVITY BACK MKZ launched with 2500fps muzzle velocity. Now this is starting to resemble lead cup and core terminal ballistics out of monolithic that I have never seen Barnes or any other well named monolithic come even close. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cMmIgipmUHQ.htmlsi=n1AcD54l4xXRApOg

As a resident of B.C. I was a bit disappointed ;) Really like your channel though!

For hunting, I'm more concerned with bullet performance on target.

The wind is not working on the bullet - its the bullet that is travelling through the wind. A bullet mobbing at 3000fps and the wind is moving at..? See?

Ron, the focus nowadays seems to be more on BC (and long range target shooting), and less on terminal performance (in ethical hunting ranges). The average rifle owner is probably hunting less today and doing more target shooting, so the rifle and ammo manufacturers provides the market with what they want. They place the focus on BC and energy (just velocity x weight). I can understand that a bullet with good BC will have less wind resistance/influence, but the thinner/longer bullet will probably also have less resistance going into the animal. (With potentially less terminal performance/damage that was sought after in good old hunting days). To find the most appropriate hunting rifle/bullet, would it be more correct to rather focus on (velocity x weight x diameter)? So in some instances a bullet with less BC might be more appropriate for a specific hunting application. It is great to see people pushing the limits on long range shooting, but it is sad to see how they sometimes discredit older calibers that are still and always will be very good for its purpose. With new bullet technology, selecting the right bullet design / construction has definitely became a very important consideration. Enjoy your talks, regards David.

Now cover Section Density and why it is important for hunting. Great vid! Keep them coming.

Thank you Ron 👌. You're the Best 👍. Cheers 🙏 from 🇨🇦.

SECTIONAL DENSITY MAY BE FAR MORE OUTDATED THAN BC. IF YOU USE MONOMETAL OR BONDED BULLETS

That was a Great explanation of the difference between older styles & newer pointing bullets even my Dad understands & that's saying something Thanks BossMan!!

Does SD matter with lead-free bullets? I know it's changing the subject somewhat, but it's similar in changing the way of thinking with modern bullets. For hunting, an old-fashioned round-nose lead-free bullet is best. For hunting at close ranges, energy transfer matters more than BC. High BCs limit drag, but they also limit energy transfer. This is where thinking about target shooting and hunting part ways.

Everyone luvs AC/BC...!

I hunt in the woods of the north east……WNY to be exact….furthest Ive ever shot a deer is 150 yds. If i ever get out west for elk or mule deer….i will look into BC…but for now….i only need it to be good for anything under 200 yds.

About ten years now i learn about how to shot good. You Sir teach me a lot in the last nine month. Thanks!

Well 1 second in and the answer is yes. As long as it can kill then the higher BC bullet will have more energy and less drop and wind deflection for given bullet weight at all ranges.

I’m a deer hunter who loves shooting, ballistics, etc. Down here in the southeast US, my shots max out around 400 yards. Most of them are around 200. But I sure love experimenting with different load combos. Your videos are always informative and applicable. Thanks Ron!

'Hides the drag in the slip stream" great way to describe it.

Two excellent loads in .300 Win Mag are - Hornady Precision Hunter 200gr ELD-X .597 BC - Federal Terminal Ascent 200gr. .608 BC Both have a good G1 BC,but the Federal Terminal Ascent load has a much higher BC than the Hornady. Good for longer ranges for sure.

When I saw the thumbnail talking about B.C., I thought it was about the comic strip.

I used to shoot 400 yards with a 7mag and a core lock and killed whitetail and coyote. Now if I don’t reload a high bc heavy for caliber premium under 1/2 MOA at 400 yards in a non magnum I’m disappointed and rebarrel or trade it off. Moral of the story I shot out my 7mag barre learning to shoot, now I just spend a bunch of money on stuff that I think should have shot better. Miss the good ole days!

Thanks for another great video Ron 👌

I like the way you present your content, a perfect amount of summary and explanation. It would be nice to understand terminal ballistics comparison between highest and lowest bc extremes for caliber and what the goldilocks impact ‘velocity’ is for minimum expansion vs fragmentation and avoiding over penetration by passing straight through when velocity threshold is lost for each of the BC extremes. Be really nice to compare both bc extremes in terminal ballistic context vs impact velocity and retained weight. If there’s a general rule. There’s something special about any high bc bullet about 100gr and above from a ballistic and energy perspective that suits light to medium deer, vs any bullet below 100gr or below 80gr and screaming fast for varmint and small game. How should they expand or fragment and how much penetration depth gives maximum energy transfer for the shortest cavity path comparing bc extremes.

Great video Ron! I Loved the ending. Because none of this matters if you don't have a well designed bullet that preforms well at the needed velocity. A well designed bullet both expands and penetrates through the entire animal, while retaining 90% of it's mass. B.C only matters of you have good Terminal Performance with your bullet. I look forward to more great videos like this. 👍

Long range target shooting is a lot of fun. It's also a great test of rifle, cartridge, bullet, load and of course, the shooter. My local gun club has a range that goes out to 1000 metres. If I want to shoot at rages past that, I have to find somewhere suitable. In north central BC, that's not hard to do. Such shooting calls for the latest and greatest in precision, high BC target bullets. New cartridges specially designed for long range shooting appear almost monthly. Calibres from 6mm up to .338 are seen at the range. Nobel laureates in chemistry work deep underground in hidden laboratories developing newer rifle powders to launch these wonder bullets at velocities previously unimagined by mere mortal, average carriers of plain jane hunting rifles. What does all this have to do with said average hunter? Sweet bugger all in my opinion. Most hunters I meet out in the field have never taken a shot at a range past 100 yards. Most tell me their rifle is sighted in for 100 yards and that their rifle shoots flat out to 800 yards so why bother actually determining bullet drop. "Bullet drop? What bullet drop?" Said average hunter is then deeply surprised when after taking a shot at an animal 600-700 yards away, it calmly walks away. I've given up telling them that if a rifle (say a .30-06 shooting a 180 gr. bullet at say 2700 fps) is sighted in at 100 yards, bullet drop at 600 yards is about 100 inches or about 8 feet. "Eight feet??? One or two inches, maybe!!" I once told such a hunter that in order to hit a target with such a set up, you'd have to aim about 16 MOA above the target. "What's an emohay?"

So, let me explain why people wrongly perceive that BC changes with velocity. Again, the formula for BC is: BC= Sectional Density/Form Factor Form Factor (FF) is unit-less. It’s just a ratio of the drag coefficient of my bullet to that of a standard bullet. Example: Let’s say the drag coefficient of your modern Berger Hybrid is .24 at 3,100 FPS and the drag coefficient of the G7 standard bullet is also .24 at 3,100 FPS. Well then, the FF of your modern Berger Hybrid at 3,100 FPS is .24/.24 = 1. Continuing on then, both bullets have drag coefficients of .33 at 2,600 FPS. Therefore, the FF of your Berger Hybrid at 2,600 FPS is .33/.33 = 1. And so it goes… We end up discovering, that at all velocities, the drag coefficients are basically equal and therefore the FF of our Berger Hybrid never changes from a value of 1. Therefore, If the FF never changes from a value of 1 over the entire flight of our bullet, to include transonic and subsonic ranges, then it’s BC will remain the same throughout its entire time of flight. Now, what if we don’t use the G7 standard for our Berger Hybrid but instead use the G1 standard? Well, as we saw above, the drag coefficient for our Berger Hybrid was .24 at 3,100 FPS. But the drag coefficient for the G1 standard bullet is .48 at 3,100 FPS. Therefore, the FF of our Berger Hybrid is now .24/.48 = .5 at 3,100 FPS. Continuing on now, the drag coefficients of the Berger Hybrid and G1 standard are .33 and .57 respectively at 2,600 FPS. Therefore, the FF at 2,600 FPS is now .33/.57 = .58. Different result. As we continue measuring drag coefficients at subsequent decay velocities, we find the Form Factor changing as velocity changes. At 3,100 FPS it was .5, while at 2,600 FPS it was .58. Why is this so? Because we’re using the wrong standard to compare our bullet to. We need as close to a 1 to 1 ratio of drag coefficients as we can get.

B.C. 6 of one, half dozen of the other.....unless shooting over 500 yards. Lower bc will generally be lighter and shoot faster so it's flatter until it slows down. Higher bc will usually be heavier and so slower, which requires a higher bc to begin with to maintain what it started with. It doesn't ballistically matter if you shoot a 45, 50, or 55 grain bullet in a 22-250 because they all go to the same place out to about 400 yards. The bc is a total wash.

GREAT EXPLANATION and relevant information. I always enjoy your informational videos like this one. KEEP up the great work Ron and we'll continue coming back for more.

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not picking on anyone in particular here, I've just been playing this game for almost as long as Mr. Spomer has. most hunters, it is my experience, have no business shooting past 300 yards, even if the opportunity presented itself. being pretty good and ok from 100 and 200 yards, respectively, doesn't mean diddly when you get out to 300 yards or further. So for this class of shooter/hunter, BC is irrelevant. also, most (but certainly not all) hunting east of I-35 is thick timber, where shots may never be more than 75 or 100 yards. Nothing wrong with that kind of hunting, but again, BC doesn't even enter the convo for that kind of hunting. if you're out west with your 338 RUM and a 9x9 bull elk or 75" Alaska moose presents itself from 800 yards, yes, a high BC bullet will make a lot of difference.

Not if you're shooting a 270 firing 130 grain bullets and keep your shots inside of 300 yards. Can say the same thing for the 25/06 firing 120 grain bullets. But you can extend the point blank range by using a boat tail match bullet an extra 60 yards. Less wind drag equals higher ballistic coefficients. Ballistic coefficients are measured by the time of flight of the bullet takes to get to a specific range from the cartridge going BANG!... Henceforth, the more streamlined the bullet is of a given weight, will do a little better for long range shooting.

Hey Ron, maybe you can answer my question , I can’t find the answer nowhere,,, so this is my question ,, I have 2 different brand of 270 win ,, they both have the same BC which is .392 , one is a little faster in muzzle by 85 fps , do you think they will have the same trajectory ?

I like shooting steel at 500 yards and this is where BC really starts revealing itself. The difference between .3 and .5 BC at 500 yards is 500 fps! That’s a substantial difference in performance and if both bullets knock game down at 300 yards, why wouldn’t I choose the one that can do the same thing at 500 as the other can only do out to 300?! That’s the same argument that doomed wheel guns and 1911’s to a much smaller role in the self defense market. Why carry 6 or 8 rounds when you can carry 17?!!! Most shooter have no business shooting at game past 300 is the only legitimate excuse for choosing a low BC bullet. I will always choose the more aerodynamic bullet because you never know how things are going to play out.

Title: The Truth about B.C. Me: British Columbia? Video: No, absolutely no.

I have not been able to argue anything that you have said. Sure I might be able to argue that I like this better, but I can't argue with most facts you put out there. I would like to comment on B.C. though. The majority of hunters should not even think of a shot above 200 yards. I do have a point with that. However my argument here is that B.C. only harms most hunters. My point and case I feel is proven through hydraulic cylinders. Simply put a pressure applied to a surface is multiplied by the size of the surface. Not wanting to argue, would like to see your thoughts on this point of view.

Sectional Density tells me more I need to know for hunting than BC. This is because I just will not shoot at a game animal beyond 200 yards. I'm not that confident and the thought of badly wounding game animals is just unacceptable to me. I don't even like poorly taken vermin as in hogs and Aoudad. Yes Aoudad are trash animals we consider an infestation here in SW Texas. Land owners consider them so that is. Hunters love em.

Finley some common sense hunting from muzzle to 500 yards anything beyond that is unethical I like to get as close as possible I have found you can sneak up if terrain allows 300 yards or closer that’s what hunting is all about Our majestic wild life demans respect BC means nothing to me I get close enough to take my game cleanly be a responsible hunter

I am a self taught student of external ballistics and there is much more I don't know than what I do know. Upon looking at different bullets passing through the atmosphere I see some ballistics experts talking of the center of pressure on the bullet. I know the air has an 80 times greater effect on the bullet than gravity does but I don't know what a difference of the center of pressure on the bullet does to its flight. Any thoughts?

I don't care much about the ballistic coefficient because I don't normally take lone shots. Across a 40 acre square is farther than I want to shoot and hopefully I am hunter enough to get closer. I do have a question though, I wonder what the ballistic coefficient of my car is. This is where knowing the bc could make a big difference. I guess first we would have to come up with what we believe would the perfect shape of an automobile and then rate all other autos by that one.

You, my friend, have a wealth of great information in your head! Thank you for sharing it!! God bless you!!

Great video as always. Could you make a video about the 27 nosler? I think that’ll start becoming a more common round with the new heavier .277 call bullets

Can't wait for your next video about terminal performance

Wouldn't it be interesting to get an early American pioneer's opinion on hunting with high bc vs low(er) bc bullets. Probably call us all whiny cheaters

Lol why did it take them so long to figure out the best style for bullets I’ve been doing less efficient shit for decades while constantly making new types of bullets The ammo market research people extending to those in development are pretty weird

If you'd just titled this "BC", I would have thought it was about British Columbia. ;)

Good video, well explained....but it just made me happier than when I learned to hunt my grandfather taught me how to use the rifle, what bullets worked, and where to put them on the animal...thats worked for more than 60 years...Now if they ever get a long nose high BC bullet that preforms as well or better than a Nosler Partition at 500 or so yards, make a video on that please.

BC, the ratio of the sectional density of a bullet to its coefficient of form. I believe the coefficient of form is a man made idea or the "standard bullet". Ballistic coefficient is the factor that relates the drag deceleration of an actual bullet to the drag deceleration of the "standard bullet".

I don't hunt much at all. I do understand the fat vs spear shaped. Pistol bullets very much the same.

BC doesn't matter where I hunt in Florida I only shoot 50 to 70 yards maximum

I like this guy’s take on things.

A lot of people have suggested their favorite caliber for a guy hunting deer in Florida. 35 Whelen, and .280 are way too much gun for 80-120 lb deer. It’s like they are trying to justify “ their” choice of caliber.

Ron how does a shooter figure of BC of a cast bullet .??

Where I live you pay for most of your hunting. Starting with "day fee" just to be on the owners property. This is normally from $20/day and up. Your travel expenses and food are extra. If you pull the trigger and miss the animal your pay for the shot. About 10-20% of the price of the animal. If you miss a second shot the % is higher. If you wound the animal and can't recover it you pay full price. On some farms, if you shoot headshots, you won't hunt there again. Now you can see how expensive a hunting trip can become. Most hunters in my area use bullets designed for hunting and try to get as close as possible to their quarry. BC is for target shooting. If you need more energy for bigger game use a bigger stick to hit with. You hunt into the wind so your pray can't smell or hear you. Wind deflection on bullets in the hunting field is of very little importance in most scenarios. Hunting skill is more important then BC. With hunting skill comes responsibility. When and when not to shoot is part of that responsibility. I am always amused to see how hunters think that their magic wand with high BC lightning bolts qualify them to be irresponsible in the hunting field.

Thank you Ron this is the best explanation of BC I've ever read or seen. By yte way when I started reloading in1963 my friend who taught me was into BC most of the bullets I loaded were .308 the one I liked for deer was the Hornady 15 gr flat base interlock. For Elk I loaded at first 180 gr Nosler Partitions. Later I settled on the Hornady 165 gr BTSP interlocks. They always did the job regardless of range Longest was 406 yards on a Mule deer. That was mostly in the last century.

Ron a spinning Top, no one under 40 will know what you are referring to

In historical reference BC is now BCE. Before Common Era.

Nice video. When I started reloading I had no idea about the B.C. and it's effects. As I started loading for long range, I really started seeing what it does. Great reference for people who need to understand. I will point out that making sure that your pointy bullet will expand correctly is critical also. I made the mistake early on loading for .30-40 Krag of trying to get too long/heavy a bullet and velocities got down towards the bottom of the curve on what the manufacturer, Hornady in this case, recommended. Mind you that I was about 50 fps over their minimum speed. I shot a doe at 50 yards though and hit it perfectly, but the bullet didn't open. Thus I was punching a pencil sized hole through and I got lucky. I broke her leg and was able to get over and finish her. Had I not hit bone, it would have likely died poorly without being finished off with my .45 colt pistol. I removed the bullets and powder from that whole set of bullets and replaced them with a 150 gr. Gameking by Sierra which is designed to open at a lower velocity and had greater luck with them.

I actually had a load for a 6.5-.284 that exceeded the listed B.C. of the bullet.. The B.C. of the bullet was .445 but to get the trajectory amounts correct i would have to raise the B.C. above .500 on my ballistics program.. I thought that was kinda odd but now it makes sense..

I really enjoy watching your videos I've learned a lot about shooting my 7mm rem mag

Very informative, described excellently, as always! Thank you Ron and Waidmannsheil from a German PH.

Hi Ron! Love your channel! Why dont you do any videos about the .308 win? Do you hate it that much? :)

shhh... dont tell anyone, but this is a science lesson.

This is not rocket science! It's much worse!

Velocity only effects the G1 BC when using a bullet with a G7 form factor. This is illustrated in the Sierra loading manual where they give you three G1 BC’s for three different velocities. They do this so the drag curves match up better. The problem in this instance though is using the G1 calculator and relying on it at the transonic range. If you use the G7 BC then your BC doesn’t change. How do we know this? Look at the equation for BC: BC = Sectional density/ form factor There is no velocity variable. Form factor is unit-less.

Excellent video!!! Concise, hard hitting, informative!!! Very interesting! I could listen to you talk about cartridges and ballistics all day. Please compare different cartridges and let us know your favorite for hunting, range, etc.

I ALWAYS LEARN and enjoy these videos Ron. Thanks. I'm certainly no expert but I find there are always trade-offs for about any bullet configuration. B.C, S.D. Grains, EXPANSION, Muzzle Velocity are all things I work on and consider when reloading.......HOWEVER, There is another factor I consider more important that all those. Barrel Harmonics. and that is different for every barrel, including those made of the same caliber and manufacturer. I reload by first determining what I want a rifle to do for ME. I emphasize the ME in ALL THINGS in my opinion here. My Savage 270 is as awesome as my others and, and and...I don't own a large number but each has a purpose. I first decide by picking a Bullet, Primer and Powder...then I NEVER change any component for that Rifle. Then and only then do I start low and slowly load-up until I find the barrels sweet spot and that is the load. I record and keep components for that load and never change a tiny fraction of that load for that rifle. I never think or worry about THAT RIFLE and ONLY ENJOY IT from that day on. I don't wish it would do anything more or ASK anything more of THAT RIFLE. SOME people's EGO will eventually GO ALL GOOFY and ask they something from something that it is just not capable of doing and THAT gets them in a JAM, Missed Shots, wounded animal and then THEY BLAME the metal object for their stupidity and not themselves for not knowing the limitations of the round, rifle or distance. Now comes the weirdest part some don't consider. If I know I'm hunting in bushy timber or can't see farther than a couple hundred yards then I grab a SLOW plane-Jane round and hunt. NOW if I get invited to an area with some long range shooting I take my most accurate middle of the road caliber and hunt with that. I don't shoot anything larger than my 30-06 and frankly just don't see the need. 1st, I don't go after Elephants and 2nd, anything larger just kicks my 70yr old shoulder silly, especially after 3 botched surgeries. MOST big Game I've taken have been with a 1970's wooden stock 270 Savage with a 1960's Steel fixed 4xWeaver Scope on Swivel Mounts and that is the truth of it. A successful hunter doesn't need to spend a grand...OR MORE... to take meat home to his family. It's like buying a Cadillac and only use it a couple times in a lifetime...really? I'm ONLY after a laugh here and not slamming anyone....I'd love to own shiny new truck every year too but economics????? The point is that my oldest rifle has taken most of the meat home to my family and ALL my others are just luxuries really!!!! Remember, I've put a lot of time and effort to find the sweet spot for each rifle and know that each will hit where I let the bullet fly with about a 98% Probability...nothing is 100%. BC, SD play into my first choosing the round for THAT RIFLE and WHY I own that RIFLE. Then I NEVER ASK more of that rifle than I reloaded it for...don't fall into that TRAP or let your hunting buddy goat you into that half mile shot...it never works out well and then your story is told to the masses....seen it happen to my Brother...not cool. My Vault only has a few Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols and the Bows are stored in Locked Hard Cases. IF you don't agree with someone then just let it be. Not everyone has the same idea or opinion about that PERFECT Round, Rifle, or what-have-you so just let THEM DO THEM while YOU DO YOU and let's quit all this SHHHTUUUFF about who's better or who's doing STUPID. Not only is that non-productive but mostly distracting and Childish 8th Graderish garbage........RIGHT-ON?

I believe, by moving the CoG, (center of gravity), further back in the projectile - you get a higher B.C.! Hence, that's why the A-tips or polymer tips are better.............

Why is it called "Ron Spomer outdoors" if he records the whole video inside? 🤔

When I got my huskemaw scope data collection done for my hand load Corlanes found the “True BC” to be .6545. The 6.5 Berger 140gr VLD hunting are .612 on the box

BC only matters if you are shooting over 500-600yds.!!! I've shot 55gr. 223 at 600yds. Hornady 55gr.SP flat base, they shot great!!!

Mostly, B.C. doesn't matter to me in big game hunting. If it did, I wouldn't be mostly using a Marlin 336 in .30-30. ;)

What about from 30/30 170gr

I needed that explanation. I recently invested in a .257 wby mag and topped it with the Leupold vx5. To get my custom turret I have to include that info and I never understood it. Guess I just didn't educate myself until now. Thanks.

I live east of the Mississippi, formerly of Maryland, now living in Florida. If I were to buy 1 rifle for hunting, what would you recommend? I reload, so crazy calibers won't be a problem. I just want an all around good caliber. No 308 please, I do have one already, but want something different. Thanks for any opinions!

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In 1881, the Commission d'Experience de Gâvre did a comprehensive survey of data available from their tests as well as other countries. After adopting a standard atmospheric condition for the drag data the Gavre drag function was adopted. This drag function was known as the Gavre function and the standard projectile adopted was the Type 1 projectile. Thereafter, the Type 1 standard projectile was renamed by Ballistics Section of Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, USA as G1

Thank you for your clear explanation! Greets, T.

Don’t have to apologize to us for taking a call about elk hunting.

BC is for those with too much time on their hands. As a grazier who carries and uses different rifles everyday getting around the property, within ranges that a real person actually shoots (as opposed to paper numbers) it means absolutely SFA.

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Thanks very interesting.

Looking at a wide range of bullets, there is a perfect correlation between G1 and G7 measurements; meaning either one gives you the same information for a bullet. The difference is in the form and flight characteristic of the different G1 and G7 projectiles used by the ballistic calculator. So when comparing bullets, either system will rank them the same. It's how the calculator uses the result which gives the difference in behavior.

I'm guessing that for the larger calibers, even inside of 500 yards, the higher bc is more important than for say a 7mm or 30 caliber.

Just keep target shooting separate from hunting practice; there's a world of difference between penetrating 1/4mm of paper, and the terminal ballistics in a large game animal.

Ron, good breakdown for us old timers

Ron and guys: Good job Ron, as always. It has been said that planning a vacation may be just as good. We, most of us are tied to a city life - jobs, married with children etc. but at once still hunters under the skin. The actual opportunity to hunt does not come around as often as we would like. When we do get to go the pressure is on. We want everything to be right, We want to take the best advantage of the hunt possible. Savvy hunters go all in - they spend big time and money planning for the event but not always in a rational way. The most outstanding oversight they make is more concern for their rifle, ammo and gear than for their skill as hunters, including their own personal physical fitness. I do this daily, dream I mean, and I truly enjoy it - all without ever firing a shot. Nevertheless, marksmanship is indispensable and I know it -especially at range. This BC rage is not a hollow enterprize, but kill shots at 400/600yds don't come with the price of the rifle.

A 30-06 with a spitzer boat tail bullet, will shoot flatter and hit harder at long ranges, than a 300 win mag with a standard flat base soft point bullet...

Nothing matters until it does.

A 6.5 Arisaka firing 140gr boat tails has been my standard for hunting since college. And it performs very well at 500 at the range

There is hunting and there is shooting. Both are highly worthwhile pursuits. BC matters a lot for shooting, and very little for hunting. If you're taking shots while hunting that are long enough that BC really matters...you're not hunting very well.

Thank you for the video. It really helped me to understand BC.

I do believe when considering the bc there are a couple factors not many people pay attention to. 1 is center of gravity of the bullet and 2 is the center of pressure of the bullet. A center of pressure to far forward can cause yaw in the bullet especially if the rifling twist is not tight enough. I could be considering things that are unimportant but the force of air upon a flying bullet is eighty times greater than the force of gravity on that bullet.

Excellent education on the truth behind B.C. I'd stop the video and answer the phone also for an elk hunt. 😉👍

To convert G1 to G7 -divide by 2. couple points off - not significant.