zman said:
I have been shooting the 240 Gr. XTP's on top of 90 Gg. of BH209 out of my Omega getting some good looking groups. The question that I have is would this combo be efective on deer out to 150 yards? Or should I switch to a heavier or aero tipped bullet with a higher powder load? I have been searching the forum, but not finding what I need.
Thanks, Eric
Eric,
Got this off the Hornady site. I am assuming you are talking about the .452" 240 gr. xtp rather than the .430" 240 gr. xtp? You can go to the Hornady site and punch in the info for comparisons. The B.C. for the 300 SST is .250 (not listed on site) This below I punched in a 150 yd. zero. 3 to 3.4" high at 100 for 150yd. zero with examples below. They lose steam quick.. :cry:
Ballistics Table in Yards 240 xtp .452 240 gr., .160 B.C.
www.hornady.com
Range (yards) Muzzle 50 100 200 300 400 500
Velocity (fps) 1850 1639 1449 1156 992 892 818
Energy (ft.-lb.) 1824 1431 1119 712 524 424 356
Trajectory (150 yd. zero) -1.5 2.6 3.4 -8.6 -46.4 -117.6 -228.6
Ballistics Table in Yards 250 SST .452 250 gr., .210 B.C.
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Range (yards) Muzzle 50 100 200 300 400 500
Velocity (fps) 1850 1687 1537 1279 1098 986 909
Energy (ft.-lb.) 1900 1580 1311 908 669 540 458
Trajectory (150 yd. zero) -1.5 2.3 3.0 -7.4 -39.2 -99.3 -193.2
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