NM Leon
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It's that "given equal bc" part that's the real kicker.
There are a lot of exceptions to the rule since some smaller calibers have been popular with competition shooters and have had very high BC bullets designed, and some large calibers only have (relatively low BC) bullets designed for (short range) African game, but in general the larger calibers will have higher BC bullets available than the smaller calibers.
There is also the consideration that Jack raised, your barrel has to be able to stabilize that high BC bullet. You can get 90gr .22cal Berger match bullets with a BC of .517, but how many guys have a 1:7 twist barrel to shoot them out of?
On the other hand, just about every .243 ever made will shoot 95gr Bergers with a BC of .524.
There are a lot of exceptions to the rule since some smaller calibers have been popular with competition shooters and have had very high BC bullets designed, and some large calibers only have (relatively low BC) bullets designed for (short range) African game, but in general the larger calibers will have higher BC bullets available than the smaller calibers.
There is also the consideration that Jack raised, your barrel has to be able to stabilize that high BC bullet. You can get 90gr .22cal Berger match bullets with a BC of .517, but how many guys have a 1:7 twist barrel to shoot them out of?
On the other hand, just about every .243 ever made will shoot 95gr Bergers with a BC of .524.
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