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Re: New Bullet

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I would say the 490gr. Money bullet would be longer.
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If the sole purpose is shooting at chickens it doesn't matter what you shoot. :D

Those that intend to hit a few chickens will likely have a different perspective. :wink:

If your load won't hold minute of chicken at 200 meters you may be volunteering for the first group above and may as well save the powder
and primers :roll: because shooting to hit chickens requires practice and an accurate load. 8)
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Re: New Bullet

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without checking, I would tend to agree with you.
and it might also have a higher b.c.
chris makes a good point in his post about the shorter bullet in his 2.4"
he has tried at 200, a distance where precession and nutation have probably settled down into a yaw of repose, so the result is meaningful.
the slightly shorter bullet will have a slightly greater yaw of repose than the longer one, due to greater gyroscopic stability.
due to this it will tend to be a little more nose high in flight than the longer bullet, but to such a small degree that it will have no effect.
we come back here to the gould bullet shot in 45 cal express loadings accurately.
it is way shorter than a 490 gn money bullet.
too short in fact to have a b.c in any way suitable to long range shooting in the wind.
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Re: New Bullet

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desert deuce wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:16 pm If the sole purpose is shooting at chickens it doesn't matter what you shoot. :D

Those that intend to hit a few chickens will likely have a different perspective. :wink:

If your load won't hold minute of chicken at 200 meters you may be volunteering for the first group above and may as well save the powder
and primers :roll: because shooting to hit chickens requires practice and an accurate load. 8)
it also requires the patience of a saint and the pride of a married man to learn to do well.
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Re: New Bullet

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Bruce, can we presume you fall into the first category ? :D
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well zack, I do have the patience of a saint as many recognise.
and I have been married so long I do not have 1 iota of pride left.
try as I might, I have yet to be a good chicken shooter.
read from this what you will.
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Re: New Bullet

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As suspected, a nolo contender plea to Sainthood.
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