Anyone played with this bullet yet or have any data on it? Used to seeing SMK, so this is new.
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So what BC do I plug into my kestrel?
Since Federal hasn't posted it on their site you can either find it on the box or e-mail Federal and ask.
With the part number, I found this stuff listed on several "virtual" sites, which are folks with a license but often no actual storefront. They list stuff that ships from God knows where when they get an online order... in so many words they don't have the stuff so they don't have a photo. SGAmmo has been around a while and they actually have the stuff at their location, so they have this photo on their website.
If you look on the back of the box, the G1 BC is shown as 0.505 and the G7 is 0.257
That more or less matches up with the DOPE they are showing but if I were you I would grab some chrono and drop data to see what happens when you shoot it.
If you have this stuff in your hands, is the photo below on your box?
https://www.sgammo.com/product/fede...n-open-tip-match-federal-premium-gold-medal-a
If you look on the back of the box, the G1 BC is shown as 0.505 and the G7 is 0.257
That more or less matches up with the DOPE they are showing but if I were you I would grab some chrono and drop data to see what happens when you shoot it.
If you have this stuff in your hands, is the photo below on your box?
https://www.sgammo.com/product/fede...n-open-tip-match-federal-premium-gold-medal-a
Yup, there is only a tiny difference between the two offerings.
I see on the 175 SMK box, they also show 2600 fps, but they show a G7 of 0.250 instead of the G7 shown (0.257) for their new version.
I don't get wound up about published values, being happy if they are close enough to get started. If I were the OP and had DOPE for the SMK version, I would just go shoot this new stuff and adjust the DOPE till things are happy.
I see on the 175 SMK box, they also show 2600 fps, but they show a G7 of 0.250 instead of the G7 shown (0.257) for their new version.
I don't get wound up about published values, being happy if they are close enough to get started. If I were the OP and had DOPE for the SMK version, I would just go shoot this new stuff and adjust the DOPE till things are happy.
Well ?? Nosler lists their their 175 with a G-1 at .505, maybe in their testing { does Fed. have a 200 or 300 Yd test tunnel?]
and if it's a Nosler , they found better results with the N-CC over the N-RDF which list a G-1 at .536 ??
and if it's a Nosler , they found better results with the N-CC over the N-RDF which list a G-1 at .536 ??
