I have been gone from this forum and shooting in general for about 5 years. Now that I am retired, I am BACK and very interested.
I have a .408 and a collection of the 305 and 419 LRBT bullets. I bought into the .408 because of the claimed .940 BC.
I was recently made aware of the .375 version an am really interested in cutting through the fat and evaluating it.
I have seen dubious claims of a 408 grain .375 with a BC of over 1.5!
What is the high mark of what has actually been accomplished with this round. (To qualify, there must be a round hole through the paper at the target!) What was used, what was the speed, and measured BC?
It looks like once again, claims are few and suspect. I am pretty sure that the absence of a gain twist barrel is not the only thing holding us back from outrageous claims.
Please help me through this quagmire to get the straight skinny.
Secondly, do any of the more recent .408 offerings have notable BC,s? What about the pressure bands and new metalurgies to reduce the significant fowling of the LRBTs?
Thanks in advance for the help.
I have a .408 and a collection of the 305 and 419 LRBT bullets. I bought into the .408 because of the claimed .940 BC.
I was recently made aware of the .375 version an am really interested in cutting through the fat and evaluating it.
I have seen dubious claims of a 408 grain .375 with a BC of over 1.5!
What is the high mark of what has actually been accomplished with this round. (To qualify, there must be a round hole through the paper at the target!) What was used, what was the speed, and measured BC?
It looks like once again, claims are few and suspect. I am pretty sure that the absence of a gain twist barrel is not the only thing holding us back from outrageous claims.
Please help me through this quagmire to get the straight skinny.
Secondly, do any of the more recent .408 offerings have notable BC,s? What about the pressure bands and new metalurgies to reduce the significant fowling of the LRBTs?
Thanks in advance for the help.
