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Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:20 pm
by HeatherW762
Hi,
Does anyone have any data on how high a 308 bullet flies above the horizontal at 600 yards?
Thanks
Heather
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:37 pm
by spud
depends on bullet weight and co-effiecent and speed
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:50 pm
by HeatherW762
I presume 155grn and whatever the manufacturer quotes for standard target rifle loads.
Heather
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:53 pm
by ovenpaa
25-30 feet is what I normally work on. I will be firing up a windows machine in a bit and can confirm that unless someone else shows with something :)
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:56 pm
by Dangermouse
A very quick look at my I pod ballistic program shows between 80 and 100 inches at 600 yards.
DM
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:57 pm
by HeatherW762
Not the 30 inch diameter that someone wants to build a tube range then.....
Heather
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:03 pm
by spud
would you really build a tube range up to 600 yards
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:32 pm
by Robin128
There is a club around the Glos area that has recently put one in. I'll do some searching but my memory of the constraints was such that 100 m was max not just down to actual elevation required for 308 due to flight path of bullet but cone of fire tolerances for safety cert purposes...ie ricochet risk off pipe.
Don't laugh...it's not my field of expertise...
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:38 pm
by spud
go on Rob find it out
Re: Bullet flight path
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:51 pm
by Robin128
:)