Also, same bullet, but a .257 Wby Mag will also work if you hit the same velocities. Is flatest of all youve listed. Thanks It may not display this or other websites correctly. Nonetheless, 7mm bullets can be extremely aerodynamic and, as legendary elephant hunter Karamojo Bell proved, effective on even the largest animals. Dear James Ive included different bullet weights/BCs for most rounds to illustrate how BC changes drop at longer ranges. Up until that time, there had only really been two .277-caliber hunting cartridgesthe .270 Winchester and the .270 Weatherbyso the .270 WSM was almost immediately popular. While heavier bullets at low speed dont shoot as flat, they do carry energy further generally. Is it possible to show those on your web site list? With the ability to handle more aerodynamic bullets than the .270 Winchester or the .270 WSM, the 6.8 Western and its 1-in-8 twist rate allows this cartridge to outperform both at distance. At 600 yards, most common cartridges are running out of juice to take down larger game like Elk or Moose, though the 300 win mag/300 WSM still have a bit left in the tank. bullet 12 inches at 500 yards, a low B.C. The good news is that these bullets might shoot even a tad flatter than these numbers indicate. They are normalized within caliber. Warm greetings from S.W. I\m also a huge fan of Ron Spomer so well done for the recognition of his great work too. Copyright Ron Spomer Outdoors document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) The Nosler AccuBond is one of the best all-round big-game bullets offered, and Weatherby has smarly offered the 140-grain version for their 6.5 RPM cartridge. If you had to choose one cartridge to hunt with for the rest of your life, you could do a whole lot worse than the .30-06 Springfield. HOWEVER after going through Cartridges of The World by Barnes and Skinner it has come to my attention that 7.21 Lazzeroni Firebird is ever more overbore. Generally, traditional Weatherby Magnum cartridges perform slightly better than their Winchester or Remington magnum counterparts. THANK God for analysts like you Jim your passion for statistics really help us guys with our difficult choices and how we spend our hard earned money.. Im definitely sold on the 6.5-300 wby mag its definitely the new Era 270 in my books. cleric; Jan 28, 2023; Bolt Action Rifles ; Replies 13 Views 475. Richard Mann was born and raised in West Virginia and has hunted from the Montana mountains to the green hills of Africa. Its also based on the 220 Russian/7.62x39mm Russian cartridge, but unlike the Valkyriewhich uses a 0.223-caliber bulletthe Grendel is yet another 6.5. That's pretty dang flat. Nosler is loading the 27 with their famous AccuBond, which is one of the best big-game bullets ever crafted. The Creedmoor carries more velocity and energy downrange with less recoil than any other factory cartridge. Gravity impacts all objects the same. All in all, here are six bonus cartridge, all highly capable of reaching way out there. Appropriate hunting bullets may not reach these levels of B.C. But truth be told, every Weatherby cartridge is a long-range cartridge. Time of flight impacts bullet drop more than anything else. No howitzers or tanks.). Backfire LLC owns and operates this website. (This is essentially what Hornady did to the .260 Remington to make the 6.5 Creedmoor.) Now, the .280 AI is finally a SAAMI-approved cartridge, and while ammunition options are sparse, its performance is right there with the 7mm Remington Magnum. If youre after critters deer-size and up, the field is dominated by .30-caliber, 6.5mm, and 7mm cartridges, with the best long-range options remaining supersonic out to at least 1,400 yards. Before we check that out, let's give a nod to the 240 Wby. Based on the now almost-forgotten .284 Winchester, the 6.5-284 Norma was originally a wildcat cartridge and a very popular one, especially in bench-rest competitions. Flattest at 500 yards Weatherby's wildly overbore 6.5-300 wins again! Thats comparing apples to apples with the others up above, using a 6 vitals zone. Just saying, excellent job to tell the nature of all calibers for hunting from 100 to 700 yards for medium game. No, its not a 6.5 Creedmoor, but few things are. Once again great effort appreciated. Best .270 Rounds BUCK DOYLE Preferred Caliber For 500 To 1,000 Yards And Beyond: .260 Remington (130-grain Berger AR Hybrid OTM . It was introduced in 1962 and essentially knocked the .264 Winchester Magnum several notches down on the popularity list after hunters and shooters put the 7mm Mag to the test. Pest control, home defense, and long-range shooting can all be done with 5.56. If the 300 RUM surprises you, know that it surprised me, too. Another issue is recoil. Only a handful of .277-caliber cartridges are made today, but the .270 Winchester is still by far the most popular, given all the guns and loads out there for it. The 300WM with the 210 VLDs at 2950fps is pretty good also. You still need excellent range finding equipment and preferably have tested drops in your rifle in case your bullets have exaggerated BC claims. Flat shooting, minimal recoil and low noise, the .17 HMR is one of the top performing cartridges for shooting ground squirrels out to 200 yards easily. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. If you dont have good range finding equipment, youre hooped either way; humans will have extreme difficulty judging 700 from 725 without physical land markers or other range finding signs. The story of an old humpback Browning that's Sign up for the Field & Stream newsletter and get the latest intelligence straight to your inbox. For serious shooters, thats a non-starter. Modern high-ballistic-coefficient bullets is where the .375 H&H really steps out of its traditional box. Drops just 11.6 inches. Why? The 147-grain ELD-M bullet has a sectional density of .301 and a G1 Ballistic Coefficient of .697, which is arguably the highest ballistic coefficient of any 6.5 Creedmoor bullet. The following table averages multiple loads for each cartridge and shows an average amount of drop at 500 yards and 1,000 yards for each cartridge. Its a top choice of military snipers and can launch heavy bullets with high speed and exceptional precision. Lots of hunters consider the .270 Winchester one of the best all-purpose, short- and long-range cartridges of all time. If you are looking for the flattest shooting caliber to 500 yards, you should read anything else. The 6.5300 Weatherby magnum, as its name suggests, is based on the 300 Weatherby mag and has a case capacity of 98 grains of water. Still, a flat-shooting cartridge will often perform well with wind as well, because it is in the air for less time between the shot and hitting the target. Twenty years ago, Winchester introduced the .270 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum). Hello Jim, I have neither the scientific knowledge nor mathematical skills to figure out the perfect blend of factors that produces the flattest trajectory winner. While at the High Bar Homestead with PSA, I was able to stretch their 6.5 Grendel out to 1,000 yards with Federal Premium 130 grain Bergers. At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks For Long Range Calibers in 2022 Best for Beginners: 5.56mm/.223 Remington Minimal Recoil: 224 Valkyrie Best for Long Range: 243 Winchester Best for Seasoned Shooters: 6mm Creedmoor Best Value: 6.5mm Grendel However, I fully admit that that a flat shooting cartridge is not nearly as important as a cartridge which is resistant to wind deflection. Hunters can take advantage of flat shooting rounds to extend maximum point blank range, the distance over which a center-of-target aim results in the bullet remaining within the kill zone, never climbing above it at mid-range and remaining in it until maximum point blank range is reached. Danny. the max load is the distance load. http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/ballistics-calculator. Federal Premium, 130-grain Terminal Ascent, .308 Winchester will win no ballistic awards. .468 BC, 1. It has flipped positions with the 6.5, losing by a mere 1.4-inches. Only B.C. At 300 yards it has dropped around 13 inches, and at 500 yards it's just under 60 inches (5 feet). http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/ballistics-calculator, 338 Lapua with a 300 grain projectile (you can run 250s in the Lapua as well, but most run a 300). The new Federal Premium, 130-grain Terminal Ascent load with a muzzle velocity of 2825 fps shoots flat and the bullet is tough enough to handle up close impacts while still delivering good expansion at distance. But if you can shoot this cartridge well, with its supersonic speed out beyond 1,650 yards, youre just about unstoppable at distance, and there are lots of factory loads and riflesaffordable and expensiveto choose from. drops 6.7 inches at 300 yards and just under 20 inches at 400 yards. I wonder if you could possibly make that load available to me, so I can compare which loads are the best? In other words, the 223 Remington throws the same bullets as the 220 Swift, but cant approach its maximum velocity, so theres no chance it can shoot as flat. This cartridge is the .270 GIBBS and is based on the 30.06 case with the shoulder moved forward and at a 35 degree angle. modifies results at some point. Be aware that many of these bullets could have been target bullets. Check out their concise ballistics charts. In fact, we may say that its the only thing that matters; however, factors that lead to time of flight changes are important to consider. 2. The 50 BMG is still supersonic past 1200 yards. Velocity, drop, energy and the use of bullets with their own factors which create their ballistic coefficients all should be considered. The .204 will work quiet well at 500 yards with good shot placement. But if it isnt, go read the article again. Flattest Shooting Hunting Bullet 257 Weatherby Vanguard 26" pipe. All are welcome. 26 Nosler. Its just physics. Even though high-BC .30-caliber bullets need to be heavy and pushed hard to shoot flat, many American hunters love them enough to tolerate the recoil. Perhaps you, dear reader, can provide the formula! Must be true since it was posted on the internet. Richard Mann Its just human nature to celebrate and admire the biggest, bestest, and flattest. A popular western big-game cartridge, the 7mm Magnum doubles as an excellent tool for long-range target shooting. But there is a big contender missing I think. Caliber Flattest Shooting Load BC; 7mm R Mag: Hor 139 gr InBd HvMag.480: 270 WSM (1) Fed 130 gr Nosler BT.428: 300 Win Mag: Hor 150 gr InBd . I see lots of Wildcats mentioned here. I'm trying to find the best round from the muzzle to 500yds as far as trajectory. 2023 Backfire LLC, a limited liability company headquartered in Utah, USA. In 2015, Mann began contributing to Field & Stream to cover guns, ammunition, ballistics, and hunting. Since nearly all long-distance shooters today use a laser rangefinder, does it even matter which cartridges shoot the flattest?