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Originally Posted by sheephunter
Distance might be constant but time of flight isn't. The less time it takes to get there, the less time it's affected by the forces of nature. No doubt the heavier bullet moves less in the wind but as its exposed to the wind longer, the effects of the wind have more time to act on it. For an F class shooter 6" is significant and it makes sense but in hunting not so much.
There is a belief that BC is everything and eventually it is. I was just pointing out that it takes BC a long time to overcome speed. Even with your 7mm at 2950, the 270 still has less drop at 1,000 yards although the advantage in wind drift shifts to 10". At 600 yards it's about 2" difference. While the 180 grain 7mm does offer up some slight advantages, they aren't as significant as some think and in many cases they don't exist within practical hunting ranges.
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If it was just about practical hunting ranges and things not as significant as some think we would all be shooting the .270win
