[Stranger]

With a 1:38 twist, a 265g grain bullet should be quite stable at 1200 fps but to reach 300 yards you would need quite a rainbow trajectory. As I understand it, bullets tend to "settle down" in flight so the velocity downrange is less of a factor to stability than muzzle velocity. I'm sure the ballisticians on this board will have a lot to add in terms of an explanation.

 

[Stranger]

James I'm curious...

Does that mean that from the data you've gathered that there is no real advantage to the 300g bullets over lighter slugs when taking large game such as these 400 lb tuskers?

(Edited by Stranger at 2:44 pm on Oct. 4, 2001)