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So two bullets shot out of the same gun with all other factors being the same except the lead vs copper bullet the lead will stabilize better than the copper???
When I load copper I use Barnes bullets and Barnes load data.
When loading lead I use load date that will give me the same FPS to match the Barnes FPS and the powder or bullet mfg formulas.
When I put the 200 grain lead next to the 200 grain copper bullet the copper is noticeably longer.
My gun is a Remington model 788,308win with a 1 to 10 twist.
The copper always shoot a better group off of a bench rest than my lead bullets.
I always thought it was due to the length of the bullets and there ability to stabilize in the air.
Given the facts you have stated above it makes me think that I should be looking for other ways to increase the accuracy of my lead bullets.
What do you guys think???
So two bullets shot out of the same gun with all other factors being the same except the lead vs copper bullet the lead will stabilize better than the copper???
When I load copper I use Barnes bullets and Barnes load data.
When loading lead I use load date that will give me the same FPS to match the Barnes FPS and the powder or bullet mfg formulas.
When I put the 200 grain lead next to the 200 grain copper bullet the copper is noticeably longer.
My gun is a Remington model 788,308win with a 1 to 10 twist.
The copper always shoot a better group off of a bench rest than my lead bullets.
I always thought it was due to the length of the bullets and there ability to stabilize in the air.
Given the facts you have stated above it makes me think that I should be looking for other ways to increase the accuracy of my lead bullets.
What do you guys think???