ks_shooter
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I have been working on a handload with the Hornady 68 gr. BTHP match bullet. My rifle seems to like 26.0 gr. of W748 the best, but the groups that I am getting are not what I would hope for. These are loaded to magazine length, and in my rifle they have to jump about 80 thousands to engage the rifling. I bought some Sierra 68 gr. BTHP match bullets thinking that I would try them instead. I haven't had a chance to use them yet, but I have noticed that the Sierra bullets are less pointed than the Hornady bullets. This allows them to only jump 40 thousands when loaded to magazine length. Would the shorter jump for the Sierra bullet tend to provide tighter groups? If so, would this be worth the lower Ballistic Coefficient that the Sierra bullet has compared to the Hornady bullet?