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Originally Posted by 209x50
There are a lot of things that affect the flight of a bullet. Many times the wrong factor is credited with the results. BC of a bullet and how well it does in the wind is a pure math calculation. Mass (the weight) is already accounted for in the BC calculation. So a heavy bullet and a light bullet of the same BC and velocity being equal will have the same wind drift.
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It's the same reason the guys that shoot a 223 with 90 grain vlds are constantly being beat by the 308 guys. If you look at the b.c. numbers, they shouldn't . The heavy bulletis less affected when the air gets bumpy.