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Can bullets be "over-stabilized"?
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Chuck
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February 7, 2025 - 6:12 pm
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TXGunNut said

Maybe so, Chuck. I understand overspin but the “center of balance” concept has escaped me thus far. I think it may be related to ballistic coefficient and I struggle to understand that concept. 

Sorry I was a little late to this party, I took advantage of the beautiful Texas weather to gently push some homogeneous projectiles down a 120 year old 38-55 bore.

 

Mike

  

I have not read about this before.  But I listen to the experts.  Sometimes things just get to technical for me.  There were 2 different ogive shapes with the modern bullets.  Tangent and Secant.   Now there are hybrids of the 2.  I have been using a hybrid lately and it was a lot different than what I had shot in the past.  The center of gravity is farther back on the bullet and it has a very long ogive, point. 

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February 7, 2025 - 11:19 pm
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I’ve been following this for a while, and I was wondering. Are you guy’s taking in account for the Coriolis effect?

In preparation for my 850 yard kill shot on a New Mexico Bull Elk in October, with my .300 Win. Mag. 185 gr. Berger Match grade, (I chose), the 3 month target preparation, for all kinds of yardage shots, and wind effects came in to play. With a 1/10 twist barrel, I never had an issue with the over stabilization of the bullet.

I’m not saying it can’t be an issue. I just never had this problem. It has to be more of an issue with a re loader, and or an issue of the rifle itself, with the rate of twist. If you try to reinvent the wheel so to speak, I could see where it could happen. 

Just my thoughts, and two cents.

Anthony

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I don’t but the ballistic calculators do.  Not a big deal at short distances like normal hunting distances.

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February 9, 2025 - 12:23 am
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Correct Chuck. It maters more when reaching out there, and mainly East vs. West !

 

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One of the first things the calculators want to know is your direction of fire.

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