Bob, I've never understood lightweight bullets in the 65G, thinking that if one wants to go THAT light, then just stick with a heavy bullet in 5.56.
HOWEVER, 6.8 SPC shooters, for example, seem to LOVE their Barnes 95 TTSX at, oh, about 2700 fps from a 16" (even though it's been dropped from the SSA 2014 catalog). That weight kills just fine the deer and hogs most American hunters want to kill.
Secondly, you are a VERY experienced shooter, and have a very high ballistic intelligence, knowing that it's not MUZZLE velocity but retained IMPACT velocity. But not everybody knows this.
As purely a matter of marketing the 65G to the average hunter, it seems prudent to me to put on a little dog-and-pony show, and have some offerings that impress, for better or worse, the average guy with high muzzle velocity numbers. Once the initial sale is made and experience with the cartridge is gained, THEN I'd hope the new shooter comes to realize the benefit of high BC and moderate velocity.
I'd ask you the same question I asked Drifter: Given the current mindset of AR newbies, what, in your opinion, is the best loading to market the 65G to the uninitiated? I know you've made a strong case for the 123 SST; is that your final answer?
John
HOWEVER, 6.8 SPC shooters, for example, seem to LOVE their Barnes 95 TTSX at, oh, about 2700 fps from a 16" (even though it's been dropped from the SSA 2014 catalog). That weight kills just fine the deer and hogs most American hunters want to kill.
Secondly, you are a VERY experienced shooter, and have a very high ballistic intelligence, knowing that it's not MUZZLE velocity but retained IMPACT velocity. But not everybody knows this.
As purely a matter of marketing the 65G to the average hunter, it seems prudent to me to put on a little dog-and-pony show, and have some offerings that impress, for better or worse, the average guy with high muzzle velocity numbers. Once the initial sale is made and experience with the cartridge is gained, THEN I'd hope the new shooter comes to realize the benefit of high BC and moderate velocity.
I'd ask you the same question I asked Drifter: Given the current mindset of AR newbies, what, in your opinion, is the best loading to market the 65G to the uninitiated? I know you've made a strong case for the 123 SST; is that your final answer?
John
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