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FirstFreedom · December 21, 2006, 07:03 PM

The Lost River Bullets look *VERY* interesting:

http://www.lostriverballistic.com/LR...ow.cfm?CNum=10

Copper/nickel alloy, good hunting expansion and weight retention, according to them. rem33, I'm not looking for benchrest accuracy, but I want something that gets there fast enough and with enough BC to buck high winds effectively to 300 yards exactly. Looking for something that I can zero at 250 yards, and be no more than 3" high at 150, and no more than 3" low at 300, and have no more than 4" blown off-course by a 10mph crosswind. The .270 win with a 135 gr lost river bullet at .649 BC accomplishes the task, when pushed at 3050 MV. WA says "if you can get them to shoot"; makes me think they have notsomuch reputation for accuracy, but I think that could be the result of not matching the twist rate with the bullet. I'm gonna try them - both the .277 135s and the 90 gr .257s for .25-06. Thanks guys!

December 21, 2006, 07:03 PM	#8
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	The Lost River Bullets look VERY interesting: http://www.lostriverballistic.com/LR...ow.cfm?CNum=10 Copper/nickel alloy, good hunting expansion and weight retention, according to them. rem33, I'm not looking for benchrest accuracy, but I want something that gets there fast enough and with enough BC to buck high winds effectively to 300 yards exactly. Looking for something that I can zero at 250 yards, and be no more than 3" high at 150, and no more than 3" low at 300, and have no more than 4" blown off-course by a 10mph crosswind. The .270 win with a 135 gr lost river bullet at .649 BC accomplishes the task, when pushed at 3050 MV. WA says "if you can get them to shoot"; makes me think they have notsomuch reputation for accuracy, but I think that could be the result of not matching the twist rate with the bullet. I'm gonna try them - both the .277 135s and the 90 gr .257s for .25-06. Thanks guys!