.338 Lazzeroni Titan - maybe not so 'titanic' after all?

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Dave L.

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I read somewhere that they tested the .338 Lazzeroni Titan cartridge at some high mountaintop where the air would be thinner and the bullets would travel faster, having less wind resistance.

I got curious, and I can't help but wonder if this is true. Did they test the Titan in high altitudes to bump up the performance? It's not like I'm gonna buy a .338 Lazzeroni Titan rifle, but it'd be nice to know if they're at least being honest up front about their products or playing more of those 'weight loss' games.

- Dave.
 
Lazzeroni claims a somewhat higher velocity and flatter trajectory, but if one reads the fine print on the Lazzeroni ballistics table one discovers that it was calculated for a higher altitude (3000') than standard ballistics tables (1000') in order to take advantage of the thinner air, which offers less drag. Also, Lazzeroni assumes a line of sight 2" above the line of bore, rather than the traditional 1.5", to further flatten the apparent trajectory of their cartridges.
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they did more then use a higher altitude ;) ;) ;) ;)

It's all in how you play with the numbers..
 
Max Owner said:
Don't lighter bullets get blown around more?
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Not quite.
Given identical muzzle velocities, the bullet with the higher B.C. will drift less.

If you could build a .338 bullet with a ballistic coefficent of .760 and a weight of 100 grains it would shoot right with the Sierra 300 grain MK, provided they were tossed at the same speed.

A faster bullet will sometimes drift less than a slower bullet with a higher B.C., and sometimes not.
 
Splatter said:
Not quite.
Given identical muzzle velocities, the bullet with the higher B.C. will drift less.

If you could build a .338 bullet with a ballistic coefficent of .760 and a weight of 100 grains it would shoot right with the Sierra 300 grain MK, provided they were tossed at the same speed.

A faster bullet will sometimes drift less than a slower bullet with a higher B.C., and sometimes not.
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Don't know much about the Titan but the 338/378 is one awsome round. I've had most other 338s, this one blows the doors off the rest. 3450 with 210s and 3100+ with 250s. These are not max loads, brass is too expensive to find the top end.
 
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