what is the flattest shooting cartridge?

[BRNO17]

British 14" naval guns fired "bullets" that weighed 1920 pounds from barrels 42 calibers in length at a sedate 2575 fps, yet they had a range of up to 44,150 yards when fired from coastal batteries. A .303 fires a 180 gr bullet at a similar velocity, yet the effective range is only 1000 yards.

1920 pounds, what were they shooting pickup trucks?

Your right it does depend on the ballistics aswell but no matter the bullet weight they both drop at the same speed, its just the faster goes further during the drop.

 

[Magnum PE]

I like the 6.5 x 284 Norma...can't go wrong

 

[boney]

Just check out the max point blank range I know some of you aren't Chuck Hawkes fans but...http://www.chuckhawks.com/rifle_trajectory_table.htm

300 weatherby looks to rule on his chart but sure there are many new cartridges missing from the list.

 

[burnt_servo]

Just check out the max point blank range I know some of you aren't Chuck Hawkes fans but...http://www.chuckhawks.com/rifle_trajectory_table.htm

300 weatherby looks to rule on his chart but sure there are many new cartridges missing from the list.

i wouldn't take that chart as gospel truth , just a quick glance i can can see enough minor errors in it to make nothing more than a rough approximation of what each cartridge can do .

 

[crazydave]

What about the .264 win mag?

 

[rem338win]

What about it. Not too impressive really. Now a 6.5 STW......

 

[rembolt]

300 weatherby looks to rule on his chart but sure there are many new cartridges missing from the list.
257 Wby is not far behind for point blank range.old Roy may have known a few things about building a cartridge

 

[Finger Toes]

There was a 375 HH necked down to 22 or 23 caliber to study throat erosion. It obviously wasn't factory and may not be the flattest but it was probably pretty flat shooting if the bullets held together.

 

[rar]

x2 on the lazzeroni warbird or the firebird .

 

[sunray]

OP is over a year old.

 

[The Kurgan]

Did the Boer's not use the 7x57 to withering effectiveness against the English horde well out to 1000 metres?

 

[Dogleg]

There's a very good reason why the 6.5 x 55 M96 Swede's iron sites were set for 300 meters as a starting range.

Sure, its so you could aim at the belt buckle and make chest hits on unhappy targets.