Originally Posted By: HidalgoOriginally Posted By: DoublessThe Shedhunter nailed it... years ago Rick Jamison did a study on exactly that topic: flat based bullets vice boattails. IIRC, his determination was that accuracy was virtually the same until the range exceeded 400 yards, at which time the boattails held a "slight" edge.
If memory serves, the article was in Shooting Times. It might be available on the 'net; I just don't know.
His "study" has nothing to do with everyday experiences. The question was: Can anyone see a difference from 100-200 yards. I know about the "statistics" and the "studies" and the "experts". I wanted to know if anyone here had experienced any differences.
So: Shedhunter's "every day" experiences mimic what Jamison's study determined, but the "study has nothing to do with everyday experience"? Well, excuse the heck out of me for not understanding that statement!
It occurs to me that any differences are going to be functions of one or more of several variables, among them firearm quality, shooter skill, and repeatability of conditions, just to name a few. Any of those will serve to cast variability into "every day experiences".
Sorry I intruded...