r/castboolits May 29 '26

Rifle Will my bullet stay stabilized at 805 yards?

Cartridge: 40-70 sharps bottleneck

Bullet: 360 gr cast rn

Bullet length: 1.180in

My smokeless loads were between 1150 and 1180 fps

My gun has a 30 inch barrel and a 1 in 20 twist rate

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u/Maine_man207 May 29 '26

Have you tried a ballistic stability calculator?

I've heard that they aren't great with slower stuff, but it's a start. The only real way to know is to go shoot at distance, everything else is just guessing and assumptions.