Bullet speed, you either have it or you don't, and when it comes to hunting rifles, the more speed you have the better.

Ultra high velocity hunting cartridges provide the advantages of flatter trajectory, reduced wind drift at long range and higher impact energy on the target.

The flatter the trajectory, the less holdover is required for long shots in the field. With enough velocity a rifleman can sight his/her rifle in dead-on at 300 yards and not need to hold over or under for ranges between 0 and 375 yards.

Wind drift starts to become a major factor past 200 yards. For example the wind drift of a 125gr Partition bullet fired from the Lazzeroni 6.71(.264) Blackbird at a muzzle velocity of 3,600 fps will be approximately 1 1/2 times wind speed at 500 yards or 15 inches in a l0 mph crosswind. A 30-06 shooting a 180gr bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2,8OO fps will have a wind drift at 500 yards of approximately 4 times wind speed or 40 inches in a l0 mph crosswind which is a significant difference.

Impact energy on the target is important to ensure clean one shot kills whenever possible. It does no good to properly place a bullet in the vitals at long range if the projectile will not properly mushroom and cause the damage necessary for a humane kill.

Impact velocity alone is not the secret but shooting a projectile the proper weight for the animal that is being hunted and then shooting that bullet at ultra high velocities to provide more down range energy.

For instance shooting a rifle chambered for the Lazzeroni 7.82(.308) Warbird with a muzzle velocity of 3,450 fps will have as much impact energy at 500 yards as a 30-06 firing the same 180gr projectile at 100 yards.

Premium hunting bullets like the Nosler Partition, Swift Aframe and Barnes X to name a few are absolutely essential so that the bullet will perform properly at both short and long ranges regardless of the terminal velocity.

The rifle/cartridge/shooter combination must be able to put 3 shots into a 6 inch circle at 500 yards under field conditions using whatever means the shooter chooses to find a stable rest. Recoil sensitivity must be addressed so that it does not contribute to shooter distress or flinching. What the rifle shoots at 100 yards is of no consequence if it will not group well at 500.

How far is TOO FAR is a question that is often asked. Having shot some fairly impressive groups at 1,000 yards using my Lazzeroni hunting rifles it would be easy for me to think I have the ability to shoot animals at that range... NOTHING could be farther from the truth. At 1,000 yards wind drift alone has increased to approximately 7 times wind velocity for my Lazzeroni 6.71(.264) Blackbird using Partition hunting bullets. That is approximately 70 inches of drift for a 10 mph crosswind!! If my wind speed measurements are off by as little as 3 mph or it is not constant all the way to the target that can be variation of over 21 inches! With mirage and other factors at that distance, 1,000 yard shots at game animals are TOTALLY out of the question.

My personal limit in the field is 500 yards if all conditions are correct. That is; the animal is standing broadside, the wind velocity is below l0 mph and I am able to get a rock steady rest.

Each shooter after a lot of practice with his/her actual hunting rifle will develop their own comfort zone, then no one will need to tell them how far is TOO FAR.he Lazzeroni line of cartridges provides large capacity beltless magnums (both short and long action) with minimal body taper and efficient 30° shoulder angles.

The chamber neck/throat designs were done so that with the medium weight hunting bullet for each caliber, the bullet seating depth could be extended to the barrel lands and the cartridges would still fit in the magazine box.

The design criteria behind the Lazzeroni 7.82(.308) Warbird cartridge for example was to equal or better the velocity of the 30-378 Weatherby with a case that was not belted, did not have a rebated rim and was a slight bit shorter than the Weatherby case. It would then be able to properly feed in a variety of rifles, headspace on the shoulder for greater accuracy potential and we could standardize the chamber dimensions so that Lazzeroni factory ammo would shoot in all of the Warbird chambered guns without the fit and/or pressure problems associated with the wildcat Weatherby chamberings.

The entire cartridge line follows this design criteria while providing the highest velocities available from any factory ammunition.

The cases are built to rigid hardness specifications by Bell Brass in Las Vegas. They are the toughest brass cases I have ever worked with and can be reloaded many times even when fired at maximum pressure.

The Lazzeroni rifles are a combination of the best materials available in the arms industry today.

The receivers are precision cut on some of the finest CNC equipment available. Stainless steel match grade barrels are used from Gary Schnieder. Lazzeroni designed fiberglass stocks are molded and hand bedded by the McMillan stock company.

Floorplate/triggerguard assemblies are CNC machined for precision fit and positive floorplate locking. Benchrest precision, fully adjustable Jewel triggers are standard. Top quality metal finishes are applied to withstand years of exposure to the elements without corrosion.

Lazzeroni  Ballistics Table

NOTE: This table was calculated by computer using a standard modern technique to predict trajectories and recoil energies from the best available cartridge data. Figures shown are expected to be reasonably accurate; however, the shooter is cautioned that performance will vary because of variations in rifles, ammunition, atmospheric conditions and altitude. Velocities were determined using 27-inch barrels; shorter barrels will reduce velocity by 30 to 85 fps per inch of barrel removed. Trajectories were computed with the line-of-sight 2 inches above the bore centerline at 3000 ft. elevation. B.C.: Ballistic Coefficient supplied by the bullet manufacturers.

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