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<!-- NOTE to Editors: We request that you please DO NOT change or remove ANYTHING in the [[Second Amendment]]-[[Gun rights]]-related Template links preceded with "{{", such as {{Template:Firearms_topics}} or {{Template:Firearms SAMMI glossary quotation}} Also do not change the Section titles since they are used in numerous Wiki-links that refer to that section of this article. Thank you. -->'''Ballistic coefficient''' ([[B.C.]]) is a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] related to [[ammunition]]. According to [[:Category:Gun Writers|gun writer]] Matthew Boyd, ballistic coefficient is "the [[ratio]] of a [[bullet]]'s [[sectional density]] to its [[coefficient]] of form. BC represents how efficiently the bullet flies through the air; the higher the BC number the more [[aerodynamic]] the bullet."<ref>Boyd, Matthew J., "[http://www.chuckhawks.com/firearms_terminology.htm Basic Firearms Terminology Defined]."  [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref>

<!-- NOTE to Editors: We request that you please DO NOT change or remove ANYTHING in the [[Second Amendment]]-[[Gun rights]]-related Template links preceded with "{{", such as {{Template:Firearms_topics}} or {{Template:Firearms SAMMI glossary quotation}} Also do not change the Section titles since they are used in numerous Wiki-links that refer to that section of this article. Thank you. -->'''Ballistic coefficient''' ([[B.C.]]) is a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] related to [[ammunition]]. According to [[:Category:Gun Writers|gun writer]] Matthew Boyd, ballistic coefficient is "the [[ratio]] of a [[bullet]]'s [[sectional density]] to its [[coefficient]] of form. BC represents how efficiently the bullet flies through the air; the higher the BC number the more [[aerodynamic]] the bullet."<ref>Boyd, Matthew J., "[http://www.chuckhawks.com/firearms_terminology.htm Basic Firearms Terminology Defined]."  [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref>

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[External ballistics]] - In-flight [[projectile]] behavior

* [[External ballistics]] - In-flight [[projectile]] behavior

* [[Projectile trajectory]]

* [[Projectile trajectory]]

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]]:  [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition. Chapter 9: [[Combat rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 21: [[Bolt action rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 25: [[Handgun]]s - [[Handgun cartridge]]s. Chapter 26: My Shopping List - [[Rifle ammunition|Ammo for your rifle]]. Chapter 29: [[Handloading|Reloading]].

* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]]:  [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition. Chapter 9: [[Combat rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 21: [[Bolt action rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 25: [[Handgun]]s - [[Handgun cartridge]]s. Chapter 26: My Shopping List - [[Rifle ammunition|Ammo for your rifle]]. Chapter 29: [[Handloading|Reloading]].

==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/bc.htm Ballistic Coefficient]. [[Chuck Hawks]]

* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/bc.htm Ballistic Coefficient]. [[Chuck Hawks]]

* [http://www.frfrogspad.com/bcdata.htm Ballistic Coefficient Tables] from the official [[Jeff Cooper]] archive.

* [http://www.frfrogspad.com/bcdata.htm Ballistic Coefficient Tables] from the official [[Jeff Cooper]] archive.

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