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308 berger load
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnboy" data-source="post: 598144" data-attributes="member: 20409"><p>I am loading the same bullet with 43.0gn's of varget.but have a longer COAL than you do.my load is just touching the lands but cannot say at this momment.when working up my load I loaded down from my everyday load useing the 168gn SMK useing 45gn's of varget.I did this because I wanted to put alot more energy into the deer rather than the bullet coming apart.and it worked backwords.the bullet just went right through the deer at 100 yards away.so now I am going to work up the load again to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't happen again.I want the bullet to come apart not pencel through like it did.but I did have a deer DRT when I walked right to him.so who knos to what my way of thinking really did to the bullet.I think this is one for Bryan from Berger to answer.</p><p> </p><p>yes, I think you should see if your rifel will shoot the bullet faster.I would hold the bullet at around .010-.020 from the lands and work up to about 45gn's while looking for pressure.instead of say 2500 fps you should be around 2650 fps.then this should allow the bullet to open up faster like Berger says it should.I think that after about 2-3 inches its going to just blow up while traveling the rest of its way through the deer.or atleast thats what Berger says.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnboy, post: 598144, member: 20409"] I am loading the same bullet with 43.0gn's of varget.but have a longer COAL than you do.my load is just touching the lands but cannot say at this momment.when working up my load I loaded down from my everyday load useing the 168gn SMK useing 45gn's of varget.I did this because I wanted to put alot more energy into the deer rather than the bullet coming apart.and it worked backwords.the bullet just went right through the deer at 100 yards away.so now I am going to work up the load again to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't happen again.I want the bullet to come apart not pencel through like it did.but I did have a deer DRT when I walked right to him.so who knos to what my way of thinking really did to the bullet.I think this is one for Bryan from Berger to answer. yes, I think you should see if your rifel will shoot the bullet faster.I would hold the bullet at around .010-.020 from the lands and work up to about 45gn's while looking for pressure.instead of say 2500 fps you should be around 2650 fps.then this should allow the bullet to open up faster like Berger says it should.I think that after about 2-3 inches its going to just blow up while traveling the rest of its way through the deer.or atleast thats what Berger says. [/QUOTE]
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