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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 509296" data-attributes="member: 4"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">TESTED LONG RANGE PENETRATION OF THE BERGER GEN 2 300 GR 338 BULLET. FIRED INTO WET PAPER MEDIUM AT 10 YARDS.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">FIRED AT 1935 FPS TO SIMULATE 1000 YARD IMPACT</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">PENETRATION DEPTH 22"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">MAX TEMP CAVITY 8" AT 10" DEEP – BULLET JACKET ALSO SEPARATED AT THIS POINT</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">MAX PERMANENTE CAVITY – 2.25" AT 11" DEEP</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">WEIGHT OF DEEPEST PENETRATING PIECE – 156.3 GR.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">FIRED AT 1610 FPS TO SIMULATE 1400 YARD IMPACT</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">PENETRATION DEPTH 25"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">MAX TEMP CAVITY 6" AT 8" DEEP – JACKET SEPARATED AT 5.5 INCHES</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">MAX PERMANENTE CAVITY – 1.75" AT 8" DEEP</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">WEIGHT OF DEEPEST PENETRATING PIECE – 162.1 GR</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">COMPARED TO THE SAME TESTS WE RAN ON THE SIERRA 300 SMK IN 2001 THE BERGER BULLET PENETRATES FURTHER, HAS ABOUT THE SAME EXPANSION CHARACTERISTICS BUT IS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT ABOUT EXPANSION AT LOWER VELOCITY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE BERGER WILL BE GREAT AGAINST THE "HIGH BONE" SHOT THAT I FAVOR SO MUCH. MY CONCERN AFTER CROSS SECTIONING A BULLET WAS THAT THE ADDITIONAL JACKET THICKNESS WAS GOING TO HAMPER LONG RANGE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE, HOWEVER THIS TESTING SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE BERGER BULLET WILL BE AT LEAST AS GOOD AS THE SMK WAS AND SLIGHTLY BETTER IN MOST RESPECTS OF TERMINAL PERFORMANCE. AS ALWAYS THIS IS JUST TESTING AND CAN GIVE SOME IDEA ABOUT FIELD PERFORMANCE IT IS NOT COMPLETELY CONCLUSIVE. I HAVE HIGH HOPE FOR THIS BULLET AND PLAN TO USE IT THIS YEAR AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS IN THE FIELD.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m592/3gunguy/BERGERBULLETIMPACT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 509296, member: 4"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]TESTED LONG RANGE PENETRATION OF THE BERGER GEN 2 300 GR 338 BULLET. FIRED INTO WET PAPER MEDIUM AT 10 YARDS.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]FIRED AT 1935 FPS TO SIMULATE 1000 YARD IMPACT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]PENETRATION DEPTH 22”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]MAX TEMP CAVITY 8” AT 10” DEEP – BULLET JACKET ALSO SEPARATED AT THIS POINT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]MAX PERMANENTE CAVITY – 2.25” AT 11” DEEP[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]WEIGHT OF DEEPEST PENETRATING PIECE – 156.3 GR.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]FIRED AT 1610 FPS TO SIMULATE 1400 YARD IMPACT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]PENETRATION DEPTH 25”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]MAX TEMP CAVITY 6” AT 8” DEEP – JACKET SEPARATED AT 5.5 INCHES[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]MAX PERMANENTE CAVITY – 1.75” AT 8” DEEP[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]WEIGHT OF DEEPEST PENETRATING PIECE – 162.1 GR[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]COMPARED TO THE SAME TESTS WE RAN ON THE SIERRA 300 SMK IN 2001 THE BERGER BULLET PENETRATES FURTHER, HAS ABOUT THE SAME EXPANSION CHARACTERISTICS BUT IS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT ABOUT EXPANSION AT LOWER VELOCITY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE BERGER WILL BE GREAT AGAINST THE “HIGH BONE” SHOT THAT I FAVOR SO MUCH. MY CONCERN AFTER CROSS SECTIONING A BULLET WAS THAT THE ADDITIONAL JACKET THICKNESS WAS GOING TO HAMPER LONG RANGE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE, HOWEVER THIS TESTING SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE BERGER BULLET WILL BE AT LEAST AS GOOD AS THE SMK WAS AND SLIGHTLY BETTER IN MOST RESPECTS OF TERMINAL PERFORMANCE. AS ALWAYS THIS IS JUST TESTING AND CAN GIVE SOME IDEA ABOUT FIELD PERFORMANCE IT IS NOT COMPLETELY CONCLUSIVE. I HAVE HIGH HOPE FOR THIS BULLET AND PLAN TO USE IT THIS YEAR AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS IN THE FIELD.[/SIZE][/FONT] [IMG]http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m592/3gunguy/BERGERBULLETIMPACT.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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