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<blockquote data-quote="Korhil78" data-source="post: 718683" data-attributes="member: 34818"><p>A lot of times with the VLD, you will not get an exit wound because of all the weight that the Berger bullet sheds as it blows up and expends all of its energy inside the animal. When the bullet loses that much weight instantly, it usually doesn't have enough energy to exit (especially true on the smaller caliber bullets). The Berger bullet was designed to shrapnel inside the vitals to create a wide range of damage on lungs, arteries and the heart. </p><p></p><p>I used the 115 gr Berger in my 25-06 this year on a mule deer and a speed goat. Both bullets did not exit but both animals were DRT. The shots were both right at 300 yds. On the mule deer, the damage done to the vitals was only on one side. It is my belief that the Berger bullets do better on game in the larger caliber guns where there is more initial weight to the bullet to help with a little more penetration. The 115 gr bullet makes a really good longrange antelope load as antelope are not very big but on larger game, I would prefer a more solid bullet in the 25-06 cartridge. Your 6.5x284 with the 140 gr Berger will do a good job on deer. On elk, if I was using a Berger, I would prefer an even larger caliber with a heavier bullet but that is just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Korhil78, post: 718683, member: 34818"] A lot of times with the VLD, you will not get an exit wound because of all the weight that the Berger bullet sheds as it blows up and expends all of its energy inside the animal. When the bullet loses that much weight instantly, it usually doesn't have enough energy to exit (especially true on the smaller caliber bullets). The Berger bullet was designed to shrapnel inside the vitals to create a wide range of damage on lungs, arteries and the heart. I used the 115 gr Berger in my 25-06 this year on a mule deer and a speed goat. Both bullets did not exit but both animals were DRT. The shots were both right at 300 yds. On the mule deer, the damage done to the vitals was only on one side. It is my belief that the Berger bullets do better on game in the larger caliber guns where there is more initial weight to the bullet to help with a little more penetration. The 115 gr bullet makes a really good longrange antelope load as antelope are not very big but on larger game, I would prefer a more solid bullet in the 25-06 cartridge. Your 6.5x284 with the 140 gr Berger will do a good job on deer. On elk, if I was using a Berger, I would prefer an even larger caliber with a heavier bullet but that is just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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