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Berger Bullets vs Controlled Expansion Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 570479" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>The general consensus from a NZ PH that uses the soft target bullets at long ranges is that the A-Max is better than the VLD. A local hunter with lots of experience has used the VLD in his 6.5 Swede from 160 to 475 yards on elk. He has experienced nothing but blowups and pencil holing and will not use Berger VLD for hunting ever again.</p><p> </p><p>Last weekend I took a mule buck just shy of trophy class with a 7mm 162 A-Max in my 7x57mm. At 200 yards, I broke the spine in half just ahead of the shoulders, the bullet was found in the off side under the skin up near the head. Meat loss was minimal. The bullet had 38% weight retention after cleaning and weighing.</p><p> </p><p>The A-Max will open more reliably than a VLD because of the plastic tip that helps start expansion. One trick is to keep the A-Max velocity under 2700 fps if taking close-in shots. Moderate speeds are better than magnum speeds with a soft target type bullet. As velocity decreases, the VLD seems to lose ability to open before the A-Max does.</p><p> </p><p>As far as grizzly country goes, you can load 3 A-Maxs in your magazine then load 2 Partitions on top of that. You will have two Partitions if you meet dangerous game, and you have plenty of time to cycle the two Partitions out and chamber an A-Max or VLD if you get a long shot on nondangerous game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 570479, member: 27328"] The general consensus from a NZ PH that uses the soft target bullets at long ranges is that the A-Max is better than the VLD. A local hunter with lots of experience has used the VLD in his 6.5 Swede from 160 to 475 yards on elk. He has experienced nothing but blowups and pencil holing and will not use Berger VLD for hunting ever again. Last weekend I took a mule buck just shy of trophy class with a 7mm 162 A-Max in my 7x57mm. At 200 yards, I broke the spine in half just ahead of the shoulders, the bullet was found in the off side under the skin up near the head. Meat loss was minimal. The bullet had 38% weight retention after cleaning and weighing. The A-Max will open more reliably than a VLD because of the plastic tip that helps start expansion. One trick is to keep the A-Max velocity under 2700 fps if taking close-in shots. Moderate speeds are better than magnum speeds with a soft target type bullet. As velocity decreases, the VLD seems to lose ability to open before the A-Max does. As far as grizzly country goes, you can load 3 A-Maxs in your magazine then load 2 Partitions on top of that. You will have two Partitions if you meet dangerous game, and you have plenty of time to cycle the two Partitions out and chamber an A-Max or VLD if you get a long shot on nondangerous game. [/QUOTE]
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