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<blockquote data-quote="LRHWAL" data-source="post: 152812" data-attributes="member: 5418"><p>2Scoops posted elsewhere about our experience this year with Sierra Matchkings. I loaded up with 210gr Bergers in my 300 WM - MV 2800 fps. </p><p></p><p>I used that combination to shoot:</p><p></p><p>Several springbok - stone dead - no surprise there (230-275m)</p><p>1 Red hartebeest - about 280lbs. 250m and the shot went high in the shoulder almost a miss, took out the spine entirely - the bull dropped at the shot and didn't get up (but wasn't dead; spine was smashed, bullet wasn't recovered)</p><p>1 Eland bull (+/- 950-1000lbs) range was +/- 10-15 yards as it was another hunter's wounded animal found after dark. I shot it low in the shoulder and the big bull went down and was dead in seconds. I may have been lucky, but if you have ever seen the forequarters on an eland you will know that this requires quite some penetration. The bullet - or enough of it - must have reached the heart, or the large vessels nearby. Based on that I don't think a Berger will necessarily "break up" on a houlder, but had a hit really heavy bone the story may have read differently. THe animal was gutted in the dark to ferry down the mountain and the bullet was not recovered.</p><p></p><p>No a J4 jacket is not my first choice for an Eland. Neither is a .30.</p><p></p><p>I'm hunting gemsbuck later this year and will probably be shooting the Bergers again and may even back off the load a little to around 2750. After my experiences I'm confident on the gemsbuck.</p><p></p><p>That's just my (very limited) experience with the Bergers here in SA. I hope it helps some.</p><p></p><p>Wim</p><p>(JHB, South Africa)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRHWAL, post: 152812, member: 5418"] 2Scoops posted elsewhere about our experience this year with Sierra Matchkings. I loaded up with 210gr Bergers in my 300 WM - MV 2800 fps. I used that combination to shoot: Several springbok - stone dead - no surprise there (230-275m) 1 Red hartebeest - about 280lbs. 250m and the shot went high in the shoulder almost a miss, took out the spine entirely - the bull dropped at the shot and didn't get up (but wasn't dead; spine was smashed, bullet wasn't recovered) 1 Eland bull (+/- 950-1000lbs) range was +/- 10-15 yards as it was another hunter's wounded animal found after dark. I shot it low in the shoulder and the big bull went down and was dead in seconds. I may have been lucky, but if you have ever seen the forequarters on an eland you will know that this requires quite some penetration. The bullet - or enough of it - must have reached the heart, or the large vessels nearby. Based on that I don't think a Berger will necessarily "break up" on a houlder, but had a hit really heavy bone the story may have read differently. THe animal was gutted in the dark to ferry down the mountain and the bullet was not recovered. No a J4 jacket is not my first choice for an Eland. Neither is a .30. I'm hunting gemsbuck later this year and will probably be shooting the Bergers again and may even back off the load a little to around 2750. After my experiences I'm confident on the gemsbuck. That's just my (very limited) experience with the Bergers here in SA. I hope it helps some. Wim (JHB, South Africa) [/QUOTE]
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