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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 660467" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>Man, have not looked at this bullet in a long time... been almost 15 years. Still has all the bone/hair/junk all over it too! Now I remember how shoulder bone was all broken and stuck around the bullet when I dug it out just under the hide. </p><p></p><p>I think this is an example of why so many guys love big heavy bullets to shoot elk. I loaded this before I ever had a chrono and shot it out of a 24" barrel. I'm guessing the muzzle velocity was about 2600 fps and where I hunt that puts the velocity around 1900 fps and ~2000 ft*lbs of energy at impact. Not a huge stress on the bullet but it still expanded, and I think the far shoulder is what mangled up the copper jacket. It weighed in at 190 grains so that's 76% weight retention.</p><p></p><p>Makes me want to load up some Berger Hunting 210's and see how they shoot! Also might try the 200 LRX since I have had so much luck with Barnes...gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 660467, member: 33822"] Man, have not looked at this bullet in a long time... been almost 15 years. Still has all the bone/hair/junk all over it too! Now I remember how shoulder bone was all broken and stuck around the bullet when I dug it out just under the hide. I think this is an example of why so many guys love big heavy bullets to shoot elk. I loaded this before I ever had a chrono and shot it out of a 24" barrel. I'm guessing the muzzle velocity was about 2600 fps and where I hunt that puts the velocity around 1900 fps and ~2000 ft*lbs of energy at impact. Not a huge stress on the bullet but it still expanded, and I think the far shoulder is what mangled up the copper jacket. It weighed in at 190 grains so that's 76% weight retention. Makes me want to load up some Berger Hunting 210's and see how they shoot! Also might try the 200 LRX since I have had so much luck with Barnes...gun) [/QUOTE]
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