New Berger Hybrid 200.20x bullet?

[WEATHERBY460]

What's up with these? Any info? Great BC's it looks like. Will these work in a 300 WM with a 1-10 twist?

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/5...-200-grain-hollow-point-boat-tail-box-of-100h

 

[Danny1788]

I haven't heard of these bullets yet but I know a 230gr hybrid stabilizes in a 1-10" factory 300 RUM barrel so I would assume they would stabilize in a 300winmag 1-10"

 

[Korhil78]

They have the G1 and G7 BCs mixed up on the Midwayusa link.

 

[Danny1788]

Yeah I saw that too but a 200gr with a g7 @ .328 is very impressive

 

[WEATHERBY460]

when can I buy them.....

 

[Danny1788]

Date expected in stock: 10/19/2016

so says midway, but they have been known to not be so accurate on estimated times

 

[WEATHERBY460]

Will this work for a hunting bullet?

 

[Tumbleweed]

Awesome! What a great alternative for those who can't get the 215's to shoot due to instability or barrel harmonics in a lighter factory tube.
I have used the standard 200 Hybrids for hunting and they performed just like hunting VLD Bergers normally do. I'll be excited to get my hands on some of these.
I noticed in the photos it appeared that the 20x has a longer boat tail and shorter bearing surface too! I would expect they might run a little faster than the standard 200 hybrid.

 

[Canhunter35]

This is an old thread but I'm wondering if anyone's using the 200.20x and what results they're seeing?

 

[Tumbleweed]

This is an old thread but I'm wondering if anyone's using the 200.20x and what results they're seeing?

I tested them in a 26" factory 300 Win. While I did not get them to shoot well due to a bad barrel I did get some good info on them. With RL26 these guys will easily run north of 3200 FPS before reaching pressure. They have a very aggressive nose design, more so than the 215 so getting them close to the rifling could be a problem if trying to magazine feed.

Also, I did some of my own measuring on bullet dimensions and found the bearing surface length to be .405" which is less than Berger's listed measurement. These are slick bullets and will run fast quite easily.

 

[Alaska2006]

I have yet to get my hands on the 200.20 but have ran a fair bit of Berger 200 and 215. Both shoot great so I never chased after 200.20.
I'll for sure try some if and when I stumble across a box.

 

[Saracen]

I haven't heard of these bullets yet but I know a 230gr hybrid stabilizes in a 1-10" factory 300 RUM barrel so I would assume they would stabilize in a 300winmag 1-10"

They certainly do. They fly really well with Vihtavouri N570 or H1000

 

[tbrice23]

Today I shot my first batch of 200.20x in a 300 RUM 26". Got 3216 fps with Retumbo and .563 MOA at 200 yards.
I have a 3.840" Wyatt's mbe-3 mag box and still had to seat them .110" jump to fit them in the magazine.
Tomorrow I am shooting them again to verify.

 

[Earnhardt]

Any updates on the 200.20X's?
Thanks