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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Stecker" data-source="post: 1134839" data-attributes="member: 8908"><p>We have no new information but we are still working the solution. Our greatest challenge continues to be that our tests have have been unable to reproduce the results being reported. </p><p></p><p>This is a frustrating result which compels us to consider things from every possible angle. One consideration is that in our testing, we can duplicate many things but we lack the rifle used and more importantly we suspect, the animal shot. </p><p></p><p>To clarify, we are puzzled by how the bullets perform as expected in the different media we've used (wax and gelatin) and the animals we've shot. We consider how these results can be different between our tests and the conditions associated with the report.</p><p></p><p>A test we are considering is to use the rifle associated with the report and the actual animal shot as the media. Needless to say this type of testing presents significant challenges but we are sorting out how we can make this real because of how important it is to us to have answers to these questions. </p><p></p><p>Reports of hunting bullets not doing what is expected when it comes to terminal performance is consistent among all brands. It compels us to consider what are some common characterstics of such reports. Could it be that the makeup of a given animal can play role in how the bullet performs. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't have thought so before we started exploring this situation but as we go through this process we are eliminating things we suspected to be the cause. The list of possibilities that remain is getting shorter and shorter, leaving us with possibilities we wouldn't have considered initially. </p><p></p><p>We are working on this situation from two different directions. We have a material engineer going over how we make our bullets to see if we can identify something that will produce the reported results.</p><p></p><p>We are also working on a new testing lab that will allow us to expand our volume of testing. The objective here is to increase our testing to produce more refined terminal performance data. We expect that increased testing will not only clarify our bullets performance but we will also be observing these tests to see if we can reproduce the results in some unexpected way.</p><p></p><p>This situation continues to be a high priority. I apologize to anyone who believes we haven't taken their report seriously. I am a hunter and I know how extremely frustrating it is when after all the time, money and energy spent on your hunt you watch an animal run off after you pull the trigger. </p><p></p><p>As far as I am concerned, anything other than an animal quickly on the ground is a failure. The challenge we are faced with now is discovering and understanding the root cause of that failure. We will continune to pursue the root cause until we get as close as is possible to 100% performance.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Eric Stecker</p><p>President</p><p>Berger Bullets</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Stecker, post: 1134839, member: 8908"] We have no new information but we are still working the solution. Our greatest challenge continues to be that our tests have have been unable to reproduce the results being reported. This is a frustrating result which compels us to consider things from every possible angle. One consideration is that in our testing, we can duplicate many things but we lack the rifle used and more importantly we suspect, the animal shot. To clarify, we are puzzled by how the bullets perform as expected in the different media we've used (wax and gelatin) and the animals we've shot. We consider how these results can be different between our tests and the conditions associated with the report. A test we are considering is to use the rifle associated with the report and the actual animal shot as the media. Needless to say this type of testing presents significant challenges but we are sorting out how we can make this real because of how important it is to us to have answers to these questions. Reports of hunting bullets not doing what is expected when it comes to terminal performance is consistent among all brands. It compels us to consider what are some common characterstics of such reports. Could it be that the makeup of a given animal can play role in how the bullet performs. I wouldn't have thought so before we started exploring this situation but as we go through this process we are eliminating things we suspected to be the cause. The list of possibilities that remain is getting shorter and shorter, leaving us with possibilities we wouldn't have considered initially. We are working on this situation from two different directions. We have a material engineer going over how we make our bullets to see if we can identify something that will produce the reported results. We are also working on a new testing lab that will allow us to expand our volume of testing. The objective here is to increase our testing to produce more refined terminal performance data. We expect that increased testing will not only clarify our bullets performance but we will also be observing these tests to see if we can reproduce the results in some unexpected way. This situation continues to be a high priority. I apologize to anyone who believes we haven't taken their report seriously. I am a hunter and I know how extremely frustrating it is when after all the time, money and energy spent on your hunt you watch an animal run off after you pull the trigger. As far as I am concerned, anything other than an animal quickly on the ground is a failure. The challenge we are faced with now is discovering and understanding the root cause of that failure. We will continune to pursue the root cause until we get as close as is possible to 100% performance. Regards, Eric Stecker President Berger Bullets [/QUOTE]
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