coyotelatrans
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- Dec 4, 2008
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Ok I'm new here on LRH looks like alot to see on this site! I have a .243 rem sps varmint that I use on coyotes. I have purchased some Berge 95 grain VLD's to try. My old stand by was a 80 grain Nosler bal tip, very accurate 3/4" at 200 yards. I also was toying with the 90 Bal tip. My issues have been I get some coyotes that hang up past 300 yards due to various reasons. The ones I have shot with the thinner jacker bal tip if on the shoulder bullet splash and some crawl away! I call for fun but also do this for a living as well.
My question is what can I expect from these bergers? To cold out now to shoot them, but I know some have said they work best against the lands and in talking with Walt Berger he says to get them to my max magazine length which I have just done, standard max in .243 is 2.710 I can get these to 2.745 OAL and that is about it. I'm way off the lands with a hornady OAL gauge just touching would be 2.910 OAL can't do it becuase of the magazine in the stock.
How many have hunted with bergers and what kind of accuracy do you get past 300 yards? Are your seating depths at max specs longer shorter? Any info on these bullets would be great from a hunting aspect! I have a few friends that shoot long range real well and they use them for paper, but they are loading them 1 at a time so OAL means little on paper!
Thanks again for any info you can lend! I hope to get out and shoot these next week when we get back to 40 degrees or so!
My question is what can I expect from these bergers? To cold out now to shoot them, but I know some have said they work best against the lands and in talking with Walt Berger he says to get them to my max magazine length which I have just done, standard max in .243 is 2.710 I can get these to 2.745 OAL and that is about it. I'm way off the lands with a hornady OAL gauge just touching would be 2.910 OAL can't do it becuase of the magazine in the stock.
How many have hunted with bergers and what kind of accuracy do you get past 300 yards? Are your seating depths at max specs longer shorter? Any info on these bullets would be great from a hunting aspect! I have a few friends that shoot long range real well and they use them for paper, but they are loading them 1 at a time so OAL means little on paper!
Thanks again for any info you can lend! I hope to get out and shoot these next week when we get back to 40 degrees or so!