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<blockquote data-quote="CONatureBoy" data-source="post: 2540177" data-attributes="member: 118769"><p>Re drilling target-bullet meplats for hunting: I drilled the Berger Berger 7mm 190-grain Long Range Hybrid Target bullet's meplat with a 0.0465" (56 gauge) drill bit, just deep enough to enlarge the meplat. Here's a picture of the Berger 7mm 180-grain VLD Hunting bullet (left) next to my drilled target bullet (right):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]368822[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I shot the 190 into a Clear Ballistics 6"x6"x16" FBI gel block at 100 yards from my 280 AI (1:9 twist, 27" barrel), muzzle velocity 3,000 fps. Results:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]368823[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The black vertical line is 1.5" from the front face of the block, and is where expansion started. It's evident the permanent wound channel has the same shape as a Berger hunting bullet shot into gel, with the same depth of penetration before expansion. Here's a screen scrape from a YouTube video ([MEDIA=youtube]s63Ifl94SMI[/MEDIA]) of a Berger VLD Hunting bullet shot into gel:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]368824[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I have shot these at targets, and they maintain their original accuracy. I will take the 190-grain bullet hunting in a week or two. If I shoot something with it I'll post the results here. As always, proceed at your own risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CONatureBoy, post: 2540177, member: 118769"] Re drilling target-bullet meplats for hunting: I drilled the Berger Berger 7mm 190-grain Long Range Hybrid Target bullet's meplat with a 0.0465" (56 gauge) drill bit, just deep enough to enlarge the meplat. Here's a picture of the Berger 7mm 180-grain VLD Hunting bullet (left) next to my drilled target bullet (right): [ATTACH type="full" alt="1653776166510.png"]368822[/ATTACH] I shot the 190 into a Clear Ballistics 6"x6"x16" FBI gel block at 100 yards from my 280 AI (1:9 twist, 27" barrel), muzzle velocity 3,000 fps. Results: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1653776254622.png"]368823[/ATTACH] The black vertical line is 1.5" from the front face of the block, and is where expansion started. It's evident the permanent wound channel has the same shape as a Berger hunting bullet shot into gel, with the same depth of penetration before expansion. Here's a screen scrape from a YouTube video ([MEDIA=youtube]s63Ifl94SMI[/MEDIA]) of a Berger VLD Hunting bullet shot into gel: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1653776500680.png"]368824[/ATTACH] I have shot these at targets, and they maintain their original accuracy. I will take the 190-grain bullet hunting in a week or two. If I shoot something with it I'll post the results here. As always, proceed at your own risk. [/QUOTE]
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