Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
The Basics, Starting Out
Terminal Ballistics???
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 638256" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Pretty much all our big game hunting is done with the Bergers. Not that other bullets will not make clean kills, but I prefer the way the Bergers work on game and when shots get long I have not found a bullet that will expand as well as the Bergers do. Plus their accuracy is as good as I can get from a production bullet and they show me less wind drift than any others I have tested. </p><p> </p><p>The Bergers penetrate in a ways then expand and fragment off part of their structure. This is why I always recommend using heavy offerings for any caliber. If a heavier bullet is used it leaves a large portion of the bullet to exit. I almost always get exits and typically the exit is 1 1/2" to 2" if at close range you will likely get a larger exit. I do not aim for a shoulder shot any more. I have found that the crease behind the shoulder is the ticket to drop them in their tracks and done. But I have taken shoulder shots in the past and I have no fear of the bullet penetrating the near shoulder, destroying most all vitals and even breaking the far shoulder. This was the case with the bull in my Signature shot with a 210 Berger from a 30-378wby at 250 yds. So what I get is a kill zone from the shouder to center rib cage. That leaves me some room if I am off on a wind call, and we all know the wind is the one thing we can only predict to our bes ability. It is king on any shot past 400.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have posted many many photos of kills, and exit holes from kills we made with Berger bullets. Search for my posts if you are interested.</p><p> </p><p>As for caliber selection, here is what I do. We use 300wins a lot but limit them to 1000 yards with either the 210's or the 230's. Now to be honest if I was shooting a bull at 1000 I would opt for the 230 if I had the choice. But at 800 it would really not matter to me. We may extend the 230's to a little past 1000 but not much. Unless we had them in a RUM or 30-378 that was a proven 1/2 moa rifle and conditions were steller.</p><p> </p><p>For shots of 1000 and beyond or if conditions are a bit windy that day. I will be packing my 338 Lapua loaded with the 300 gr Berger OTM's. We have taken many elk at lots of different distances with these bullets already. All were DRT, and done in one shot and all were complete pass throughs with then perfect 1 1/2" exit. They are elk hammers.</p><p> </p><p>I am like you. I want them down and dead right there where I can see it. This is why I insist on a expanding bullet that will take out vitals with a wound channel larger han the caliber I am shooting. No matter if I hit bone or meat goig in.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this answers some of your questions.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 638256, member: 7503"] Pretty much all our big game hunting is done with the Bergers. Not that other bullets will not make clean kills, but I prefer the way the Bergers work on game and when shots get long I have not found a bullet that will expand as well as the Bergers do. Plus their accuracy is as good as I can get from a production bullet and they show me less wind drift than any others I have tested. The Bergers penetrate in a ways then expand and fragment off part of their structure. This is why I always recommend using heavy offerings for any caliber. If a heavier bullet is used it leaves a large portion of the bullet to exit. I almost always get exits and typically the exit is 1 1/2" to 2" if at close range you will likely get a larger exit. I do not aim for a shoulder shot any more. I have found that the crease behind the shoulder is the ticket to drop them in their tracks and done. But I have taken shoulder shots in the past and I have no fear of the bullet penetrating the near shoulder, destroying most all vitals and even breaking the far shoulder. This was the case with the bull in my Signature shot with a 210 Berger from a 30-378wby at 250 yds. So what I get is a kill zone from the shouder to center rib cage. That leaves me some room if I am off on a wind call, and we all know the wind is the one thing we can only predict to our bes ability. It is king on any shot past 400. I have posted many many photos of kills, and exit holes from kills we made with Berger bullets. Search for my posts if you are interested. As for caliber selection, here is what I do. We use 300wins a lot but limit them to 1000 yards with either the 210's or the 230's. Now to be honest if I was shooting a bull at 1000 I would opt for the 230 if I had the choice. But at 800 it would really not matter to me. We may extend the 230's to a little past 1000 but not much. Unless we had them in a RUM or 30-378 that was a proven 1/2 moa rifle and conditions were steller. For shots of 1000 and beyond or if conditions are a bit windy that day. I will be packing my 338 Lapua loaded with the 300 gr Berger OTM's. We have taken many elk at lots of different distances with these bullets already. All were DRT, and done in one shot and all were complete pass throughs with then perfect 1 1/2" exit. They are elk hammers. I am like you. I want them down and dead right there where I can see it. This is why I insist on a expanding bullet that will take out vitals with a wound channel larger han the caliber I am shooting. No matter if I hit bone or meat goig in. Hope this answers some of your questions. Jeff [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
The Basics, Starting Out
Terminal Ballistics???
Top