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trouble with bergers
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 1016268" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Caleb85, In my opinion it is not your bullet choice. I have taken truck loads of game with the 210 HVLD from a 300 win. Your velocity should be from 2800 to 2900 fps and that should work good. I never tracked one animal with the 210's including many elk. You want to use heavy for caliber bullets when using Berger's. They designed to fragment and using one of their heavier offerings allows enough of the bullet to carry on after fragmenting off the front. I switched to the 215 Targets a few years ago and my 300 win now sits at 24 and zero for one shot first round kills on big game. That includes many elk.</p><p> </p><p>Get a good rest and slip one right in the crease behind the front shoulder just below center of the animal. You won't be tracking him far. </p><p> </p><p>None of us can say for sure what happens to game not recovered. But I do have a lot of experience with your combination on big game and feel you should give it another go.</p><p> </p><p>One more thing, take a staple from a paper stapler and use it to check your hunting loads and make sure the hollow point of the bullet tip is open and not clogged. I have not had this experience , but have read of others finding a few bullets with clogged tips. I now check all mine to insure I will get expansion. </p><p> </p><p>One more thing, make sure your seating die is not pushing on the tip of the bullet and closing the hollow point. Also that the die is not leaving a little dent ring around the tip where the seater plug contacts the bullet. This has been a problem in the past for others and can effect bullet performance and expansion. </p><p></p><p>Check these things and put the next bullet in the crease and let us know how it goes.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 1016268, member: 7503"] Caleb85, In my opinion it is not your bullet choice. I have taken truck loads of game with the 210 HVLD from a 300 win. Your velocity should be from 2800 to 2900 fps and that should work good. I never tracked one animal with the 210's including many elk. You want to use heavy for caliber bullets when using Berger's. They designed to fragment and using one of their heavier offerings allows enough of the bullet to carry on after fragmenting off the front. I switched to the 215 Targets a few years ago and my 300 win now sits at 24 and zero for one shot first round kills on big game. That includes many elk. Get a good rest and slip one right in the crease behind the front shoulder just below center of the animal. You won't be tracking him far. None of us can say for sure what happens to game not recovered. But I do have a lot of experience with your combination on big game and feel you should give it another go. One more thing, take a staple from a paper stapler and use it to check your hunting loads and make sure the hollow point of the bullet tip is open and not clogged. I have not had this experience , but have read of others finding a few bullets with clogged tips. I now check all mine to insure I will get expansion. One more thing, make sure your seating die is not pushing on the tip of the bullet and closing the hollow point. Also that the die is not leaving a little dent ring around the tip where the seater plug contacts the bullet. This has been a problem in the past for others and can effect bullet performance and expansion. Check these things and put the next bullet in the crease and let us know how it goes. Hope this helps. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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