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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 462914" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Berger bullets and Wildcat bullets perform in a similar fashion if they are similar.</p><p>Several factors affect a bullets performance and it is very seldom that you can strike animals the same with different bullets so most conclusions are less than scientific. One should bear in mind that I am talking about high sectional density bullets sometimes known as heavy for caliber.</p><p></p><p>Both Berger and Wildcat bullets will penetrate a long ways if they do not strike too much bone. Some bone is good for expansion but if you hit a big bull elk exactly square on the massive shoulder bone the bullet will explode as will the bone. If you only hit a rib the bullet will pass on through. Once the bullet has slowed down some after initial expansion it will no longer disintegrate but will retain weight and move a long ways. By accident of frozen fingers, I landed a WC bullet in the rear ham of a cow elk and that bullet went all the way into the chest cavity. I have similarly by deliberate intent put a Berger all the way through two adult hogs standing side by side at 550 yards.</p><p></p><p>Here is the only WC bullet I have ever recovered. It is a 130 gr HP RBBT in 257 cal. It struck a cow elk in the spine and traveled down the spine crushing vertebrae as it went. Retained weight is 57 grains or 44%. It is hard to see in the photo but it is both jacket and core. </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n168/bufflerbob/year%202010/139WC2010elk1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 462914, member: 8"] Berger bullets and Wildcat bullets perform in a similar fashion if they are similar. Several factors affect a bullets performance and it is very seldom that you can strike animals the same with different bullets so most conclusions are less than scientific. One should bear in mind that I am talking about high sectional density bullets sometimes known as heavy for caliber. Both Berger and Wildcat bullets will penetrate a long ways if they do not strike too much bone. Some bone is good for expansion but if you hit a big bull elk exactly square on the massive shoulder bone the bullet will explode as will the bone. If you only hit a rib the bullet will pass on through. Once the bullet has slowed down some after initial expansion it will no longer disintegrate but will retain weight and move a long ways. By accident of frozen fingers, I landed a WC bullet in the rear ham of a cow elk and that bullet went all the way into the chest cavity. I have similarly by deliberate intent put a Berger all the way through two adult hogs standing side by side at 550 yards. Here is the only WC bullet I have ever recovered. It is a 130 gr HP RBBT in 257 cal. It struck a cow elk in the spine and traveled down the spine crushing vertebrae as it went. Retained weight is 57 grains or 44%. It is hard to see in the photo but it is both jacket and core. [IMG]http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n168/bufflerbob/year%202010/139WC2010elk1.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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