Maybe the 208 may even have a slight edge given it could be driven faster.
Berger 208 LRHT on game
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Well that's what I'm thinking also. Less bearing surface so a little more velocity some construction of the bullet and near to nothing loss on the b/c. So I agree
fnlights
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Wow they seem identical to the 215's
215 left 208 right
fnlights
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How do the meplats compare?
Identical
fnlights
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From your pictures, and a few reviews over at Rokslide, I get a good feeling that these bullets will perform identical to the 215's without even drilling the meplat
fnlights
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Do you have anyway to test expansion?
I don't have any gell blocks currently. Gonna try on deer and hogs next week
Ok well first initial seating depths:
+ 0.005" .4 moa
- 0.005" .8 moa
- 0.020" 1.3 moa
- 0.050" 1.5 moa
- 0.090" .3
So this is the group of 4 shots at 100 yards. Measures exactly 0.3" center to center
So now I'll go either side of that and fine tune it then shoot 300 yards which is all I have setup at the house without heading to the pastures. Which I think will be fine for South Texas.
+ 0.005" .4 moa
- 0.005" .8 moa
- 0.020" 1.3 moa
- 0.050" 1.5 moa
- 0.090" .3
So this is the group of 4 shots at 100 yards. Measures exactly 0.3" center to center
So now I'll go either side of that and fine tune it then shoot 300 yards which is all I have setup at the house without heading to the pastures. Which I think will be fine for South Texas.
Based on this thread I grabbed a couple of boxes of 208s. Could y'all share some close ups on yours? Looks like the ones I just received today were pointed. 0.041 drill bit will not go in. Not a problem with the 215s.
Thoughts?
Nez
Thoughts?
Nez
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Ok well I'm back from my hunt. The results are in. Based on 1 - 202 pound buck and 1 230 pound boar hog it seems to perform as the 215 hybrid. Maybe better on lighter game.
My shot on the buck was free handed at 200 yards and I was going for the shoulder shot. The bullet struck behind the shoulder and struck the bottom of the spine. Destroying the top of lungs. The entrance hole was bullet diameter and the exit hole was a little bigger than a golf ball. When the hide was removed there was a hole that you could stick you hand through.
Very destructive. If I had hit the shoulder there's no doubt in my mind that the shoulders would have been totally destroyed. Notice the hair loss around the exit. That exhibits extreme amount of trama to the area when hair is blown off the skin.
As for the boar it was shot at 80 yards bullet size entrance and a tennis ball size hole exit behind his shoulder. Entrance was directly on the shoulder and angled across and behind the opposite shoulder. The big dropped in its tracks. We did not open the hog up. We dragged him into the bushes and I didn't think to get a pic of the exit. Again I have all the faith in the world that it will perform as the 215 does and I believe it would perform a little better on smaller game other than elk. I wouldn't hesitate one second on shooting an elk.
My next test will be in hogs at long ranges in the pasture this week So I will post some pics of those.
My shot on the buck was free handed at 200 yards and I was going for the shoulder shot. The bullet struck behind the shoulder and struck the bottom of the spine. Destroying the top of lungs. The entrance hole was bullet diameter and the exit hole was a little bigger than a golf ball. When the hide was removed there was a hole that you could stick you hand through.
Very destructive. If I had hit the shoulder there's no doubt in my mind that the shoulders would have been totally destroyed. Notice the hair loss around the exit. That exhibits extreme amount of trama to the area when hair is blown off the skin.
As for the boar it was shot at 80 yards bullet size entrance and a tennis ball size hole exit behind his shoulder. Entrance was directly on the shoulder and angled across and behind the opposite shoulder. The big dropped in its tracks. We did not open the hog up. We dragged him into the bushes and I didn't think to get a pic of the exit. Again I have all the faith in the world that it will perform as the 215 does and I believe it would perform a little better on smaller game other than elk. I wouldn't hesitate one second on shooting an elk.
My next test will be in hogs at long ranges in the pasture this week So I will post some pics of those.
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