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Barnes Response to Berger
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<blockquote data-quote="dmgreene" data-source="post: 312781" data-attributes="member: 8491"><p>I have hunted with Barnes and Berger bullets. They will both kill deer, period. For the folks that say that Bergers won't do a good job deer, they don't know what they are talking about. Most people repeat what they read in magizines, see on hunting shows or read on the internet, not from personal experience. People say that a bullet failed because it came apart or didn't retain a certain amount of weight. If it kills quickly does it matter? When I hunted with Barnes bullets I had to track 80% of the deer that I shot but they penetrated clean through and killed the animal every time. So far with Bergers I haven't had to track one yet. Sometimes I get pass throughs with the Bergers and sometimes I don't. I don't care as long as the animal goes down fast. To me this is what determines bullet performance, not what somebody tells me its supposed to do. Why do you need a bullet that retains 90%+ to kill any thin skinned game? I am not putting Barnes bullets down, they do what they were intended to do, but for long range hunting there are better options IMO.</p><p></p><p>And by the way, 50 Barnes bullets=$30, 100 Berger bullets= $32 I can shoot almost twice as much and actually afford to practice with the same bullets that I will be killing with. And the bottom line is putting the bullet where it counts.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmgreene, post: 312781, member: 8491"] I have hunted with Barnes and Berger bullets. They will both kill deer, period. For the folks that say that Bergers won't do a good job deer, they don't know what they are talking about. Most people repeat what they read in magizines, see on hunting shows or read on the internet, not from personal experience. People say that a bullet failed because it came apart or didn't retain a certain amount of weight. If it kills quickly does it matter? When I hunted with Barnes bullets I had to track 80% of the deer that I shot but they penetrated clean through and killed the animal every time. So far with Bergers I haven't had to track one yet. Sometimes I get pass throughs with the Bergers and sometimes I don't. I don't care as long as the animal goes down fast. To me this is what determines bullet performance, not what somebody tells me its supposed to do. Why do you need a bullet that retains 90%+ to kill any thin skinned game? I am not putting Barnes bullets down, they do what they were intended to do, but for long range hunting there are better options IMO. And by the way, 50 Barnes bullets=$30, 100 Berger bullets= $32 I can shoot almost twice as much and actually afford to practice with the same bullets that I will be killing with. And the bottom line is putting the bullet where it counts. David [/QUOTE]
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