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Berger 185 VLD short range performance
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<blockquote data-quote="Ballistic64" data-source="post: 129387" data-attributes="member: 3401"><p>Well,got my 300 SAUM Sendero back from APS in time for deer season this fall,but wouldnt you know it,my wife drew the only buck tag this year. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif So earlier this month I took the gun to the range and worked up a load for the .30 Berger VLD based on sewwhats recommendation.Ended up with 61gr H4350 @ ave. of 2946 fps. with the VLD just kissing the lands.I was surprised that after my fifth shot I was running an extreme spread of 6 fps and an sd of 2. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gifOf course that opened up,and after 44 shots the es was 30 with an sd of 13,still pretty good and I believe it says more for the match barrel than it does my reloads.Funny thing is I havent found a bullet in the 168-210 gr range that the gun doesnt like.</p><p>Anyway,at the range I finished up putting my 100 yd zero 3" high.Of course this was 2 weeks prior to taking the wife hunting and my memory isnt what it used to be.....did I forget to mention that I plumb forgot to tell my wife where the rifle was zeroed?</p><p>The wife and I were on our way to an opening that would allow about a 300 yd shot max.,I figured this would be a perfect setup for her.Well, we never quite made it to that field.On the way, a doe trotted out in front of us just over 100 yds away with a little 4x5 glued to her rump and completely oblivious to his surrounding world.Before I could say a word I heard the safety click off and just had time to plug my ears. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif The buck dropped just like all four of his legs had just been shattered.Upon inspection I couldnt find the entrance hole,but the exit was pretty obvious.After gutting the deer,it was obvious why the deer dropped the way it had.Ummm,that 3" zero I forgot to mention,well that in combination with my wife shooting offhand resulted in a perfect spine shot.Funny how things just seem to work out for women /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif <img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-001S.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-005S.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-006S.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ballistic64, post: 129387, member: 3401"] Well,got my 300 SAUM Sendero back from APS in time for deer season this fall,but wouldnt you know it,my wife drew the only buck tag this year. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] So earlier this month I took the gun to the range and worked up a load for the .30 Berger VLD based on sewwhats recommendation.Ended up with 61gr H4350 @ ave. of 2946 fps. with the VLD just kissing the lands.I was surprised that after my fifth shot I was running an extreme spread of 6 fps and an sd of 2. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]Of course that opened up,and after 44 shots the es was 30 with an sd of 13,still pretty good and I believe it says more for the match barrel than it does my reloads.Funny thing is I havent found a bullet in the 168-210 gr range that the gun doesnt like. Anyway,at the range I finished up putting my 100 yd zero 3" high.Of course this was 2 weeks prior to taking the wife hunting and my memory isnt what it used to be.....did I forget to mention that I plumb forgot to tell my wife where the rifle was zeroed? The wife and I were on our way to an opening that would allow about a 300 yd shot max.,I figured this would be a perfect setup for her.Well, we never quite made it to that field.On the way, a doe trotted out in front of us just over 100 yds away with a little 4x5 glued to her rump and completely oblivious to his surrounding world.Before I could say a word I heard the safety click off and just had time to plug my ears. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] The buck dropped just like all four of his legs had just been shattered.Upon inspection I couldnt find the entrance hole,but the exit was pretty obvious.After gutting the deer,it was obvious why the deer dropped the way it had.Ummm,that 3" zero I forgot to mention,well that in combination with my wife shooting offhand resulted in a perfect spine shot.Funny how things just seem to work out for women [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-001S.JPG[/img] [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-005S.JPG[/img] [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1230700/MVC-006S.JPG[/img] [/QUOTE]
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