Huntnful
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540 Yards. Bullet enter a few ribs back and some fragments made it up against the hide of offside shoulder. No exit.
28 Nosler
Berger 195 EOL
3030fps MV
28 Nosler
Berger 195 EOL
3030fps MV
Berger 195 EOL Terminal Performance Video
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Lenwood901
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thats awsome
Lenwood901
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you used the 180 most of the time in your 28 correct
Huntnful
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I killed 2 mule deer and a caribou with the 180 VLD Hunts.
I killed 3 mule deer and an elk with the 195 EOL's
I killed 2 mule deer and 2 elk with the 169 Hammer Hunters
Lenwood901
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You kept that 28 busy out of the three which bullet was more accurate in your rifle
Huntnful
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I sure did lol. And a decent amount of coyotes.
The hammer bullets were the most consistently accurate for sure.
Lenwood901
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Interesting thank you for the responses
7.62 Gunner
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Awesome! And nice buck
Between the 180 vld and 195 did you see any difference in terminal performance?
Huntnful
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Thank you!!
The 195 seemed to penetrate a little further. Always made it to the offside hide. The 180 never show signs of making it near the offside hide.
7.62 Gunner
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Thanks that's good feedback, I really love the accuracy I'm getting with the 195's but I haven't used them on game yet
Great info again, specially the comment about the hammers being consistently more accurate then the bergers. That surprised me a little.
I built a 20 inch 7 suam late last year to run suppressed for deer and a back up elk/muely rifle. I built it with the intentions of running 180 bergers and put together a decent load just prior to season and shot 3 wt does with it all at 200-225 yards. One was a pencil and the other two didn't pass through the 90 pound deer. The only reason I found the doe is she ran across a very long corn field then crossed a small creek and into a pasture which was been recently cleared with scattered oaks. Blood was minimal to say the least and she ran about 800 yards. Had she gone in the brush vs the open fields it's highly unlikely I would have found her.
The two that didn't pass through were bang flops.
I built a 20 inch 7 suam late last year to run suppressed for deer and a back up elk/muely rifle. I built it with the intentions of running 180 bergers and put together a decent load just prior to season and shot 3 wt does with it all at 200-225 yards. One was a pencil and the other two didn't pass through the 90 pound deer. The only reason I found the doe is she ran across a very long corn field then crossed a small creek and into a pasture which was been recently cleared with scattered oaks. Blood was minimal to say the least and she ran about 800 yards. Had she gone in the brush vs the open fields it's highly unlikely I would have found her.
The two that didn't pass through were bang flops.
Where was she hit?
Center of shoulder where achers call the deadly V, between ribs on entrance and centered a rib on exit. Additionally the exit hole was caliber sized with no splatter or tearing of skin which you'd expect to see on a mushrooming bullet.
Sounds like shot placement was spot on. Animal reaction, and autopsy sound like it penciled through. I saw the same results on my buddies bull last year with the 195/28 Nosler. Three well place shots to the sweet spot at 770. The bull didn`t even act like he was hit. Went about 100 yds on an open hillside, and piled up. I use Bergers exclusively and have never had in issues with them not expanding. I shoot mostly 25,30, and 338 though.
