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Berger 210 VLD for deer
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1129658" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>The 210 VLD will occassionally fail to expand on broadside rib shot game. It's not the most common performance by any means. But it has been known to happen. Inspect your VLD bullets before using them for hunting, and make sure they have an open hole in the tip of the jackets. Some percentage of VLDs will have the jacket material pinched together at the tip, leaving no hollow/hole in the tip of the bullets. Many, including myself, believe these bullets with closed tips are less apt to expand. </p><p></p><p>Your can insert a pin, a needle, or a slender piece of wire into the tips to ensure they all have a hole in their tips. Some shooters will use a 0.040" to 0.050" diameter drill bit to open a hole in any bullets with closed tips. Some will drill all their tips with the drill bit to help ensure all have the hollow point feature, in the effort to help ensure the bullets will expand upon impact with game animals. I drill every VLD prior to use to minimize the odds I'll shoot one that fails to expand.</p><p></p><p>If a bullet pencils thru the ribs without expanding, an animal can live and remain quite lively for a good length of time. Some may even survive. Some will later expire, unrecovered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1129658, member: 4191"] The 210 VLD will occassionally fail to expand on broadside rib shot game. It's not the most common performance by any means. But it has been known to happen. Inspect your VLD bullets before using them for hunting, and make sure they have an open hole in the tip of the jackets. Some percentage of VLDs will have the jacket material pinched together at the tip, leaving no hollow/hole in the tip of the bullets. Many, including myself, believe these bullets with closed tips are less apt to expand. Your can insert a pin, a needle, or a slender piece of wire into the tips to ensure they all have a hole in their tips. Some shooters will use a 0.040" to 0.050" diameter drill bit to open a hole in any bullets with closed tips. Some will drill all their tips with the drill bit to help ensure all have the hollow point feature, in the effort to help ensure the bullets will expand upon impact with game animals. I drill every VLD prior to use to minimize the odds I'll shoot one that fails to expand. If a bullet pencils thru the ribs without expanding, an animal can live and remain quite lively for a good length of time. Some may even survive. Some will later expire, unrecovered. [/QUOTE]
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