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<blockquote data-quote="KurtB" data-source="post: 2310485" data-attributes="member: 2106"><p>I've used a 6.5 Berger vld for years on game. Many times I have shot the onside shoulder, had the bullet drill through it and expand in the lungs. You have a hard time finding an entrance. There is usually a nickel sized hole in the backside of the shoulder blade and then havoc. This often results in the loss of less than a pound of meat on deer sized animals. I start them out at 2900 fps or so and impacts are mostly over 2400 fps. </p><p></p><p>Son shot a bull elk on the shoulder at 400 yards. Penetrated and blew up lungs. This with muzzle velocity of 2700 fps and same 140 vld. </p><p></p><p>I've seen this over and over with the Bergers. Shot a pronghorn once facing me with a 257 weatherby and a 100 grain Barnes. Bullet penetrated to hindquarter, blew up leg bone and exited. Lost about half that hindquarter. </p><p></p><p>Shoot enough and you'll see weird stuff. But for me, shooting Bergers has not resulted in excessive meat loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KurtB, post: 2310485, member: 2106"] I've used a 6.5 Berger vld for years on game. Many times I have shot the onside shoulder, had the bullet drill through it and expand in the lungs. You have a hard time finding an entrance. There is usually a nickel sized hole in the backside of the shoulder blade and then havoc. This often results in the loss of less than a pound of meat on deer sized animals. I start them out at 2900 fps or so and impacts are mostly over 2400 fps. Son shot a bull elk on the shoulder at 400 yards. Penetrated and blew up lungs. This with muzzle velocity of 2700 fps and same 140 vld. I've seen this over and over with the Bergers. Shot a pronghorn once facing me with a 257 weatherby and a 100 grain Barnes. Bullet penetrated to hindquarter, blew up leg bone and exited. Lost about half that hindquarter. Shoot enough and you'll see weird stuff. But for me, shooting Bergers has not resulted in excessive meat loss. [/QUOTE]
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