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Berger Bullets vs Controlled Expansion Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="leaddog" data-source="post: 576336" data-attributes="member: 13625"><p>I to have had nothing but good luck from the Berger bullets in my 7mm RUM, I am shooting the 180 vld at 3200fps. I have shot 5 elk now with them from 200 yds to 560 yds. All shots where complete pass through with 2'' hole on exit side. All were lung shots, I personally try and not shoot front shoulder as I like my elk meat to much. Not one of these have gone more than 60 yds. Also have shot 2 deer with this load. One at 250- the other at 550, same results. I also have had good results with the 150gr vld in my 270wsm at 3290fps. Two elk and 4 deer that never went more than 50 yds. Up until I changed I had shot mostly Nosler partitions but most of my hunting until the last 7-8 years had been at ranges that hardly ever got to 500 yds. The reason why I switched to the Bergers was the areas I was wanting to hunt now favored more long range shots. I never had any problems with the Nosler's its just that the Bergers don't seem to fall out of the air like the Noslers do once you get beyond 500 yds. I also have a friend who swears that he will never shoot Bergers because he shot an elk and never could find it. The only thing I can say to this is that without the animal we will never know where it was shot, and as previously stated, there is not any bullet out there that lets you shoot an animal anywhere at all and always have a kill shot. So for now I am a firm believer that if I do my job the Berger will do its.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leaddog, post: 576336, member: 13625"] I to have had nothing but good luck from the Berger bullets in my 7mm RUM, I am shooting the 180 vld at 3200fps. I have shot 5 elk now with them from 200 yds to 560 yds. All shots where complete pass through with 2'' hole on exit side. All were lung shots, I personally try and not shoot front shoulder as I like my elk meat to much. Not one of these have gone more than 60 yds. Also have shot 2 deer with this load. One at 250- the other at 550, same results. I also have had good results with the 150gr vld in my 270wsm at 3290fps. Two elk and 4 deer that never went more than 50 yds. Up until I changed I had shot mostly Nosler partitions but most of my hunting until the last 7-8 years had been at ranges that hardly ever got to 500 yds. The reason why I switched to the Bergers was the areas I was wanting to hunt now favored more long range shots. I never had any problems with the Nosler's its just that the Bergers don't seem to fall out of the air like the Noslers do once you get beyond 500 yds. I also have a friend who swears that he will never shoot Bergers because he shot an elk and never could find it. The only thing I can say to this is that without the animal we will never know where it was shot, and as previously stated, there is not any bullet out there that lets you shoot an animal anywhere at all and always have a kill shot. So for now I am a firm believer that if I do my job the Berger will do its. [/QUOTE]
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