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<blockquote data-quote="dworrel" data-source="post: 1558408" data-attributes="member: 15241"><p>I have probably killed over 100 deer elk and hogs with Berger bullets at this point. The Berger hybrids are my preferred bullet.</p><p></p><p>I do think you have to be thoughtful as to bullet placement particularly on close shots. If you hit hard bone at high velocities, they can expand rapidly.</p><p></p><p>Probably the worst performance I have had (facetiously), was a bull elk That I shot at 250 yards. He came running down the mountain to call and was facing just about straight at me. I saw shot him just off center in the chest with a 28 Nosler and 195 Berger EOL. He staggered, turned sideways, and I shot him again and put him down. 3075 FPS at the muzzle.</p><p></p><p>I shot a mule deer in Utah at 1083 yards and a 130 hybrid from a 6.5 SAUM fully penetrated and was lodged under the hide of the opposite shoulder.</p><p></p><p> The one negative performance arguably would be a Dall sheep shot this past August by my brother-in-law in Alaska. He shot it broadside at 330 yards. Sheep ran off and they were fortunate enough to find it the next day a mile away. It was still feeding. They finished it off and when they skinned it it did have a fist sized hole through its chest wall.</p><p></p><p> We were both shooting Berger 140 hybrids. I shot a black bear on the same trip at 250 yards quartering slightly towards me. Fully exited with fist sized exit wound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dworrel, post: 1558408, member: 15241"] I have probably killed over 100 deer elk and hogs with Berger bullets at this point. The Berger hybrids are my preferred bullet. I do think you have to be thoughtful as to bullet placement particularly on close shots. If you hit hard bone at high velocities, they can expand rapidly. Probably the worst performance I have had (facetiously), was a bull elk That I shot at 250 yards. He came running down the mountain to call and was facing just about straight at me. I saw shot him just off center in the chest with a 28 Nosler and 195 Berger EOL. He staggered, turned sideways, and I shot him again and put him down. 3075 FPS at the muzzle. I shot a mule deer in Utah at 1083 yards and a 130 hybrid from a 6.5 SAUM fully penetrated and was lodged under the hide of the opposite shoulder. The one negative performance arguably would be a Dall sheep shot this past August by my brother-in-law in Alaska. He shot it broadside at 330 yards. Sheep ran off and they were fortunate enough to find it the next day a mile away. It was still feeding. They finished it off and when they skinned it it did have a fist sized hole through its chest wall. We were both shooting Berger 140 hybrids. I shot a black bear on the same trip at 250 yards quartering slightly towards me. Fully exited with fist sized exit wound. [/QUOTE]
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