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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 447121" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>I have to use the old line: at what point did the bullet fail during the death of those deer? </p><p></p><p>Guess you are not up to date on the Berger VLD hunting bullets. John Barsness did a write up on them in Handloader almost two years ago. He and Walt Berger and a few others went to N. Zealand and shot around 40 animals with several different caliber bullets. His comments were that the hunting VLDs were the fastest killing bullets he had ever used/seen used. He also said they tend to penetrate 2-3" then open up violently. He said they even shot a few red stag. His comments continue to say that these type bullets work well on animals up to 400 lbs. </p><p></p><p>I am certain many would argue that hunting VLDs are quite capable of killing animals larger than 400 lbs and I am certain there are many hunters here that can verify that fact. Personally I have only shot coues wt with my 257 weatherby with the 115 VLDs. Have seen 5 of them shot and none were wounded to die later. Quite the opposite, Two dropped in their tracks, the other three staggered around for 10-15 seconds and folded. That tiny bullet has entered through a shoulder and exited breaking bone on the way in. It has turned lungs to mush. </p><p></p><p>A good friend of mine has killed 3 elk and 3 mule deer with that tiny bullet. He says he has not seen anything like it. He says he doesn't know why he has any other rifles when his lightweight 257 Weatherby is so lethal. </p><p></p><p>Time for others to chime in....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 447121, member: 5219"] I have to use the old line: at what point did the bullet fail during the death of those deer? Guess you are not up to date on the Berger VLD hunting bullets. John Barsness did a write up on them in Handloader almost two years ago. He and Walt Berger and a few others went to N. Zealand and shot around 40 animals with several different caliber bullets. His comments were that the hunting VLDs were the fastest killing bullets he had ever used/seen used. He also said they tend to penetrate 2-3" then open up violently. He said they even shot a few red stag. His comments continue to say that these type bullets work well on animals up to 400 lbs. I am certain many would argue that hunting VLDs are quite capable of killing animals larger than 400 lbs and I am certain there are many hunters here that can verify that fact. Personally I have only shot coues wt with my 257 weatherby with the 115 VLDs. Have seen 5 of them shot and none were wounded to die later. Quite the opposite, Two dropped in their tracks, the other three staggered around for 10-15 seconds and folded. That tiny bullet has entered through a shoulder and exited breaking bone on the way in. It has turned lungs to mush. A good friend of mine has killed 3 elk and 3 mule deer with that tiny bullet. He says he has not seen anything like it. He says he doesn't know why he has any other rifles when his lightweight 257 Weatherby is so lethal. Time for others to chime in.... [/QUOTE]
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