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Berger Meplats - Improved Uniformity
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1065040" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I haven't shot the 300gr .338 OTMs yet, so I have no personal experiences. All I've done is prep a box of 250 bullets, to date. I've made the decision to meplat trim and hollow-point all of my Bergers, be they VLDs, OTMs, or Hybrids. Now that I own the tools, it's time I'm willing to invest in the effort to avoid a closed tip bullet yielding FMJ type performance on game. </p><p></p><p>My theory is the slightly larger meplat with the thin leading jacket edge, will help ensure expansion, particularly as velocity drops at long range.</p><p></p><p>My purpose in creating this Thead was to share my findings that the Berger Hybrid Target and OTM bullets I purchased 4 months ago have way fewer closed tips than the Berger VLDs I purchased 5 - 6 years ago. The evidence is pretty clear, IMO, that closed tips on these style bullets will increase the odds of disappointing terminal performance on game animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1065040, member: 4191"] I haven't shot the 300gr .338 OTMs yet, so I have no personal experiences. All I've done is prep a box of 250 bullets, to date. I've made the decision to meplat trim and hollow-point all of my Bergers, be they VLDs, OTMs, or Hybrids. Now that I own the tools, it's time I'm willing to invest in the effort to avoid a closed tip bullet yielding FMJ type performance on game. My theory is the slightly larger meplat with the thin leading jacket edge, will help ensure expansion, particularly as velocity drops at long range. My purpose in creating this Thead was to share my findings that the Berger Hybrid Target and OTM bullets I purchased 4 months ago have way fewer closed tips than the Berger VLDs I purchased 5 - 6 years ago. The evidence is pretty clear, IMO, that closed tips on these style bullets will increase the odds of disappointing terminal performance on game animals. [/QUOTE]
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