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Berger Prep for Terminal Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="CONatureBoy" data-source="post: 2740614" data-attributes="member: 118769"><p>Encourage folks to watch Barbour Creek's YouTube videos of gel-block tests with Berger bullets. Most expand pretty fast in gel, but one in particular (the 6.5mm 156-grain EOL) travels over a foot into the gel before expanding. I love this bullet's high BC for my 264 Win Mag, so I drill it to 0.0465" and then trim the meplat, so it'll expand faster. I've done the same with Berger 7mm 190-grain target bullets, again because I love the high BC but also want quick expansion for my 280 AI. I did a gel-block test myself; the drilled target bullet started expanding at 1.5". Drilling and trimming take about a minute per bullet. (I've documented my procedure elsewhere. I'm sure you can Google it.) No loss of accuracy, no change in point of impact, negligible loss of BC. Otherwise, I've hunted the Berger 7mm 168-grain VLDH and the .308 210-grain VLDH for years. Everything I shoot with those bullets (elk and mule deer) drops on the first shot, DRT, no drilling or trimming required.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CONatureBoy, post: 2740614, member: 118769"] Encourage folks to watch Barbour Creek's YouTube videos of gel-block tests with Berger bullets. Most expand pretty fast in gel, but one in particular (the 6.5mm 156-grain EOL) travels over a foot into the gel before expanding. I love this bullet's high BC for my 264 Win Mag, so I drill it to 0.0465" and then trim the meplat, so it'll expand faster. I've done the same with Berger 7mm 190-grain target bullets, again because I love the high BC but also want quick expansion for my 280 AI. I did a gel-block test myself; the drilled target bullet started expanding at 1.5". Drilling and trimming take about a minute per bullet. (I've documented my procedure elsewhere. I'm sure you can Google it.) No loss of accuracy, no change in point of impact, negligible loss of BC. Otherwise, I've hunted the Berger 7mm 168-grain VLDH and the .308 210-grain VLDH for years. Everything I shoot with those bullets (elk and mule deer) drops on the first shot, DRT, no drilling or trimming required. [/QUOTE]
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