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Berger Prep for Terminal Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="CONatureBoy" data-source="post: 2745470" data-attributes="member: 118769"><p>I agree with your reasoning about speed contributing to opening up the bullet and getting it to fragment. For me that hasn't been the controlling factor, because I haven't mastered shooting beyond 600 yards. You're clearly a far more accomplished long-range hunter than I am. I aspire to make the sorts of shots that for you are evidently routine. I bow to your superior experience and expertise in that 600+ yards range.</p><p></p><p>I also used to hunt Nosler Ballistic Tips and similar bullets, when I mostly hunted inside 300 yards. I had the same experience with them. They mushroomed and tumbled, with the front part of the bullet tearing off and fragmenting. I really liked their performance (even on elk, shot well), and they were very forgiving to load (e.g. insensitive to seating depth). I wanted the higher BC for the longer shots. </p><p></p><p>Now I can shoot a drilled/trimmed 6.5 EOL at 3,150 fps at the muzzle, it'll drift a bit less than the 230 OTM from my RUM out to 1,000 yards, and I can hope the drilling will help it expand at the longer ranges. I built the rifle around that bullet, and I've been waiting to hunt it until I could be confident the bullet would expand at long(ish) range. Time to take it for a test drive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CONatureBoy, post: 2745470, member: 118769"] I agree with your reasoning about speed contributing to opening up the bullet and getting it to fragment. For me that hasn't been the controlling factor, because I haven't mastered shooting beyond 600 yards. You're clearly a far more accomplished long-range hunter than I am. I aspire to make the sorts of shots that for you are evidently routine. I bow to your superior experience and expertise in that 600+ yards range. I also used to hunt Nosler Ballistic Tips and similar bullets, when I mostly hunted inside 300 yards. I had the same experience with them. They mushroomed and tumbled, with the front part of the bullet tearing off and fragmenting. I really liked their performance (even on elk, shot well), and they were very forgiving to load (e.g. insensitive to seating depth). I wanted the higher BC for the longer shots. Now I can shoot a drilled/trimmed 6.5 EOL at 3,150 fps at the muzzle, it'll drift a bit less than the 230 OTM from my RUM out to 1,000 yards, and I can hope the drilling will help it expand at the longer ranges. I built the rifle around that bullet, and I've been waiting to hunt it until I could be confident the bullet would expand at long(ish) range. Time to take it for a test drive! [/QUOTE]
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