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<blockquote data-quote="couesaddict" data-source="post: 1358389" data-attributes="member: 77536"><p>[ATTACH=full]83380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83381[/ATTACH] </p><p>Got these two bucks with .277 cal 170 bergers leaving at 3080fps. My wife's hit a rib on the way in and another heading through the other side at 120 yards. 270 hole in and about 1" in the hide on the exit. Lungs were jello. Mine went in the crease right behind the shoulder and out through the blade of the off shoulder at 575 yards. Caliber in and about 1-1/2" out. Lungs also jello. I did not take any pics of the carnage but it was very very similar between the two shots at very different distances. I shoot bergers almost exclusively and have never had a failure myself. Never tried mono's but I had a fair bit of inconsistency with 200 accubonds out of a 300 rum. Shooting 230 bergers out of it now and couldn't be happier with its performance on game. That is a 10 twist barrel also on the rum but I hunt and live at high enough elevation that I'm always over 1.5 sg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="couesaddict, post: 1358389, member: 77536"] [ATTACH=full]83380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]83381[/ATTACH] Got these two bucks with .277 cal 170 bergers leaving at 3080fps. My wife's hit a rib on the way in and another heading through the other side at 120 yards. 270 hole in and about 1" in the hide on the exit. Lungs were jello. Mine went in the crease right behind the shoulder and out through the blade of the off shoulder at 575 yards. Caliber in and about 1-1/2" out. Lungs also jello. I did not take any pics of the carnage but it was very very similar between the two shots at very different distances. I shoot bergers almost exclusively and have never had a failure myself. Never tried mono's but I had a fair bit of inconsistency with 200 accubonds out of a 300 rum. Shooting 230 bergers out of it now and couldn't be happier with its performance on game. That is a 10 twist barrel also on the rum but I hunt and live at high enough elevation that I'm always over 1.5 sg [/QUOTE]
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