Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Berger VLD vs Berger Match Hunting VLD
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 406571" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>That's what I'd try. But only purchase one box to see if they're tough enough to survive, with accuracy, down to your targets. </p><p></p><p>I was shooting the 115 gr .257 Berger Hunting VLD up to 3900 fps and most of them were reaching my targets at 100 and 300 yds. About 2 out of 20 inexplicably didn't impact. Pretty sure they got smoked due to launch velocity. Accuracy was even still pretty decent - not counting the ones that didn't hit the target. One difference is you've got an 8-twist barrel and mine is a 10-twist. That probably explains why you're having the greater rate of failed hits on target.</p><p></p><p>So I went ahead and purchased some of the 115 gr 25 cal Berger Target VLDs but I have not yet fired any. Since most of my Hunting VLD reached my targets, I'm thinking the Target VLD may be just enough to launch at 3750 fps, which is about where I'd like to load them to. Berger literature states the Target VLD are produced with the thicker jackets for this very purpose ->> to survive higher launch velocity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 406571, member: 4191"] That's what I'd try. But only purchase one box to see if they're tough enough to survive, with accuracy, down to your targets. I was shooting the 115 gr .257 Berger Hunting VLD up to 3900 fps and most of them were reaching my targets at 100 and 300 yds. About 2 out of 20 inexplicably didn't impact. Pretty sure they got smoked due to launch velocity. Accuracy was even still pretty decent - not counting the ones that didn't hit the target. One difference is you've got an 8-twist barrel and mine is a 10-twist. That probably explains why you're having the greater rate of failed hits on target. So I went ahead and purchased some of the 115 gr 25 cal Berger Target VLDs but I have not yet fired any. Since most of my Hunting VLD reached my targets, I'm thinking the Target VLD may be just enough to launch at 3750 fps, which is about where I'd like to load them to. Berger literature states the Target VLD are produced with the thicker jackets for this very purpose ->> to survive higher launch velocity. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Berger VLD vs Berger Match Hunting VLD
Top