kdye01
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I am new here and trying to get my posts up so I can send a PM. what does everyone prefer, Berger or Hornady? I personally prefer Berger for both comp and hunting.
Bergers or Hornady
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COBrad
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I use them both with equal performance and accuracy
kdye01
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what caliber(s) are you shooting?
Rick Richard
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Berger's shoot the best for me.
Berger
nhhunter
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Hornady because it what I have
kdye01
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things are getting harder and harder to come by.
Creedmoor shooter
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I use bergers for competition and I use hornady eld-m for hunting. I prefer a tipped bullet for hunting.
Lumbeejake
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Prefer bergers for hunting.
Been hunting with Bergers for years. In my rifles I couldn't get the Berger accuracy with Hornady bullets. Gave them to my grandsons. Not mentioned by OP but I'm beginning to use Sierras in a couple of rifles and they're showing good accuracy. They are more available and I say this living in Berger's back yard.
kdye01
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that was the same thing that I saw, especially with the larger calibers and heavier gr.
Reloading or factory ammo?
Reloading - Berger or Hornady (I prefer Berger)
Factory ammo - Hornady
It is a personal thing and also what your gun likes most.I shot both, like bergers more.Distance you are shooting and what you are shooting at ,should dictate what you choose.
BrentM
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I have and do run both but prefer hornady in 6.5 caliber. I found hornady generally extremely easy to tune and very forgiving. In the hornady I have run 135, 140, 143, 147, 153. Currently really liking the A tips but they are expensive. In Berger I have 130, 140, 144, 156. Only issue I have is the bergers have odd performance. On deer the 140 vld hunting left small exit, but dead deer. The 156 was used this year on a bison. 2 shots. Fairly close, dead, but quite explosive. 143 seems to be pretty consistent and works well. The 135 has taken a couple deer and wolves. Stay off the shoulder. Boiler room, exit is about 2" on deer and unreal damage. Wolves, fur friendly and no issue, similar to the 147. Got a depredation cow tag I will use the 135 on to test on a larger animal. We'll see
