BOTW 6.5mm 142gr. Berger vld?

[ZSteinle]

I see on the long range store website they have a 142gr available, anyone have any information on this? Their website says nothing about it

 

[grit]

Most likely a misprint. Sierra makes a 142. Berger a 140.

Berger's addin' new stuff all the time. But, I doubt a 142 is gonna be added to the menu.

 

[Autorotate19]

I also noticed that the other day and was wondering about it?

 

[ZSteinle]

I have a hard time thinking BOTW is getting in bed with sierra. But who knows.

 

[ZSteinle]

From the folks at BOTW

The 142gr is a bullet BOTW has produced. It is not a Berger bullet.
The BC is just slightly higher than the 140 Berger. The advantage is the 2 extra grains out in the tip, this equates to a little better penetration before it starts to expand. They generally are a little more accurate in most rifles.

 

[bowhunter42]

Botw has also came out with a 175 7mm botw vld and a 197 308 botw vld, all the bullets in the line have the j4 jacket. I have been working with the 197 ALOT and really am loving it. I have worked up loads for the 300rum, 300 wby mag and the 300 win mag, with its bc of .620 its a smoker out of all 3 calibers. When I get my 264 win built I will be playing with the 142.

 

[.284]

Good post, I was watching an episode where I seen that bullet written on their turret and found the same info on their website as you did - nothing except that they sell it

 

[elkaholic]

From the folks at BOTW

The 142gr is a bullet BOTW has produced. It is not a Berger bullet.
The BC is just slightly higher than the 140 Berger. The advantage is the 2 extra grains out in the tip, this equates to a little better penetration before it starts to expand. They generally are a little more accurate in most rifles.

Is that what Berger claims as far as penetration?.........Rich

 

[ZSteinle]

Is that what Berger claims as far as penetration?.........Rich

That is what was emailed back to me from the people at Best Of the West.

 

[elkaholic]

That is what was emailed back to me from the people at Best Of the West.

Thanks! I would have to think about that a little? With no other changes in design, I would question that based on my limited knowledge......Rich

 

[Greyfox]

The bullet Is a 142 gr. jLK, it has a G1 BC of .640. It is an excellent bullet with great accuracy, and performance on game that is identical to the 140 VLD Hunting Bergers. The bullet is only available from BOTW.

 

[Nomosendero]

I look forward to seeing more info on this

 

[bowhunter42]

Not trying to steal this post but I must expand on the 197 botw vld. this bullet is FREAKING AWESOME, I have heard of bullets that the wind just does'nt seem to effect well this is one of those bullets! just finished up putting together a semi custom Weatherby mark 5 and was out shooting the data for the turrets yesterday, and the wind was blowing from5 to 25 mph and shifting from my 9 oclock to a 6 oclock, just bad conditions to gather data in. I usually zero at 200 then my mid range target is at 400 and the far target is 800, well yesterday in these conditions this rifle and bullet combo shot a 5 shot group at the far range target that measured just over 3" and was only a 1/2 moa to the left of dead center when I walked up to check the point of impact my jaw just dropped I was stunned, I have a tough time shooting a group this tight in perfect conditions. the bullet leaves the muzzle at a crono'ed 3098 fps out of a 26' Wilson match grade barrel with just 14 moa dialed in the scope. I cant wait to get my new 300 win barrel next week so I can start playing with this bullet some more.

 

[Nomosendero]

Not trying to steal this post but I must expand on the 197 botw vld. this bullet is FREAKING AWESOME, I have heard of bullets that the wind just does'nt seem to effect well this is one of those bullets! just finished up putting together a semi custom Weatherby mark 5 and was out shooting the data for the turrets yesterday, and the wind was blowing from5 to 25 mph and shifting from my 9 oclock to a 6 oclock, just bad conditions to gather data in. I usually zero at 200 then my mid range target is at 400 and the far target is 800, well yesterday in these conditions this rifle and bullet combo shot a 5 shot group at the far range target that measured just over 3" and was only a 1/2 moa to the left of dead center when I walked up to check the point of impact my jaw just dropped I was stunned, I have a tough time shooting a group this tight in perfect conditions. the bullet leaves the muzzle at a crono'ed 3098 fps out of a 26' Wilson match grade barrel with just 14 moa dialed in the scope. I cant wait to get my new 300 win barrel next week so I can start playing with this bullet some more.

That is impressive!! I would like to try those in my 300WM Sendero. With that BC, if I can get 3000fps it should be outstanding!