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Bullet selection on 7mm.
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<blockquote data-quote="MtnMann" data-source="post: 2285903" data-attributes="member: 113169"><p>I only have one example of the internal damage caused by the Bergers as I am still fairly new to using them and have not had the opportunity to shoot more game with them. </p><p></p><p>Last year I was using the Berger 180gr Berger VLD Hunting bullet in my 7RM and was able to kill a nice sized bull elk. Impact velocities were around 2255fps with 2032ft/lb of energy. The shot was a frontal shot that entered low neck area and did exactly what Berger claims they do. It penetrated a few inches and then left a 4-6 inch internal wound that severed the trachea. Unfortunately, due to time constraints we did not open up the chest cavity to see what additional damage was done to the vital organs. However, we are fairly certain that the bullet penetrated into the abdominal cavity as we found small amount of bile while attempting to retrieve the tenderloins. Once again this was a frontal shot so the bullet penetrating into the abdominal cavity was not so much a factor of it's explosive nature but rather just the path that the remaining bullet took. I am pretty confident that had the bullet entered from the side we would not have seen penetration into the abdominal cavity. This however is only my one example and I hope to collect more data in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnMann, post: 2285903, member: 113169"] I only have one example of the internal damage caused by the Bergers as I am still fairly new to using them and have not had the opportunity to shoot more game with them. Last year I was using the Berger 180gr Berger VLD Hunting bullet in my 7RM and was able to kill a nice sized bull elk. Impact velocities were around 2255fps with 2032ft/lb of energy. The shot was a frontal shot that entered low neck area and did exactly what Berger claims they do. It penetrated a few inches and then left a 4-6 inch internal wound that severed the trachea. Unfortunately, due to time constraints we did not open up the chest cavity to see what additional damage was done to the vital organs. However, we are fairly certain that the bullet penetrated into the abdominal cavity as we found small amount of bile while attempting to retrieve the tenderloins. Once again this was a frontal shot so the bullet penetrating into the abdominal cavity was not so much a factor of it's explosive nature but rather just the path that the remaining bullet took. I am pretty confident that had the bullet entered from the side we would not have seen penetration into the abdominal cavity. This however is only my one example and I hope to collect more data in the future. [/QUOTE]
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