Bullet selection

[BPollard]

Any idea what bullet they use in the 65 PRC and 7STW on the show McWhorter's rifle. I just saw the one lady take a deer at 960 yards with the 65 PRC and it dropped.

 

[Reemty J]

140 Berger with the PRC and 195 Berger with the STW

 

[med358-boise]

No idea, but consider it's shot placement, shot placement, shot placement, and "nerve reaction" that makes an animal drop immediately. By "nerve reaction" I mean, when you touch a hot stove your hand jerks back even though no kinetic energy was transferred.

Other than severing an element of the CNS, shoot 5 different animals with the same bullet impacting at the exact same velocity, in the exact same spot, and you will likely get 5 different reactions.

 

[Nomosendero]

140 Berger with the PRC and 195 Berger with the STW

Which 140 Berger?

 

[Reemty J]

Not sure

 

[sable tireur]

Call McWhorter's and ask for Kyle. He may answer the phone anyway but ask him since he is in charge of the reloading section there.

 

[Lee7588]

If I remember correctly they use nosler ammo.

 

[kgunz11]

Denise was using a Berger 140 HVLD bullet in her 6.5PRC for that shot.
Ultimately, we use whatever bullet the customer demands. When we have influence, in the past we have suggested the Berger HVLD line of bullets, but we have been having great results with the Hornady ELD-X and ELD-M projectiles as of late.

 

[skipglo]

Any idea what bullet they use in the 65 PRC and 7STW on the show McWhorter's rifle. I just saw the one lady take a deer at 960 yards with the 65 PRC and it dropped.

I once saw BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA... T.V. is amazing...just as long as you don't believe everything you see!

 

[kgunz11]

I once saw BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA... T.V. is amazing...just as long as you don't believe everything you see!

And you certainly shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet...

 

[Varmint Hunter]

When we have influence, in the past we have suggested the Berger HVLD line of bullets,

Just curious - have you found that the HVLD bullets perform better than the Hybrids?

 

[kgunz11]

Just curious - have you found that the HVLD bullets perform better than the Hybrids?

Many of the Hybrid bullets are pointed while the HVLD bullets have a little more of an open meplat. That can make a difference in performance in many cases.

 

[skipglo]

And you certainly shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet...

Or here either!