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Bullet??????
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 1197089" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>I have been making bullets for some time and mine don't work that well at close range for the same reason the 185 Berger doesn't at that velocity. You may get some spectacular kills and then you may blow a few pounds of meat out of an elks shoulder and have him run off! A 215 0r 230 takes considerable more distance (penetration) to come completely apart so shot placement is LESS critical and blood trails are more common. They will also have lower impact velocity in the same rifle and will allow even more penetration and less explosiveness! If he was shooting the 185 Berger in a 30-06, maybe the 185 would be an ok choice, but in a RUM, it makes far more sense to use a heavier bullet. I don't understand why that does not make sense to you? I am pretty sure, as a bullet maker, that you realize the higher the velocity and the lower the sectional density, the less penetration you will get unless you are using an fmj......Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 1197089, member: 13833"] I have been making bullets for some time and mine don't work that well at close range for the same reason the 185 Berger doesn't at that velocity. You may get some spectacular kills and then you may blow a few pounds of meat out of an elks shoulder and have him run off! A 215 0r 230 takes considerable more distance (penetration) to come completely apart so shot placement is LESS critical and blood trails are more common. They will also have lower impact velocity in the same rifle and will allow even more penetration and less explosiveness! If he was shooting the 185 Berger in a 30-06, maybe the 185 would be an ok choice, but in a RUM, it makes far more sense to use a heavier bullet. I don't understand why that does not make sense to you? I am pretty sure, as a bullet maker, that you realize the higher the velocity and the lower the sectional density, the less penetration you will get unless you are using an fmj......Rich [/QUOTE]
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