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Comparing the Berger 210 VLD to the 215 Hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 709268" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Well, I got a little more data from these bullets. In the beginning I was under the impression they would not expand well due to the thicker jackets. I no longer feel that way at all. In fact it seems to me they expand more. Today I stuck one in a Bull Elk at 636 yards. Behind the shoulder and catching a rib going in. The bull ws dispatched very quickly and took maybe two 2 steps. The entrance hole was like all the others (.308) but after passing through the hide, about an inch side meat, then getting the rib going in it was really expanded. Although it destroyed the lungs and heart it didnt exit. I spent some time looking through the mountain of damaged entrals but didn't recover the bullet. Might have run out with the 30 gallons of strawberry jello. I don't know?? But I did take pics of the entrance, outside and inside, and the lungs and heart. So, I guess at 636 yards, with an impact velocity of 2341 and 2616 ft lbs of energy the expansion is more than I desire in a perfect world. But no two shots are ever the same. The next could produce an exit. I will not degrade the bullet as it killed the elk like lightning. But I am beginning to think this bullet is better siuted for longer shots where it would expand less. We have all said it before, no bullet is perfect in all areas. Some are better up close. Some for longer distances. I am a long range hunter, so I feel this bullet will work for me. But, draw your own conclusions. Here are the pics.</p><p> </p><p>Placement:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04177Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entrance outside:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04176Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entrance inside:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04179Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lungs:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04180Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Heart:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04181Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Hero pic:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/Resampled_2012-10-21_10-10-34_697Small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 709268, member: 7503"] Well, I got a little more data from these bullets. In the beginning I was under the impression they would not expand well due to the thicker jackets. I no longer feel that way at all. In fact it seems to me they expand more. Today I stuck one in a Bull Elk at 636 yards. Behind the shoulder and catching a rib going in. The bull ws dispatched very quickly and took maybe two 2 steps. The entrance hole was like all the others (.308) but after passing through the hide, about an inch side meat, then getting the rib going in it was really expanded. Although it destroyed the lungs and heart it didnt exit. I spent some time looking through the mountain of damaged entrals but didn't recover the bullet. Might have run out with the 30 gallons of strawberry jello. I don't know?? But I did take pics of the entrance, outside and inside, and the lungs and heart. So, I guess at 636 yards, with an impact velocity of 2341 and 2616 ft lbs of energy the expansion is more than I desire in a perfect world. But no two shots are ever the same. The next could produce an exit. I will not degrade the bullet as it killed the elk like lightning. But I am beginning to think this bullet is better siuted for longer shots where it would expand less. We have all said it before, no bullet is perfect in all areas. Some are better up close. Some for longer distances. I am a long range hunter, so I feel this bullet will work for me. But, draw your own conclusions. Here are the pics. Placement: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04177Small.jpg[/IMG] Entrance outside: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04176Small.jpg[/IMG] Entrance inside: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04179Small.jpg[/IMG] Lungs: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04180Small.jpg[/IMG] Heart: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/DSC04181Small.jpg[/IMG] Hero pic: [IMG]http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/JBroz1/Resampled_2012-10-21_10-10-34_697Small.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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