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<blockquote data-quote="baldhunter" data-source="post: 677955" data-attributes="member: 11853"><p><img src="http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/baldhunter/BergerBullet001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I just had to see how they were made inside.Photo is a 270 cal 140gr Match Grade VLD Hunting bullet.Looks like they are well made with a fairly thick jacket.I tried them out and they shot really well.If you play with the seating depth and find the sweet spot they shoot really tight.See link on seating</p><p><a href="http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/2009/04/08/getting-the-best-precision-and-accuracy-from-vld-bullets-in-your-rifle/" target="_blank">http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/2009...-in-your-rifle/</a> </p><p></p><p>Shot a one ragged hole three shot group at 200 yards.I was well pleased.</p><p></p><p> I'm finding one rifle I've been working with shoots substantially better at .080 off the lands.Another rifle likes to be .020 off the lands.I used to adjust the powder charge to help tighten my groups,now I'm finding that adjusting the seating depth on a load has the same affect.I used the method in the link on my post.This works with all bullets,not just Bergers.Finding that .030 -.040 wide sweet spot really opens your eyes when you see your groups shrink.I'm also seeing as much as 50fps change in .040 seating depth change.That's like a 1/2 a grain or so of powder.I guess it has a lot to do with pressure and barrel harmonics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baldhunter, post: 677955, member: 11853"] [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/baldhunter/BergerBullet001.jpg[/IMG] I just had to see how they were made inside.Photo is a 270 cal 140gr Match Grade VLD Hunting bullet.Looks like they are well made with a fairly thick jacket.I tried them out and they shot really well.If you play with the seating depth and find the sweet spot they shoot really tight.See link on seating [URL="http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/2009/04/08/getting-the-best-precision-and-accuracy-from-vld-bullets-in-your-rifle/"]http://02b0516.netsolhost.com/blog1/2009...-in-your-rifle/[/URL] Shot a one ragged hole three shot group at 200 yards.I was well pleased. I'm finding one rifle I've been working with shoots substantially better at .080 off the lands.Another rifle likes to be .020 off the lands.I used to adjust the powder charge to help tighten my groups,now I'm finding that adjusting the seating depth on a load has the same affect.I used the method in the link on my post.This works with all bullets,not just Bergers.Finding that .030 -.040 wide sweet spot really opens your eyes when you see your groups shrink.I'm also seeing as much as 50fps change in .040 seating depth change.That's like a 1/2 a grain or so of powder.I guess it has a lot to do with pressure and barrel harmonics. [/QUOTE]
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