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<blockquote data-quote="AaronSkipDavidson" data-source="post: 2011836" data-attributes="member: 6373"><p>I have a few data points to contribute.</p><p></p><p>In my experience, Berger's come apart from two different modes. First, if you are close enough, and you impact bone, the nose is structurally damaged initiating further expansion. The second occurs generally at longer distance without direct bone impact. The bullet tumbles on impact, and as the bullet goes sideways, the nose breaks off initiating further expansion.</p><p></p><p>Dave Tubb has a killer mod for match bullets that enhances either mode of expansion. Scoring a ring on the ogive. </p><p></p><p>I think most hunting bullets with some type of tip to enhance expansion work much more consistently. If you are only shooting out to 600 yards, those would be a better choice. If you are shooting animals at 1000, chasing downrange velocity, minimizing wind deflection, and getting consistent vertical spreads becomes important enough to trade off some of the traditional bullet benefits.</p><p></p><p>Shot placement trumps bullet performance without argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AaronSkipDavidson, post: 2011836, member: 6373"] I have a few data points to contribute. In my experience, Berger's come apart from two different modes. First, if you are close enough, and you impact bone, the nose is structurally damaged initiating further expansion. The second occurs generally at longer distance without direct bone impact. The bullet tumbles on impact, and as the bullet goes sideways, the nose breaks off initiating further expansion. Dave Tubb has a killer mod for match bullets that enhances either mode of expansion. Scoring a ring on the ogive. I think most hunting bullets with some type of tip to enhance expansion work much more consistently. If you are only shooting out to 600 yards, those would be a better choice. If you are shooting animals at 1000, chasing downrange velocity, minimizing wind deflection, and getting consistent vertical spreads becomes important enough to trade off some of the traditional bullet benefits. Shot placement trumps bullet performance without argument. [/QUOTE]
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