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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1056183" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>Unfortunately the 150 ALR won't get you to either SD or BC of a quality 140gr 6.5 bullet, that is why you see guys going 160+ grain to start pulling better performance out of their 7mm's.</p><p>Take a 140 Berger in the 6.5 and your looking at a SD of .287 and a G7 BC of .313, the 150 ALR has a SD of .266 and a G7 BC of .295, much closer but not really equal.</p><p>I have yet to catch a 140 Berger in a game animal, mule deer or elk but I've caught many 7mm bullets under 160 grain and had many not get the penetration needed while delivering a good wound channel. There is a reason the 6.5's have been popular for big game for so long.</p><p>I prefer to shoot the best bullets I can both for terminal performance and ballistics on elk so we run 150-160 grain Matrix VLD's in our 6.5s and 180 and soon 195 Bergers from our 7mm's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1056183, member: 13632"] Unfortunately the 150 ALR won't get you to either SD or BC of a quality 140gr 6.5 bullet, that is why you see guys going 160+ grain to start pulling better performance out of their 7mm's. Take a 140 Berger in the 6.5 and your looking at a SD of .287 and a G7 BC of .313, the 150 ALR has a SD of .266 and a G7 BC of .295, much closer but not really equal. I have yet to catch a 140 Berger in a game animal, mule deer or elk but I've caught many 7mm bullets under 160 grain and had many not get the penetration needed while delivering a good wound channel. There is a reason the 6.5's have been popular for big game for so long. I prefer to shoot the best bullets I can both for terminal performance and ballistics on elk so we run 150-160 grain Matrix VLD's in our 6.5s and 180 and soon 195 Bergers from our 7mm's. [/QUOTE]
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