Load development help

[Greyfox]

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[barefooter56]

Phil,
How will my terminal performance be with this bullet(140gr vld) say at 50-150 yards? with fps at muzzle being 3350

bigbulls,
Should be fine. But at that velocity at that close of a range ANY bullet MAY do weird things!

 

[Greyfox]

I haven't driven velocities much past 3050FPS with the 140 VLD Bergers but the medium sized game I have shot under 100 yards dropped like they were electrocuted. all chest shots. Some no exits and no bullet recovery at the closer ranges except for lead fragments and the base bullet cup. I am a big fan of this bullet, having had excellent terminal performance on game from 50 yards to 1000 yards. I would recomend lung/chest shots at the closer ranges at high velocity.

 

[bigbulls]

I haven't driven velocities much past 3050FPS with the 140 VLD Bergers but the medium sized game I have shot under 100 yards dropped like they were electrocuted. all chest shots. Some no exits and no bullet recovery at the closer ranges except for lead fragments and the base bullet cup. I am a big fan of this bullet, having had excellent terminal performance on game from 50 yards to 1000 yards. I would recomend lung/chest shots at the closer ranges at high velocity.

Thanks greyfox that's the info/answer I was looking for. I read the whole thread started by Broz (Comparing the Berger 210 VLD to the 215 Hybrid) and was just looking for some info to get me 100% committed to using this bullet for hunting, I know it shoot great in my gun.