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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 511642" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I just went back and looked at the grizzly video for the first time. That shot was right through the spine of the grizzly at the top of the shoulder. My 243 with about any bullet would give the same results with that shot and incapacitate the bear. That is the point I have made on here many times. If you stick to that shot, passing up animals until you get that perfect shot, and then are 100% sure you can make that shot every time, vld bullets are as good as any. For the average hunter wanting to come home with a trophy when they see it and not wanting to pass on shots, plus in the excitement may not be able to hit that small area, vlds are not a good idea for the hunt on large and dangerous big game aimals. A properly constructed big game bullet is a much better choice that has a much higher percentage of proper performance to make any shot presented.</p><p> </p><p>The high shoulder shot is not a good idea for most hunters because it is a very difficult shot to make and the animal has to be positioned properly which is also low percentage in most hunts. From plenty of experience watching hunters try it most shoot high and miss or into the the center of the shoulder where the berger vld bullets have a history of blowing into a zillion pieces and the animal is lost. 99% of hunters are better with a tough, controled expansion bullet that can make any shot opportunity into larger kill areas on the animal and drive that bullet through to the vitals from any angle.</p><p> </p><p>I can say with pretty strong odds the grizzly I shot last year I would not have killed if I had Berger vld bullets in my gun. First I would not have shot because the only shot I had was an angle the vld bullet probably would not have made. Second it would have been very low percentage at the most with a berger vld bullet and we definitely would have had a very mad wounded grizzly to deal with. I will not shoot at an animal with a low percentage shot, especially not a grizzly.</p><p> </p><p>This goes back to what I was saying in the earlier post. Stacking all the odds in my favor. I came home with my grizzly because I had a Barnes ttsx bullet in my rifle that I was confident I could drive through that bear nearly lengthwise, break the offside shoulder, and anchor him in his tracks. Only a tough bullet could have done that. It was the only grizzly I saw on the trip and the only qick shot I was offered. I was able to take advantage of that quick opportunity at the angle I was offered and killed the bear. That is the way hunting is most times. I have my pictures, stories and bear skin with me. Hunters without the proper bullet to make that shot would have stories of the bear they saw or hit and lost. I am very succesful at hunting and situations like this is why many times I have my animal and others do not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 511642, member: 505"] I just went back and looked at the grizzly video for the first time. That shot was right through the spine of the grizzly at the top of the shoulder. My 243 with about any bullet would give the same results with that shot and incapacitate the bear. That is the point I have made on here many times. If you stick to that shot, passing up animals until you get that perfect shot, and then are 100% sure you can make that shot every time, vld bullets are as good as any. For the average hunter wanting to come home with a trophy when they see it and not wanting to pass on shots, plus in the excitement may not be able to hit that small area, vlds are not a good idea for the hunt on large and dangerous big game aimals. A properly constructed big game bullet is a much better choice that has a much higher percentage of proper performance to make any shot presented. The high shoulder shot is not a good idea for most hunters because it is a very difficult shot to make and the animal has to be positioned properly which is also low percentage in most hunts. From plenty of experience watching hunters try it most shoot high and miss or into the the center of the shoulder where the berger vld bullets have a history of blowing into a zillion pieces and the animal is lost. 99% of hunters are better with a tough, controled expansion bullet that can make any shot opportunity into larger kill areas on the animal and drive that bullet through to the vitals from any angle. I can say with pretty strong odds the grizzly I shot last year I would not have killed if I had Berger vld bullets in my gun. First I would not have shot because the only shot I had was an angle the vld bullet probably would not have made. Second it would have been very low percentage at the most with a berger vld bullet and we definitely would have had a very mad wounded grizzly to deal with. I will not shoot at an animal with a low percentage shot, especially not a grizzly. This goes back to what I was saying in the earlier post. Stacking all the odds in my favor. I came home with my grizzly because I had a Barnes ttsx bullet in my rifle that I was confident I could drive through that bear nearly lengthwise, break the offside shoulder, and anchor him in his tracks. Only a tough bullet could have done that. It was the only grizzly I saw on the trip and the only qick shot I was offered. I was able to take advantage of that quick opportunity at the angle I was offered and killed the bear. That is the way hunting is most times. I have my pictures, stories and bear skin with me. Hunters without the proper bullet to make that shot would have stories of the bear they saw or hit and lost. I am very succesful at hunting and situations like this is why many times I have my animal and others do not. [/QUOTE]
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