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Magazine Limitations / Berger 215 Hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="Tumbleweed" data-source="post: 962082" data-attributes="member: 9281"><p>My son killed a small bull elk last season at 70 yards with the 230 Hybrid Target. Muzzle velocity from my RUM is 3,250fps. He was a little excited and put the first shot back too far but I got him calmed and he placed the next right in the crease behind the shoulder. The bull was slightly quartered away. Pretty much tipped over right there. The bullet hit a rib going in and the last fragments of bullets I could find stopped a couple of inches into the offside shoulder. Heart and lungs souped as in usual Berger fashion. Performance was about what I expected it would be with this high of impact velocity. We also use the 215 in a smaller 300 H&H running 2670fps. The kids each took their deer with it. The first was my youngest who shot offhand at a heavily quartering away and moving buck at 130 yards. He was shooting up hill quite a bit and placed the shot very well under the conditions. Bullet entered low and in front of the hind leg. It barely nicked the hind leg first and began opening before it hid the side of the deer. It blew a big oblong hole and damaged the lungs with fragments. The deer bled out very, very quickly. My oldest son shot his buck shooting downhill at 170 yards. Placed two shots perfectly behind the shoulder and both were complete pass throughs souping the vitals. Something to consider with your 300WSM is that your impact velocity will be better with the 215.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tumbleweed, post: 962082, member: 9281"] My son killed a small bull elk last season at 70 yards with the 230 Hybrid Target. Muzzle velocity from my RUM is 3,250fps. He was a little excited and put the first shot back too far but I got him calmed and he placed the next right in the crease behind the shoulder. The bull was slightly quartered away. Pretty much tipped over right there. The bullet hit a rib going in and the last fragments of bullets I could find stopped a couple of inches into the offside shoulder. Heart and lungs souped as in usual Berger fashion. Performance was about what I expected it would be with this high of impact velocity. We also use the 215 in a smaller 300 H&H running 2670fps. The kids each took their deer with it. The first was my youngest who shot offhand at a heavily quartering away and moving buck at 130 yards. He was shooting up hill quite a bit and placed the shot very well under the conditions. Bullet entered low and in front of the hind leg. It barely nicked the hind leg first and began opening before it hid the side of the deer. It blew a big oblong hole and damaged the lungs with fragments. The deer bled out very, very quickly. My oldest son shot his buck shooting downhill at 170 yards. Placed two shots perfectly behind the shoulder and both were complete pass throughs souping the vitals. Something to consider with your 300WSM is that your impact velocity will be better with the 215. [/QUOTE]
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