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<blockquote data-quote="davkrat" data-source="post: 155619" data-attributes="member: 6452"><p>As I said before the Berger website lists there bullets as target and hunting bullets. Just because a bullet is listed as a Match bullet does not mean it is not suitable for hunting with. The fact that a bullet is not listed by them as a hunting bullet does mean that they do not recommend it for hunting use. They obviously know their bullets very well and I imagine if you called Berger they would tell you they do not recommend using that bullet for hunting big game. That does not mean you should not use Match bullets for hunting but obviously you should use one of the Berger match bullets that is recommended for hunting. </p><p></p><p>As others have said this will happen, that's life. The fact that the original poster was bothered by the bullets performance and the manufacturer does not recommend it for that use says alot. To ask what's the problem and make the guy feel bad for caring about the animal is insane. I would not give up on Bergers or match bullets for hunting just go with one of the heavier 6mm VLDs and see what happens, unless your PPC won't shoot them. </p><p></p><p>As to the comment that if I feel for the animal maybe I'm not cut out for hunting, I say that is what makes me a good hunter. Every year I am disgusted when I hunt refuges and have to watch more and more sky scrapers blasting away at birds 100yards away. The new long range hevishot and other rounds bother the hell out of me. That's one area where long range hunting is despicable. I'm sure that the rounds are capable of killing a duck at 70 yards but 99% of the twice a year hunters out there can't properly judge range and I guarantee never practice shooting clays at those ranges. They blast away without any concern for the birds. Every other time I go out I see someone clip a bird now, watch it lock up and drift several ponds over and the guys never even get out of the blind to attempt a retrieve. That's the sort of thing that makes antihunters blood boil and fuels their campaigns. </p><p></p><p>I'm not going to suggest that you should perform any sort of ritual after you kill an animal, I certainly don't but I often think about native people around the world who will either put some food in a deer's mouth or give a seal a drink of water to say thanks for the animal giving its life to maintain the hunters. The animal was not just a trophy or bragging rights, it was intertwined with every part of their existence. Recently there was an article in a hunting mag about the "Cult of the One-shot Kill" as the author put it. Which said that there is this new mentality that you are less of a man if you have to shoot twice. As I said before these things do happen, if you use a marginal bullet they are likely to happen more often. When they do happen you should have some compassion for the animal and end it's suffering. And the next time you go out you should not use that same bullet and just accept the poor performance. I am sure if the original poster had a second shot he would have taken it, but as he said the animal laid down in tall grass.</p><p></p><p>Rant over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davkrat, post: 155619, member: 6452"] As I said before the Berger website lists there bullets as target and hunting bullets. Just because a bullet is listed as a Match bullet does not mean it is not suitable for hunting with. The fact that a bullet is not listed by them as a hunting bullet does mean that they do not recommend it for hunting use. They obviously know their bullets very well and I imagine if you called Berger they would tell you they do not recommend using that bullet for hunting big game. That does not mean you should not use Match bullets for hunting but obviously you should use one of the Berger match bullets that is recommended for hunting. As others have said this will happen, that's life. The fact that the original poster was bothered by the bullets performance and the manufacturer does not recommend it for that use says alot. To ask what's the problem and make the guy feel bad for caring about the animal is insane. I would not give up on Bergers or match bullets for hunting just go with one of the heavier 6mm VLDs and see what happens, unless your PPC won't shoot them. As to the comment that if I feel for the animal maybe I'm not cut out for hunting, I say that is what makes me a good hunter. Every year I am disgusted when I hunt refuges and have to watch more and more sky scrapers blasting away at birds 100yards away. The new long range hevishot and other rounds bother the hell out of me. That's one area where long range hunting is despicable. I'm sure that the rounds are capable of killing a duck at 70 yards but 99% of the twice a year hunters out there can't properly judge range and I guarantee never practice shooting clays at those ranges. They blast away without any concern for the birds. Every other time I go out I see someone clip a bird now, watch it lock up and drift several ponds over and the guys never even get out of the blind to attempt a retrieve. That's the sort of thing that makes antihunters blood boil and fuels their campaigns. I'm not going to suggest that you should perform any sort of ritual after you kill an animal, I certainly don't but I often think about native people around the world who will either put some food in a deer's mouth or give a seal a drink of water to say thanks for the animal giving its life to maintain the hunters. The animal was not just a trophy or bragging rights, it was intertwined with every part of their existence. Recently there was an article in a hunting mag about the “Cult of the One-shot Kill” as the author put it. Which said that there is this new mentality that you are less of a man if you have to shoot twice. As I said before these things do happen, if you use a marginal bullet they are likely to happen more often. When they do happen you should have some compassion for the animal and end it’s suffering. And the next time you go out you should not use that same bullet and just accept the poor performance. I am sure if the original poster had a second shot he would have taken it, but as he said the animal laid down in tall grass. Rant over. [/QUOTE]
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