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Questioning Berger 7mm 168gr VLD Hunter
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1011620" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I'm not sure what to tell you, as I shoot 168 VLD's out of my 7mmRM and shoot deer in the same spot as you did. I never have a problem. I don't like to shoulder shoot them unless I have no other shot. I try to conserve as much meat as possible, and there ain't no meat worth saving on a whitetail's ribs (other than backstraps).</p><p> </p><p>That being said, I would give it another go, you might have just had one of those really rare shots where you missed all bone and it never fully expanded. Or the bulelt could have had a boogered tip on it. Checking them before hunting and making sure the tips are clear of debris and perfectly round will help ALOT. That's happened to me before, but a 30 yard run isn't bad. I've had them run alot farther than that years ago when I was a slave to factory loaded offerings, before handloading with good bullets.</p><p> </p><p>Also a meplat trimmer for the VLD bullets might help from uniforming the tip to make sure they expand and are not closed up from excess material during the manufacturing process. I have been meaning to buy one myself, but have not gotten around to it yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1011620, member: 12995"] I'm not sure what to tell you, as I shoot 168 VLD's out of my 7mmRM and shoot deer in the same spot as you did. I never have a problem. I don't like to shoulder shoot them unless I have no other shot. I try to conserve as much meat as possible, and there ain't no meat worth saving on a whitetail's ribs (other than backstraps). That being said, I would give it another go, you might have just had one of those really rare shots where you missed all bone and it never fully expanded. Or the bulelt could have had a boogered tip on it. Checking them before hunting and making sure the tips are clear of debris and perfectly round will help ALOT. That's happened to me before, but a 30 yard run isn't bad. I've had them run alot farther than that years ago when I was a slave to factory loaded offerings, before handloading with good bullets. Also a meplat trimmer for the VLD bullets might help from uniforming the tip to make sure they expand and are not closed up from excess material during the manufacturing process. I have been meaning to buy one myself, but have not gotten around to it yet. [/QUOTE]
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