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those who have trouble with berger
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 585843" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Good post....this is a case of another post that I recently made concerning "inconsistency" with the Bergers. This likely occurs because when you squeeze the meplat shut to this degree, the tip "on the inside" does not end up the same every time. I have cut into the tips and you will find a different look to the jacket. Sometimes there will be a very small hollow point and sometimes not. I have found even with my own bullets, when you squeeze the tip down this far, you can't avoid a crushing affect and variation resulting. This is why I recommend drilling out the tips for extreme range use with the Bergers and filling with silicone. It will also guarantee expansion at closer range, but usually makes it "too" explosive! The silicone acts like a ballistic tip and hydrolically starts the expansion. Again, I'm not knocking Bergers, but it is a downside. As previously stated in another post, the very thing that allows such a thin jacket to even work on game (the very pointed, small meplat) is also what sometimes makes them inconsistent..........Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 585843, member: 13833"] Good post....this is a case of another post that I recently made concerning "inconsistency" with the Bergers. This likely occurs because when you squeeze the meplat shut to this degree, the tip "on the inside" does not end up the same every time. I have cut into the tips and you will find a different look to the jacket. Sometimes there will be a very small hollow point and sometimes not. I have found even with my own bullets, when you squeeze the tip down this far, you can't avoid a crushing affect and variation resulting. This is why I recommend drilling out the tips for extreme range use with the Bergers and filling with silicone. It will also guarantee expansion at closer range, but usually makes it "too" explosive! The silicone acts like a ballistic tip and hydrolically starts the expansion. Again, I'm not knocking Bergers, but it is a downside. As previously stated in another post, the very thing that allows such a thin jacket to even work on game (the very pointed, small meplat) is also what sometimes makes them inconsistent..........Rich [/QUOTE]
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