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REM7MMAG 01-04-2014 08:41 PM

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finally got some range time with reloads here is last group with bereger vld 175gr with 96gr of retumbo fed 215m. this is my first time with any berger bullets im a barnes fan but these look good at punching paper at least

REM7MMAG 01-04-2014 08:44 PM

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im looking at trying the 200gr barnes ttsx long range any one have any experience with them ,heres a pic of group with 180 barnes factory vor-tx

gregrn43 01-05-2014 02:23 AM

Not bad at all.

redgreen 01-05-2014 04:21 AM

Not bad shooting.

Ridge Runner 01-05-2014 05:54 AM

try them on game, you have never saw a barnes kill like a berger will
RR

REM7MMAG 01-05-2014 10:44 AM

my cousin is the one who is trying to get me to go with berger but the buck he shot this year with the vld litteraly blew apart, only a piece of the copper jacket was recovered and no pass threw and that's on a texas hill country buck and there not generally big bodied dear but I guess a guy could chalk that up to high velocities and @ 100 yards with a 300wby mag my guess that long range bullet works better once it slows down at a further range but not sure

Ridge Runner 01-05-2014 01:18 PM


Originally Posted by REM7MMAG (Post 4113677)
my cousin is the one who is trying to get me to go with berger but the buck he shot this year with the vld litteraly blew apart, only a piece of the copper jacket was recovered and no pass threw and that's on a texas hill country buck and there not generally big bodied dear but I guess a guy could chalk that up to high velocities and @ 100 yards with a 300wby mag my guess that long range bullet works better once it slows down at a further range but not sure

that's what bergers are designed to do, penetrate 2 inches then go to pieces, use all theyre retained energy on impact, if you want pass-thru's try the thicker jacketed match bullets (yellow box)
RR

REM7MMAG 01-05-2014 06:06 PM

ty for replies makes sense ,RR wich ones do u suggest for long range hunting

fishead 01-05-2014 07:07 PM

My first year loading the 7 mag with Bergers
 

Originally Posted by REM7MMAG (Post 4113740)
ty for replies makes sense ,RR wich ones do u suggest for long range hunting

I loaded some 168 gr VLD Hunting Bergers I shot 4 deer under 200 yards with great success, and on the one at 562 yds I found the bullet what was left of it lodged between the hide and 2 broken ribs after it went through 2 vertabrays length ways, (a kentucky heart) I weighed the remainder of that bullet at about 30 grains, I then went back and read on the Berger website after this bullet begins to penetrate it is designed to shed 40 to 85% of its weight as shrapnel so it did what it is supposed to do. My first 4 deer kills where 3 in the vitals and 1 head shot at 62 yards they do kill instantly and with alot of hydrostatic shock.

Ridge Runner 01-06-2014 01:29 AM

in a standard factory barrel the orange box hunting bullets, whichever weight shoots best at the ranges ya wanna shoot, but with the RUM, I would stay off the shoulder blade till they are at least 200 yards away.
RR


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