Berger hunting bullets
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My only experience was a black bear this past fall I shot with a .308 win using 175gr vlds. Shot was 20 yds and the bear only went about 5 after being hit in the lungs. What I can say is they are very accurate and also make a great long range target round so lately they are all I use other then partitions for moose.
I shot 4 white-tail's with them a couple of years ago, at ranges from 8 yards out to 385 yards. every one of them through the lungs, (not shoulder hits) all but one went 20-40 yards and piled up, and I shot one at about 30 yards on a big quartering away angle. The bullet entered behind the shoulder, and went up into the neck, never exited. This one dropped in its tracks, and didn't even flinch. When we cleaned this deer, I couldn't find a single piece of the bullet bigger than a broken pencil lead, it completely fragmented. This was with my 260 with 130gr VLD's
I liked them, and will use them still.
Will give some a try in the 280 this year.
I liked them, and will use them still.
Will give some a try in the 280 this year.
Well done!! However, you have opened yourself up to the non-ethical flaming since you took such a risky shot. I like the headshots myself out to 200yds or so.
Congrats,
RW
The gun shoots 1/2 moa if I do my part. I was prone and she wasn't moving.. Seemed relatively simple at the time..
bearkilr
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Pretty much all animals die quickly with a properly placed head shot, regardless of bullet type or caliber.
I've seen deer shot with Bergers at relatively close range(about 100 yards). They make a mess, no exit. I would leave them for long range target practice, there are better bullets out there for hunting IMO.
i would hardly call a 200 yard headshot "risky" - esp with the 308/180- they can and often group under 2 inches at 200 yards with handloads- shot with all the "advantages- bipod, no wind, animal holding still, etc- and given saskatchewan, par for the course- the 300 yards head shot i would call risky- that gives you about a 6 "dispersion, and it's over the mpbr
i have no comment on the shot but i'm going to state the obvious
.308 does not mean accurate i have a couple of lever action .308's that group 2" at 100 yards easily and on a good day with hand loads.
that is the sign of an excellent varmint round and a terrible deer round
Pretty much all animals die quickly with a properly placed head shot, regardless of bullet type or caliber.
Very true! I've made a few but this was absolute carnage compared to a 140 grain ballistic tip.
Northman999
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- Southern Yukon
Here's my experience on moose with Bergers. Farther on in the thread I have pics of leg bone smashed in two and of bullet fragments recovered - worth reading past the original post.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=387812&highlight=Berger+Moose
Now that I know what I'm dealing with, I've no hesitation to hunt with them again.
They're accurate and devastating - just don't pull your shot and hit your animal in the ass because you're going to throw away a lot of good meat.
I've actually got a box of 115gr Bergers incoming for my 25-06AI that I got on the EE.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=387812&highlight=Berger+Moose
Now that I know what I'm dealing with, I've no hesitation to hunt with them again.
They're accurate and devastating - just don't pull your shot and hit your animal in the ass because you're going to throw away a lot of good meat.
I've actually got a box of 115gr Bergers incoming for my 25-06AI that I got on the EE.
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