180 or 168 VLDs

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I have narrowed it down to the Berger bullets for my 7mm RM. I will be hunting with these so it would have to be the hunting VLD. Which would give me better long range accuracy for hunting, is the 180 that much slower.

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both will work for LR hunting. 180gr will hit that much harder at distance.

You have plenty of case to make the 180's sing and would be my first choice.

Note that these are very fragile bullets and may have very poor penetration at short range.

what rifle are you shooting this in? If you dont have a 9 twist, then you will be limited to the 168gr family.

Jerry
 
I have pricing on my dealer forum. This is the spring presale. Follow link in my sig line

Reg prices will be more.

PM or email me. We are not allowed to discuss "numbers" in the general forums

Jerry
 
The Hunting VLD uses a thinner jacket than the Target version, as well as striations on the ogive, in order to give more violent expansion on game.

If you're concerned about excessive damage on game, Berger recommends trying their Target VLD.
 
I could be wrong on this but I do remember playing around with a BC calculator and with a 7RM and with the velocity it puts out with a 168 it beats the 180 on energy to I thought around 1500 yards. I shot the 168s for my precision hunting rifle. Although we all want a long shot, the fact is they are usually closer than farther and the 168s are a flatter shooting projectile inside 1500
 
mp, the 180gr will be a better indicator of energy on game at those type of distances.

When you are that far out, mass is everything.

Tcon, plenty of data on longrangehunting and other hunting sites re: Berger expansion.

I was present when a 6.5 140gr target VLD hit a rear leg on a coyote at around 200yds. The muzzle velocity was 2900fps. Blew up on impact. Didn't knock the dog over.

3 legged coyotes run away really well.

They work very well if you want complete expansion in the chest cavity or when impact velocities have slowed down enough that they function like any other standard hunting bullet.

For the average hunting shot and distance, they are a very fragile bullet.

If you remember back when, Nosler BT were given a horrid rep for blowing up on game. Nosler revised the design and today, the BT is a pretty stout slug.

Bergers are substantially more fragile then the OLD BT's.

YMMV.,

Jerry
 
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