Berger VLD Bullets

[jjhunter]

The 7mm is tough to beat with the 168 or 180.   The B.C. is so high with these bullets and the 7mm mag drives them at the ultimate VLD velocity.  When you factor in BC, speed, recoil, efficiency - this combo may be the best deer/elk combo available.

I have always had really good luck with the 300 WM.   It is a time proven, inherently accurate cartridge.   A good caliber to build a highly accuarate rifle around.  The 190 at 3100 is about as good as it gets for the 30's to 1000 yards.    I can shoot this rifle all day long - recoils a little more than a .243.

Some with disagree with this, but I am not a huge fan of Shilen Barrels.   I know that they make some outstanding barrels, but any barrel maker that makes "grades" of barrel loses my business.   I only buy Hart as I have never heard or read a bad thing about them.   I have owned 5 and they all shot and cleaned like a dream.    Very good barrels!   A focus on sheer precision and accuracy is what I am after.    I was buying barrels before the emergence and popularity of LR hunting.    There are many more choice today than we had when I started.   I have chosen to stick what has worked for me in the past.   

[shaneman153D]

If you look the bullets up on Midway there are reviews on them.  The 180s shoot great out of my 7mm, and they have a super-high BC.  Great for long-range work.   Haven't tried it out on game yet though.

'cept rock chucks!

Shane

[rbros]

I have used Berger VLD's from the 6mm 105's on up to the 180 7mm's on game out to 1120yds.  The results are pretty much flawless.  All bang flops.  I will say, I was more impressed with the performance of the 180's than the 168's in the 7mm.  Both did the job, but the 180's seemed to just work better.

[whacker1]

I did some loading over the weekend trying to find something that will make the groups smaller for my 300 RUM.  I loaded Berger 168's.  Nosler E-tip in 168 and Nosler E-tip in 180's.

Looking forward to testing them out at the range this week.

[MichaelJ]

MDGrand, what kind of twist rate is your barrel?  Might be a little slow to stabalize the bergers right out of the gate...  And have you experimented with a different powder/amount?  LOTS of guys are shooting the Bergers out of their 300's with great success.

I'm re-chambering my REM 700 Long Action this summer into a .280 ackley and am going to be using the Bergers...  should be an awesome deer/elk gun with enough energy to still take down an elk at 600+ yards.


Michael