Berger Bullets

[Buckskin]

I've been thinking of trying some Berger 210 hunting VDL's in my 300 RUM.  I've see that they are very long and read that they should be touching the lands for best accuracy.  I know that they won't be fitting my mag while doing this...  Still would like to give them a go and see how accurate they are at long ranges.  Has anyone played with these bullets? For hunting? I also read that they are fragment a lot, which I guess I'm not real thrilled with, but like I said, I mostly want to try them to see how far I can throw them accurately...

[shot1]

If you are going to use them for hunting be sure they are the hunting VLD and not the target VLD. The Target VLD has a thick jacket. On the longrangehunting.com in the reloading or bullets, barrels etc thread in the forums you will find a way to load the VLD's. They will shoot great way off the lands. If memory serves me I think they start by loading them 30 thousands off the lands and then back them off 10 thousands at a time until you find your accuracy node. The only ones I have used are the 155 gr in a 30X47 HBR rifle and they are around 40 thousands off the lands and they shoot very well. Yes the bullet will enter an animal around 2 to 3 inches and then shed around 80% of it's weight. I personally would not want to use them on elk size game. I have shot one deer with the 155 VLD pushed to muzzle velocity 2650 fps in my 30X47 HBR. The deer was at 111 yards. Perfectly broad side shot and the deer took off on a dead run. When I got to the spot that it was standing I could see blood and lung tissue scattered on the ground for about 5 yards on the off side. I could find no more blood. I found the deer right at 50 yards away. It had an exit hole in the off side shoulder that you could have literally dropped a base ball into. The whole chest cavity was nothing but mush. I much prefer a Nosler ballistic tip or a Sierra bullet for the average deer. If I was to go after elk size game I would  use the Nosler Accubond or Partition. I have been using the 130 gr Accubond in my 264 Win mag at 3350 fps from a 27 3/4" barrel. I really holds together and kills deer very well. I have only recovered one bullet and it was shot into a buck at the same place 111 yards that the one was with the 155 VLD. I recovered the bullet from a ham and recovered weight was 87 grs and it was a text book mushroom.

[Grumulkin]

Load them up to fit in your magazine and see how they shoot.  My prediction is that they'll shoot well.

I've used the VLDs in the 168 gr. version out of a 300 Weatherby on pronghorn antelope and a couple of deer with excellent results.  That was before a distinction was made between hunting and target VLDs.

A 115 gr. hunting VLD also dispatched a deer quite handily when shot out of my 25/06.

[Reverend Recoil]

I shoot 22 caliber Berger bullets in my AR15 match rifle.  I load the 77gr bullets to magazine length for 200 and 300 yards.  The 82gr bullets are loaded 0.015" off of the rifling.  They both give me X-ring accuracy.