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195gr 7mm EOL berger bullet
@ 04:29 pm (GMT) |
alan wozniakDoes Anyone have any info on how the 195gr EOL elite hunter bullet by berger preforms on long range game hunting it has a high G1 BC of .754 and a G7 BC of.387 thanks for any information, Alan |
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@ 04:30 pm (GMT) |
alan wozniakRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletsorry that's 7mm |
@ 08:36 pm (GMT) |
Greg QuickRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletAlan,So I don't have experience with the 195 eol. I do however have experience with them in my 338 Wildcat. The first and only bullet I ran in my 338 for years was the Berger 300 OTM. I had very little problem getting that bullet to shoot 3/8 MOA out of my rifle so I thought I hit the mother of all badass bullets. When the 300 grain "hunter elites" were released in 2015 (I think 2015) I was the first in line to pick them up. Took them to the range and wow! Same powder charge, same seating depth as the OTM's and bam! Same 3/8 MOA! I thought "holy shit I'm gonna destroy whatever I pull the trigger on". Drew a mule deer tag in a decent unit. Found a deer. Locked n loaded and was preparing myself to witness mule deer guts and hair everywhere. What happened? I pin holed that deer only several hundred yards away. Very little wound trauma to that poor bastard. Luckily for me and that mullie I pin holed him right in the broiler and he only traveled 100 yards or so. So the point is do your research. As Nathan states in his book. Some companies list bullets as "hunter" or "elite". When really they fragment poorly or not shooting at the distance because bullets create hydrostatic shock at their own respective speed. I'm no expert and I'm just really getting my feet wet with such in depth knowledge so take what I'm saying for what it is but I had witness what he was talking about first hand and I didn't even know it until after I read his books and got a better understanding of different bullets and their own characteristics. For the life of my I just couldn't understand why that huge 300 grain "hunter elite" bullet didn't vaporize that deer and now it makes complete sense after getting enlightened from the books. Hope this helps you in some way. I'm just starting to shoot a 7mm practical and Nathan among others can't rave enough about the 162-180 hornady eld-m as a superb,extremely accurate and devastating bullet on game out to long range. That's good enough for me to run the hell out of those in my practical. Good luck. |
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@ 10:55 am (GMT) |
alan wozniakRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletthanks Greg |
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@ 02:52 pm (GMT) |
Greg QuickRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletIf you like the 195 bergers and they shoot well you could try annealling them. I personally have no experience annealling the tips of the bergers but Nathan has a video showing how to anneal the tips to make the bergers more frangible. |
@ 06:06 am (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletHere is the link to this article:http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Berger+VLD+annealing+tutorial.html |
@ 08:29 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: 195gr 7mm EOL berger bulletOK, please take note of Greg's advice. His .338 experience is an accurate portrayal of issues and the 195gr 7mm compounds problems further.Annealing has a limited effect with these latest pills as described (how / why) and photgraphed in Cartridges second ed. One should however employ annealing and or meplat trimming if there is no other choice but to use this bullet for killing where extended range shots are to be expected. |
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