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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
[Re: ColeT]
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87dixieboy
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Never tried anything above but the berger. They have shot in every gun I have ever owned. Which ever one you choose it will all require load work up. As far as killing goes they will all do the job. It really depends on what you are wanting to do with the round being shot.
Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
[Re: ColeT]
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08/02/17 03:15 AM
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The VLD is very picky with seating depth. From my experience they like to be Up in the lands. Look into the the elite hunter or classic hunter bullets with the hybrid ogive. That hybrid ogive isn't sensitive to seating depth. Much easier to find a good load...
"Just remember a gobbler has to win every time, you only have to win once" BC
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
[Re: ColeT]
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You have a decent chance of the Barnes TTSX factory load shooting well in your gun because of the fact that they are made so short in order to accommodate all chambers on the market (and not get themselves sued for creating too high of pressures). The Barnes bullets love a big jump to the lands for whatever reason. Barnes themselves will tell you that you are wasting your time loading their bullets anywhere under 0.050" from the lands.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
[Re: ColeT]
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Barnes TTSX.
Last edited by 2Dogs; 08/03/17 12:14 AM.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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I've used TTSX, Accubond and Partitions with such satisfaction that I wouldn't even consider a Berger VLD.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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08/03/17 04:10 AM
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If you are asking about terminal performance the two best bullet choices for the .257 are the 100 Grain Hornady InterLock Spire Point or the 110 Grain Nosler Accubond.
I've got some of the Bergers. I can give you some if you want to try them. I shoot/shot them in .25-06 because they shot so well in my gun. Terminal performance on the all copper bullets doesn't seem consistent to me in smaller calibers. They seem to drop in their tracks when hit. But when they don't fall over dead I've never got a real good blood trail. So I'm not a huge fan though I do shoot them some.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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Goat myself and a friend have shot deer out to 500 yards with the 115 berger in the 25-06 and they have performed flawlessly. That's with the hunting VLD anyway.
Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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I've had a few runners an I'm not sure maybe the internal lung damage was so massive there was no pressure built up to push any blood out the hole it left behind... I'm with you... kind of hard to quantify at what point you had a negative experience when the end result was a dead deer. Can't beat a .35 caliber for a blood trail that looks like a slasher movie. Maybe I'm just spoiled. I like to see it spray out the other side like a buck of paint.
Last edited by Goatkiller; 08/03/17 06:37 AM.
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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I will admit that connecting with bone I have blasted through the font leg/shoulder.. They have made it all the way to the ground.
One reason I'm shooting the Bergers is I'm getting just under 3200 with Retumbo 24" barrel so that isn't much off my .257 which is 26"
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Re: Berger vld hunting vs Barnes ttsx vs nosler accubond vs nosler partition
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I will admit that connecting with bone I have blasted through the font leg/shoulder.. They have made it all the way to the ground.
One reason I'm shooting the Bergers is I'm getting just under 3200 with Retumbo 24" barrel so that isn't much off my .257 which is 26" I haven't chronoed mine im gonna guess im around3-3100. I have like 16lbs of IMR 4831 so that's what I have been using for my 25. Got to save all the retumbo for the 338.
Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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