Berger #1

Weight retention data?

Neglected variables: equivalent mass, differences in terminal velocity, differences in terminal energy. These are important variables that effect relative expansion.

Mine won’t even start, not getting enough fuel. No V8 mark on my balancer, but ignition timing seems to be spot-on. It’s a 96 5.9

What scanner did you use for this?

Apples and oranges. You shpild compare to eld-x hunter to hunter

how many cans of spray paints did it take you guys to do the project?

What paint brand you use?

My experience using both on whitetail deer I only use Berger elite hunters.

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This year I actually used the ELD-M 208 grain in my .300 win mag at around 500 yards on a deer. And the results were devastating. The bullet went in came out and left a nasty hole behind it. They worked perfectly.

A stupid test to start with. Never hunt with match bullets. Yes, they are lethal, but it is a bad idea for so many reasons that I don’t have time for. If your car tyre states maximum load or speed or pressure, why exceed that. Just stupid. Poor sound quality and lots of dead time. A shorter video comparing Berger Elite Hunter to Accubond Long Range and ELDX would be useful. But to tell me a match bullet doesn’t have weight retention is just a waste of time.

Why are we setting fuel sink

Many thanks for this info! This has to be saved to my favorites!

Thank you for this video

Very cool. I use the ELDs in all of my guns. I am looking for a heavier bullet with a high G7 BC and found this same Berger. I am going to try it in my 7mmMag. On the match ammo in ELD. ultimate reloader did a vid that shows they are swappable from X to M. Moth have the same zero and only 1/4” off Between the 143/147 in a 6.5 Cre. Both drop deer and hogs.

If I was hunting with that 338 I would shoot a copper bullets . Those dogs high tail it out of there lol .

Actully put another one in em if your gonna shoot that far

Match is a target bullet you need to use eldx

I use the XLD-M and Berger Hybrid for hunting it just depends on which bullet the gun likes. Both of them have great terminal performance. I am not a fan of the Berger VLD but the Hybirds are great.

Very nice

IF you're interested in bullet expansion, try ballistics jel as they're closer to animal tissue (talking about impact resistantce) than sand bags. With ballistics jel you'll see the wound cavity and how the bullets actually perform. Just my 2 cents.

Awesome, thanks for the video brother

That sand is pretty dense, if the Berger doesn’t encounter that kind of resistance, do you think it will still open up?

That’s why we use hunting bullets instead of match bullets.

Heading out there this October for the first time. First time hunting out of Texas too. What kind of rifle do you recommend or what are you using

Good buck, good for you for staying on it man. Hope work was sympathetic

Well done! A dream of everyone! Subscribed and hope to see more!

The Hornady ELD Match is not designed for nor intended for expansion. It is designed for long range target shooting only. This if from Hornady themselves. I had contacted them to see about this myself. I shoot the 270 gr ELD-X in 338 Lapua Mag. I was wanting to capitalize on the higher BC of the 285 gr ELD Match and added weight for long range elk hunting as this bullet has the lowest wind drag of anything on the market at .829 G1 BC. According to Hornady, the ELD Match does not have the Interlock Ring that the ELD-X has to allow for consistent expansion. They did say that it is possible for the Match bullet to have expansion but it will likely not be on a consistent basis and depends a lot on the density of the target (animal) where impact occurs. They do not recommend the match bullet for hunting purposes due to this. I have read where hunters have used this with success but I have not seen actual footage of it in use nor it's results in hunting conditions. The sandbags will have much more density than a big game animal so it's hard to say this video would support using this for hunting purposes. I will say this, when properly hand loaded with bullet seating optimized for your gun the ELD Match is second to none at and beyond 1000 yards. For hunting, I use both 270 gr ELD-X and Berger 250 gr HPBT depending on what I'm hunting. I've yet to have the opportunity to shoot an animal outside of 560 yards while hunting with the Berger 250 gr. But I will say that this particular bullet did fragment on me on impact. Fragmentation is not a bad thing if you're packing enough energy. I shot a large whitetail at this range and the bullet exploded on impact and fragmented through the path. All of the fragmentation made it completely to the other side of the animal but did not exit. The deer dropped in it's tracks. The lead retained all of it's weight and was in one piece. The jacket split open and fragmented in to four pieces. Unfortunately you can't attach photos to comments. It was pretty impressive. I have never had the 270 gr ELD-X fragment. It mushrooms really nice and has superb weight retention. It would be nice to see this comparison at 500+ yards with gel targets. I will also say this, I never trust any video or written article on anything until I test it myself. I watch and read to gather information and see if the conditions are similar to what I'll be doing. Putting a 285 gr ELD Match side y side to a 270 gr ELD-X you cannot tell the difference. It would be easy for anyone to take a box of 285 gr ELD match and fill it full of 270 gr ELD-X and you'd be none the wiser. Not trying to accuse anyone of false intent but remember, this is KZfaq, where everyone wants to be a star with 100K+ views. Take everything you see with a grain of salt. You'd be amazed at what some people will do for attention. Not knocking your video as it was simply target shooting. On a trust scale I'd give it a 85-90% grade. 😄

"I got some comments about the bullets I use to hunt"... I use a .338 LA pua magnum BC I don't like to field dress what I shoot when the bullet can do it for me. Yeeee haw! Damn dogs don't listen to a thing I say! I been hollering at them to get out of it before every shot and the dumb muts just ignore me every time....

I have looked and was not sure if it has been answered. If it has sorry for asking, but here goes. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I spray the different colors and when I go to "mix" the lines, some colors attache to the thing I am pulling through the different color and some do not. This is before I am dipping my skull. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help.

Does the spray paint you’re using have fiber in it?

Does the water temp Matter?

OK so l an impressed with my son and l an so glad he took his daughter with him. Now that is class!

What scanner are you using?

Question…. I have a 97 5.9 ram 4x4… I put a double chain with 4degree advance/retard option I put it 4degree advanced… I have a code stating intermittent loss signal from crank or cam… I got her running pretty good by ear with what I now know being the injector pulse only but she runs decent but slightly brakes up and studder/stumbles literally a second then runs fine … ? What should I do … it’s a stock motor don’t know about mopar motors I’m a Chevy/ford guy

Funny, I’ve killed elk with the 285 ELDM from my Lapua without issue. As well as the 147 ELDM from my 6.5-284 and 6.5 WSM. All without fail. Who the hell tests bullet expansion in sand? Doesn’t matter how fine it is. Watching you shoot this rifle was comical at best as I’m surprised you even hit the bags as bad as you yanked that trigger. If you’re afraid of the recoil, get a smaller caliber😂😂😂

Looks horrible

I love how he hands the dude the cardboard to move the paint out of the way,knowing he's already holding the skull by the antlers...then,just watches as he holds the tub in place that's absolutely not going anywhere LOL! THANKS BRO!....NO,But seriously guys,great video and great job for a first timer. God Bless

Good video friend , was just checking out your channel and i joined up

Is the base coat spray paint?

Nothing walks away from a Berger

How do you know it is oil base paint

Worst piece of junk ever!!!

What a asshole for shooting that close to yr dogs.💔💔💔💔💔🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

If you're shooting North American game at 100 yards with a 338 Lapua Magnum, might need to rethink what cartridge you need. Do the same test at 500 plus yards in something besides sand.

Why would you even keep a skull at home

Nice day man 👊🏻 congrats In the anniversary thing I just took my wife out a few weeks ago to hang trail cameras on my anniversary 😀

You lost me at sandbag.

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