7mm Berger Hybrid

[krxm21]

Anyone having any luck with Berger 180gr 7mm Hybrid bullets?

 

[TonyR]

My 284 Shehane loves them 0.010 inches off the lands.

 

[Lbart]

They are my go to bullet in 7mm now. They hold outstanding elevation at 1k both well into the lands and off. I really like them.

Larry Bartholome

 

[Laurie]

They're widely used by top GB F Class shooters in all three favourite cartridges - 7mm/300WSM, SAUM and .284 / .284 Shehane despite Bergers being very expensive here.

Laurie,
York, England

 

[ovenpaa]

I used them at a UK F Open competition a couple of weeks ago (4/5/600 &8/9/1000) I was shooting a 7mm SAUM based wildcat with N560, seated .0012" off the lands and they seemed fine, the load I ended up with was the same one I used for 180 Berger Targets and the jump I chose was a very rough and ready guess. I only tested three days before the competition to confirm load and have not looked at the COAL yet.

The seemed OK for my rifle.

 

[nhm16]

In my .284 they liked 0.030" of jump.

 

[handloader]

0.037 off the lands, and only 19.5 to 20.5 MOA to a 1000 with a 100 yard zero (temp, pressure, and elevation dependent).
I have ony shot steel or paper with them, but at 3000fps+ (well above 3000fps+), they have yet to come apart (1:9 Benchmark barrel). I will be using this load on some hogs in April 2012.
They are sensitive to the distance to the lands, and when the throat is shot out, my go to is the Hornady bullets.

 

[Travelor]

My 284 Winchester F-Class gun loves them jammed .020" with 54.2 gr of H4831SC. I won the Arkansas Mid-Range Championship with them this year.

George

 

[Bigame1]

The 180 is my go to for my 7RUM. very accurate and for my 280AI I go with the 168 which is both very accurate and deadly hunting! They are both loaded to full mag. length with no problems. They are well worth the extra penny spent . The load for the 168 is 63.0 of Retumbo Nosler brass WLR primer and I'll switch up to a mag or BR for the colder weather so I get the ignition I need.