88 grain Berger ?

[ChasinElk]

Anyone using the 88 grain Berger match high BC flat base in there 6BR? Doesn't seem to be much talk about them.

 

[CanusLatransSnpr]

Going out on a limb here but, I'm gonna have to say price, and b.c. are determining factors. It is a varmint bullet and the 87 gr V-max has it beat on price and b.c. Just speculation on my behalf though!

Mike

 

[Mark Walker in TX]

I shot quite few of them in my BR-DX and they shot absolutly great. Awesome bullet for 300 and closer....

 

[MarkS]

ChasinElk,

The 88 gr are great bullets. The 600 yds IBC light gun record in 2005 was shot with them, in a 6mm BRDX.

Mark Schronce

 

[ChasinElk]

Thanks Guys,
Will they shoot good in a 1:8 twist?

 

[CanusLatransSnpr]

Berger's quick reference sheet recommends a 1:10 twist or faster to shoot those bullets. Should be fine!

Mike

 

[Nomo4me]

Careful with the "or faster" part.

They blew up at 3400 fps out of an 8 twist Krieger bbl IME. Bummer, as I wanted to use them at 500+ yards on PD's

Berger's quick reference sheet recommends a 1:10 twist or faster to shoot those bullets. Should be fine!

Mike

 

[woolenmammoth]

I just shot a bunch of these in a 1-10 krieger, good accuracy window between 30 and 31g of varget in my rifle. Really impressed with these bullets, I usually use bergers but have never shot any that have grouped as consistently as the box I of 88's I shot yesterday...

 

[6BRinNZ]

I've used them in a 6br 1-8tw...they are a typical berger bullet accurate and very consistent. I haven't kept my load data for them unfortunately, while very accurate I found them a little hard for the rabbits I was shooting. I think they are a little finicky to keep in tune and if I was starting over again I would probably just use the 80grn FB, it has a better rep for accuracy and ease of tune.
The 88s are also quite long and in my chamber the base was seating into the neck - shoulder junction which caused no end of headaches until I clicked.

 

[ChasinElk]

Thanks again, I guess the 88's are like most bullets, you just have to try them and see if your gun likes them.