Berger 133 EH or 135 LRHT for matches

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

What's the preference on the 133 elite hunter or 135 LRHT for matches? Is one easier to tune, or more accurate at long range?

 

[Ranger188]

What caliber are you shooting?
I have a 25 saum imp. and tried the 135g, shot ok.
On the advise of a well known gunsmith here, tried the 133g
and found it shot smaller and found the load quicker.
Maybe just me.
Others like the 135 in the 25x47L

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

What caliber are you shooting?
I have a 25 saum imp. and tried the 135g, shot ok.
On the advise of a well known gunsmith here, tried the 133g
and found it shot smaller and found the load quicker.
Maybe just me.
Others like the 135 in the 25x47L

Thanks for sharing that, the cartridge is a 25x47 improved

 

[Ranger188]

Have you read this thread. Lots of good info about the 25x47L

Thread 'ALL MY ODCR CUSTOM BUILDS & LOAD WORK-UP'

Jul 11, 2025

Wanted to start a thread consisting of info concerning my ODCR 25 X 47 Lapua build along with my shooting buddy SVT_Tactical. We are working together to establish a couple of these rifles from the ground up that we plan to compete with in the future. We feel that we have the best builder (WSMNUT here on the site) that we could possibly have ever found to work with and we have great confidence in his ability to build quality rifles for us. This has been proven many times over for the past few years with build after build coming to us. As I will mention periodically in the thread Zack has...

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[B23]

I'm no BR or match shooter but when I was in the pre stages of thinking about and compiling information towards my 25 SAUM build I don't recall ever hearing/reading where someone had Berger's 133 shoot better then their 135's. Not saying the 133's don't shoot well but it just seems the 135's generally always shoot a bit better. I shoot the 134 ELD-M in my RSAUM and they shoot crazy good.

 

[Bill Norris]

What caliber are you shooting?
I have a 25 saum imp. and tried the 135g, shot ok.
On the advise of a well known gunsmith here, tried the 133g
and found it shot smaller and found the load quicker.
Maybe just me.
Others like the 135 in the 25x47L

I plan to try the 133 gr. Bergers just to see how they compare to the 135 gr. whenever they are back in stock.

 

[NiteQwill]

What kind of matches? PRS?

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

What kind of matches? PRS?

NRL

 

[longrangehunterII]

My 25x47 shoots them both well with the exact same load, with a slight edge going to the 133 EH, but nothing to worry about at a match.

When I hunt, I want the most precise shot possible and had I tweaked the 135’s seating depth I could have solved the slight difference.