Berger Hybrid Terminal Performance

[SHootSTraight22]

I just thought some may like to know the Berger Hybrid 140gr 6.5mm bullets expand well at 700 yards when impacting wet clay.. I recovered 3 bullets shot at 700yds. two days ago and all kept their cores except one trying to spit it out.. I understand wet clay would be a little hard for a test medium but I'm still impressed they expanded at that range as much as they did.. I've tested these in water backed by card board at 100yds. with good results as well. Some may say they don't hold enough mass after expanding but with side to side shots not impacting shoulder blades they should deliver dramatic shock to the central nervous system.. I wished Berger would come out with a bonded version or a solid copper based version like the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw or the new Marine fielded 5.56mm round.. From what I've seen hunting deer solid copper based bullets (lower portion of the jacket being solid copper) perform awesome as realized by the military using it for the copper bases ability to keep penetration going after expansion.. I also downed a small hog last year after being hit slightly in the shoulder blade.. He went down like a brick but after 10 sec. or so woke back up and started kicking in a circle.. He never got back up though.. After inspection I saw the bullet didn't exit.. I'm guessing it exploded like a mini grenade in their from what I've seen in water backed by card board.. I gave the hog away so never recovered the bullet..

 

[XTR]

Berger notes on the box that their hybrids (all of them in all calibers if I'm not mistaken) are designed to be target bullets, not hunting bullets. What you do is your business, but for hunting applications I choose bullets designed as such. There are just way too many great hunting bullets out there to try to be smarter than the designers.

 

[Changeling]

Berger notes on the box that their hybrids (all of them in all calibers if I'm not mistaken) are designed to be target bullets, not hunting bullets. What you do is your business, but for hunting applications I choose bullets designed as such. There are just way too many great hunting bullets out there to try to be smarter than the designers.

Hat's off, it's refreshing to hear pure logic and the truth.

 

[SHootSTraight22]

Berger notes on the box that their hybrids (all of them in all calibers if I'm not mistaken) are designed to be target bullets, not hunting bullets. What you do is your business, but for hunting applications I choose bullets designed as such. There are just way too many great hunting bullets out there to try to be smarter than the designers.

I can read friend.. But, no matter what people put on boxes others will use their match loads for long range hunting just for the convenience of it plus their known accuracy and gathered dope.. (How do you think Berger even got into the hunting bullet business, people reported good kills with the match bullets.) I posted this for those that are wondering... Also, from what I've seen their is no difference between Berger hunting bullets and match bullets... If anything it would be a slight jacket thickness.. As we know the Hybrid line of bullets has a thicker jacket than Bergers standard match VLD loads (if I'm not mistaken.)

 

[Catfur]

Berger notes on the box that their hybrids (all of them in all calibers if I'm not mistaken) are designed to be target bullets, not hunting bullets. What you do is your business, but for hunting applications I choose bullets designed as such. There are just way too many great hunting bullets out there to try to be smarter than the designers.

Not true, both the Classic Hunter and the Elite Hunter line of bullets (from Berger) are hybrid ogive designs with hunting thickness jackets.