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    I've just started playing with berger 130gr VLD'S in my 260 rem. Decent bc, frangible enough to expand at lower impact velocity. Got them doing 2900 from my 20" mod 7 barrel. Run the ballistics on thoses numbers, surprisingly impressive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    I would suggest the swift 130gr because it kills up close and way out there. I have used them in 6.5-06 and .260 improved but at a little higher MV than a standard .260.
    I have shot the 129 gr interlock accurately to 600 and it is also a great killing bullet in my experience.
    I don't see any sense in a load that will not perform at all ranges. Stay away from SST and Amax if you are looking for an all rounder. But in saying that, they may be fine at a slower starting MV.

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    Cheers... I've ordered a sample pack of the swifts 130gr, and some nosler BT 140gr and I'm going to trial some of my mates SST's and just see how they all go, I'm hoping my rifle likes the swifts as I also read they are a great all round projectile.
    I'm going to stick with 130gr-140gr

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    I've just started playing with berger 130gr VLD'S in my 260 rem. Decent bc, frangible enough to expand at lower impact velocity. Got them doing 2900 from my 20" mod 7 barrel. Run the ballistics on thoses numbers, surprisingly impressive.
    yea thats quick... I also have a 20" barrel and it likes the higher velocities, ive been running 140gr so far so im around 1770fps, I use to use berger VLD's in my .243 found them very accurate.

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    The swifts look hard? Do they expand much moving slower?
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    The 123 sst's shoot well out of my 6.5x55. Built for grendel speeds so reasonably frangible and have a decent BC (.51) should be able to hit 2900-3000.

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    I shot a red at 500yrds with my 308 sst projectiles and dropped it like a stone. couldn't find the projectile but found three good size exit wounds. don't like making long shots but some times u just have to.
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    Long shots if they work out can mean a long carry if they don't wounded animal.... or at best a miss and scare everything that was closer that you hadn't seen.

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    Can also mean meat on the deck before it is too dark to shoot
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    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Long shots if they work out can mean a long carry if they don't wounded animal.... or at best a miss and scare everything that was closer that you hadn't seen.
    Noooo! For the sanity of other forum members, please dont turn this into 38 pages of bullshit like a similar thread on fishnhunt. Just tell the man what he wants to hear
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    what about the 123gn a-max

 

 

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