Berger Hybrids... What's the go?

[rainwalker]

Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding is the difference between the Berger VLD and the Berger Hunting bullets is the jacket of the hunting bullet is thicker.

I didn't think there was any other difference?

If this is the case, what is the hybrid bullet a hybrid of? Must be more than a 'medium' thickness jacket if it's made of the above two.

[TheDude]

The hybrids have a different shape which should be less sensitive to seating depth than the vld's. It's a hybrid between a secant and tangent.

[Ariat]

TheDude got it. Different Ogive.

There is a Berger video on it. I will find...

[Ariat]

Berger Hybrid Hunting Bullet Explained

[rainwalker]

Thanks you two.

Never would have worked that out by eye.

[Korkt]

Good bullets

[squirrelhunter]

Sensitive to seating depth for the VLD is right.

I tried some in my scout. Same powder charge but 2 different reloading sessions.

I was slack on getting the seating depth right so that's my fault, but 1 batch shot great, 1 shot inches

Needed to pay more attention.

[Lorgar]

For what it's worth, squirrelhunter, I couldn't get them to shoot worth a damn in my Ruger either.

5" groups or something I got.

That was with the usual spread of powder charges for load development and 1 seating depth tested. Never bothered to try and get a better result out of them as the initial ones were so bad.

Switched back to the Pro-Hunters and was doing 3/4" so it wasn't the rifle. Just didn't agree with the bullets.

[RDobber]

I'd try them except there is no change they'd fit in a Tikka mag without being waaay back.

[Harper]

The go is they shoot.

105gr 6mm rounds done in test by Accurate Shooter site, 10 shot group

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[deye243]

and so do the 6mm 95g VLDH in my 243W and yes there's 3 in there

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[rainwalker]

Loving the look of that.

[deye243]

best one so far.and these are with the 65g vmax

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and this is at 500yards with the LAPUA 90 scena and 42g of AR2209 and a LAPUA case

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