Any bad experiences with 175 gr Berger Elite Hunters on Elk

Longtine88 · Jan 23, 2025

deep river said:
Wow! What are the chances? Two failures on the same bull elk. He apparently just stood there and took it? Then you happened to have an ELDX in your pocket that you dispatched him with? Is carrying around a back-up load a thing? I don't know if you are cursed or blessed.

Exactly

Longtine88 · Jan 23, 2025

Shot 3 with that bullet....only one took a step and it was because he was facing downhill on a 35 degree slope

JRY46 · Jan 23, 2025

I have shot 2 bulls with that bullet out of my 7LRM. 1st one was at 220 and the second at 425. Both only went 20 yards max and tipped over and went to sleep. By far the best bullet out of that gun............JR

DanMan · Jan 23, 2025

I know of a Bull elk that had a bad experience getting hit with a 175 Berger Elite Hunter this past October in the Thorofare!
Hit right behind the should from 509 yards with my 7PRC he just hunched up for about 5 seconds then fell over DRT.
I know of quit a few elk, deer, and pronghorn that have had similar bad experiences getting hit with a Berger. I've never had any take more than 5 steps after getting hit with one.

Raudy707 · Friday at 12:21 AM

I've had excellent results with the 175 Elite Hunter out of my 280 AI. Pretty close to 7 PRC. 2960 fps out of my rifle. 3 bulls, 4 cows, 4 mule deer, 2 antelope, 2 black bear. One shot kills. 156 to 780 yds. Too much bullet for antelope. Hard on meat. But kills game really well. Switched back to the 25-06 115 vld for antelope. I think it will do great out of a PRC.

trout004 · Friday at 12:22 AM

I have taken a bull and a cow with the 175's via a 7RM at 2920 fps. The bull dropped instantly with a punch through both shoulder blades (I shot rather quickly without a rest, kneeling from 240.). Cow was at 628 and it broke a rib and stuck in the offside shoulder. She took a few steps and fell over. The recovered bullet was about 110 grains.

Stormer11 · Friday at 12:04 PM

If they shoot out of your gun send it! I know of a LOT of animals that have been killed with Bergers and done a fair share myself. Haven't shot the 175s but am shooting the 190 hybrids out of my 28 Nosler and they straight kill stuff. Out of my group of buddies I've never heard of a failure with a Berger bullet, VLD, Classic or Hybrid and a couple of the guys have killed a lot of stuff.

GSP814 · Tuesday at 10:21 AM

I've shot elk and mule deer from 40 yards to 500 yards using either 180 grain HVLD in a 280 AI or 168 grain HVLD's in a 7mm RM.

DirtNap35 · Tuesday at 9:53 PM

Speyrod said:
I've used them out of my 28 Nosler. Beware Most people call them HamBurgers. My first experience was at 100 yards on a mule deer buck, the bullet blew up on its neck only about 1" of penetration. knocked him down but had to kill him after. Second was on a bull at 256 yards broad side. It him right in the center of the shoulder, again failed blow up of the bullet only breaking the surface of the skin. Second round hit a rib again with the bullet blowing up. I managed to kill the bull with an ELDX bullet I had. I asked the guy who loads for me about them and he's had nothing but trouble from his clients with it. Moved to the Hammer Hunter 4 for 4 on elk one shot. The burgers do outshoot the Hammers on plates, but I will never use them on an animal.

Yeah no. Bullet traveling 2900-3000 will enter the body cavity don't care what anybody says. Must be some really tough skin.

Recon$$ · Tuesday at 10:00 PM

Mix up. Disregard, on to many threads at once.

300stw · 2025-01-29T06:32:41-0600

9 elk from 320 out to 810 yards, too many deer and coyotes to count, have fallen to the 175 at a mv 3060fps from my 7mag,

last bull this year 705, yds heart shot, took 3 steps and fell, dont think ive had anything go more then 50 yards for a recovery

have about 400rounds loaded at all times, i shoot that bullet alot

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