215s are coming, too soon to celebrate?!

[Tagnbagem]

I have,
225s expand reliably every time even down to 1600 fps impact velocity, and they shred an elks vitals like a hand grenade.
I quit using 215s a few years ago after the second time I almost lost a bull with a failure to expand.
When they open up they're awesome, but I don't like the inconsistency

Need to make sure the tips are opened up.

 

[Bud LaRoche]

I have,
225s expand reliably every time even down to 1600 fps impact velocity, and they shred an elks vitals like a hand grenade.
I quit using 215s a few years ago after the second time I almost lost a bull with a failure to expand.
When they open up they're awesome, but I don't like the inconsistency

Did you get the 225 to group just as good as the 215 ?

I noticed with the 88eldm and 140 ELDm. Our groups weren't as tight as the Berger at 100 but the ELDm stayed tighter at distances 3-400

 

[loonie]

Need to make sure the tips are opened up.

It don't matter ! I have had them pencil with the tips drilled out .

 

[Bud LaRoche]

It don't matter ! I have had them pencil with the tips drilled out .

How close was the shot ?

 

[loonie]

How close was the shot ?

Several in the 500-600 yard range then 400 and under get a blood shot mess . Just never know what will happen.

 

[Troutslayer2]

I have,
225s expand reliably every time even down to 1600 fps impact velocity, and they shred an elks vitals like a hand grenade.
I quit using 215s a few years ago after the second time I almost lost a bull with a failure to expand.
When they open up they're awesome, but I don't like the inconsistency

I had poor experiences with the VLD 167 7mm and it took a lot of reading and convincing to get me to try the 215 hybrid. I completely disagree with you. That 215 is an elk destroyer and a have seen enough of them die in their tracks to keep shooting it. I took my first high shoulder shot with it last season and it did not grenade but punched a perfect hole through the shoulder blade then dumped it's energy.

 

[7.62 Gunner]

I had poor experiences with the VLD 167 7mm and it took a lot of reading and convincing to get me to try the 215 hybrid. I completely disagree with you. That 215 is an elk destroyer and a have seen enough of them die in their tracks to keep shooting it. I took my first high shoulder shot with it last season and it did not grenade but punched a perfect hole through the shoulder blade then dumped it's energy.

Yeah well like I said when they open up they're great, I kill a lot of critters every year and I'm getting less enthralled each season with Berger target bullets with the unpredictable expansion.
Couple other good buds have had the same problems with a variety of hybrid targets, I only use the orange box these days.

 

[7.62 Gunner]

Did you get the 225 to group just as good as the 215 ?

I noticed with the 88eldm and 140 ELDm. Our groups weren't as tight as the Berger at 100 but the ELDm stayed tighter at distances 3-400

I'm getting excellent accuracy with the 225s, sub 1" every time at 200 yards