Drill bit for bergers

[rockwallraider]

what size wire drill bit are you using for
130 ar hybrid
140 vid hunting
156 eol
230 hybrid

Appreciate the help.

 

[okie man]

Same size I use on Hornady btsp bullets, small!

 

[cohunt]

#59 iirc

 

[KyCarl]

Seems like "pointing" them would help more than opening up the HP?

 

[Greyfox]

The standard hole size can vary for the each of the bullets you listed(even by lot of the same bullet). I don't change(cut) the dimension, just clean up the occasional clogged, or deformed/burred hole. This set covers the full range you are likely to encounter...generally .025"-.050".

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG7D8IZ/?tag=lrhmag19-20

 

[elkaholic]

I use .040" for a lot of Bergers but used .055" on my 230 Hybrids this year and they worked great. Not sure what # size they are.

 

[cohunt]

.040 is #60
.041 is #59
.055 is #54

 

[rockwallraider]

Seems like "pointing" them would help more than opening up the HP?

this is for hunting

 

[Catahoula]

Why not buy a REAL bullet???
From my experience with Berger bullets, I would not shoot at anything bigger than a coyote.

 

[elkaholic]

Why not buy a REAL bullet???
From my experience with Berger bullets, I would not shoot at anything bigger than a coyote.

elk at 553 yards. 230 Hybrid with .055" drilled tip. Bullet entered front of neck and ended up under the top of the shoulder about half way through. Still weighed about 75 grains after taking out about 3 neck vertebrae.

 

[cohunt]

Why not buy a REAL bullet???
From my experience with Berger bullets, I would not shoot at anything bigger than a coyote.

https://www.fieldandstream.com/why-arent-you-hunting-with-match-ammunition-yet/

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

Why not buy a REAL bullet???
From my experience with Berger bullets, I would not shoot at anything bigger than a coyote.

I was waiting for it. I'll go pop some popcorn if anyone wants to join me

 

[Killertraylor]

I bought the meplat trimmers for my .308 and 7mm Bergers and it eliminates the closed tip issue. The little tiny drill bits were kind of a pain in the *** and they broke easy too, even with a good pin vice. They say trimming the meplat results in a .02 moa deficiency, but I noticed no difference in accuracy at all out to 600 yards. The only one I buried in a furry critter this year was a 230 hybrid out of my .300 norma in an Axis deer buck at 100 yards. Kind of overkill, but it did very little meat damage and performed just as expected.

 

[bigngreen]

I don't actually drill anything out, just check them and if I don't like one I sort it to load development or target shooting after all we just need one per tag since were using premium hunting bullets that actually kill!!