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Surprised by .277 140 Berger Hunting VLD
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<blockquote data-quote="mrultramag" data-source="post: 998021" data-attributes="member: 4467"><p>I shoot 140 bergers out of my 270 Wby at MV 3330. I've shot a deer each of the last 3 years with it. 1st 2 bucks it performed admirably and the range at which the deer were shot was about 400 yds in year one and 70 yds in year two. Thoracic impact on the 400. neck shot under the chin facing me on the 70 yd hit. This year I shot a small 4 pt on public land in open country. The range was about 400 yds again. I hit just a little too far back and got the guts. the bullet made normal entry wound but the exit left a hole approximately 9-10" in diameter and pulled much of the paunch with it. It was my fault for making the sloppy shot and the deer did expire in short order. However I was simply amazed at the amount of damage and size of the exit wound. I did have to waste a small amount of one side of the backstrap. Cleaning the deer was a mess. So what I take away from this experience is to be very careful about shot placement with the berger when pushing them fast. Thoracic hits would be very preferable. I think I was lucky things turned out as good as they did with this...this time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrultramag, post: 998021, member: 4467"] I shoot 140 bergers out of my 270 Wby at MV 3330. I've shot a deer each of the last 3 years with it. 1st 2 bucks it performed admirably and the range at which the deer were shot was about 400 yds in year one and 70 yds in year two. Thoracic impact on the 400. neck shot under the chin facing me on the 70 yd hit. This year I shot a small 4 pt on public land in open country. The range was about 400 yds again. I hit just a little too far back and got the guts. the bullet made normal entry wound but the exit left a hole approximately 9-10" in diameter and pulled much of the paunch with it. It was my fault for making the sloppy shot and the deer did expire in short order. However I was simply amazed at the amount of damage and size of the exit wound. I did have to waste a small amount of one side of the backstrap. Cleaning the deer was a mess. So what I take away from this experience is to be very careful about shot placement with the berger when pushing them fast. Thoracic hits would be very preferable. I think I was lucky things turned out as good as they did with this...this time. [/QUOTE]
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