I was curious about the Berger VLD hunting bullet for some time after talking to some competition buddies of mine. They've all sworn by it on game.
I read quite a bit on the 'net about it (Barsness article and on long range hunting.com) as well as talking with John Burns about its performance on game.
Always good reports.
I worked a load with the 140 VLD in my .264 WM and killed a nice bull with spectacular results...
A friend hunted with a guy who was shooting the 168 on an Oryx hunt here in NM. Oryx are notoriously tough African game that must be shot in the shoulder to get to the vitals. Here are the results of the 168 on one of the toughest big game animals around...
From my buddy..
"About 300yds, slightly up hill. Bullet went through the front shoulder (heavy bone not scapula) then through the heart. Found part of the bullet in the ribs on the off side. Bullet in heart shows where bullet entered heart then fragged and tore a hole in the side of the heart."
I'm on board!