Originally Posted by GregW
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
As a handloader who loads to hunt, can anyone tell me why I'd reach for a box of Bergers? Let's just say I am loading for my 6.5 PRC getting ready to hunt Elk and Mule Deer in Colorado. The hunting will be done in areas where there is dark timber and in open areas where a shot of 400 yards may present itself.

On the shelf at Sportsman's Warehouse are 140 grain bullets in Nosler AB @ 68cents/bullet, Nosler BT @38 Nosler Partition80, Sierra BTSP @35, Hornady SST@ 1 and Berger Elite Hunter @45.

Why do I go for the Berger?


In your scenario bullet choice should be pretty far down the list for a successful hunt....





That was my first thought. You're paying for the fuel to drive from wherever to the Colorado mountains, paying for tags and taking time off work, at a minimum.

Why the hell would I care if bullets are 35 cents each, $1 each or anywhere in between? Even with an absurd amount of shooting practice, that's pennies on the dollar compared to your other expenses.

I kind of sense this being a trick question though...