In the last two years I have drawn antelope tag's, last year a tag in Utah and this year a tag in Nevada.
I used the same rifle and load for both. 300WM loaded with 210gr BergerVLD @ 2865fps.
Last year I shot my antelope at 250 yard's and hit him in the left shoulder on a broadside shot. the bullet blew-up and ruined every ounce of meat in both front shoulder's, it even destroyed about half the meat in the right hind quarter.
This year on my Nevada antelope hunt I shot my antelope at 920 yards, same left shoulder but a bit farther back than I planned (an 11mph wind instead of the estimated 10mph), absolutely zero wasted meat.
So to me the Berger VLD's are for long range ONLY.
I have shot many Berger 95gr VLD's out of my 6BR at prairie dog's and rockchuck's but not at big game and they still seem to really come un-done even past 1000yds
