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They shoot very well in my PRC, Creed, and .264. .I took a nice antelope at 347 yds.with the .264 NULA.
DRT and exit after going through both shoulders.
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Over the years it seems almost universally that any issues I have heard about with the 140 vld are at high velocities and thus high impact velocities. I would and do slow roll them with outstanding success. For a guy or gal shooting 6.5 creedmoor or 260, or 6.5-06 or 6.5-284, they seem to be a great solution based on my personal experiences over the last decade or so.
I never ranked it, but the 140 is a 10 in my experience.
Several deer, couple elk and bear outta 6.5 ai 3100, I give em a 10 too.
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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My 6.5 Bee did not like them but I did not mind at all. It was an experiment if you will.
It shoots the 127 LRX and the 130 Hammers into bugholes and I do not have to worry about fragile bullets. I prefer premiums and monos to C&C Fotis, I've shot some Hammers in my .358 Win, just ordered some for my .270. How does terminal performance compare, 127 LRX vs. 130 Hammer? I was working up loads for my 26 Nos, pretty well decided to NOT go with VLD's, went with the 120 TTSX and 120 E-Tip, both of which were very accurate and surprisingly destructive at hyper vel. Like you said, they don't break up. Berger had max vel for the Nos at 3,100 fps. I talked to a Berger tech, told him I could push those 140 VDL Hunting bullets a lot faster than that. He said they didn't recommend pushing them over 3,100 fps, to try the target version with heavier jacket. I decided to punt on VLD's for that round, went mono. DF
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At very high velocity it is very much like a TTSX/LRX. Hammer do have the tendency to lose their petals and then you have a "cast bullet like" flat meplat that just cuts man.
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Only one bull elk with the 140 VLD out of my Creedmoor. Elk didn’t go anywhere. Well, except to my freezer.
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Only one bull elk with the 140 VLD out of my Creedmoor. Elk didn’t go anywhere. Well, except to my freezer. I can see the 140 VLD performing very well at Creed speed. To me, it's important to keep the bullet velocity design window in mind, reloading those (and other) bullets. But, mono's aren't without some limit. They say there is no velocity ceiling, but that may not be competely accurate. With my .240, I shot a WT doe at 150 yds a few years ago, 60 gr. TTSX at 3,600 fps. Bizarre. It tore a huge gaping hole in the rib cage, she ran 150 yds into the woods, had to be found with flashlights. The bullet seemed to pencil on thru the chest with min damage. It seems most of the energy was expended too soon, too fast. Looking back on it, the S.D. was below .200, so maybe too much speed for that amount of bullet mass? Not sure, but I never shot another deer with that load. The current dedicated .240 load is with 100 gr NPT's. Much better performance and the most accurate bullet for that rifle. Never a mistake with a NPT is the best shooter in a rifle. DF
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Based on 2 bullets and 2 dead animals, quick death with good placement. Broadside bull elk at 620 yards did not result in complete penetration, but made an impressive wound channel. These things kill quickly, but may not be the choice if an exit would is the most important metric. Mine were launched close to 3000 fps.
I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill
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Using this bullet, not sure you need an exit hole.
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