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Out doing a bit of testing this morning, the 230 OTM's went 2867 fps in my 300 Win with a 28" Krieger 10 twist barrel with 78.0 grs. of Retumbo, easy extraction and normal case head expansion.
Still packing 1725 fps at 1000 yds here at sea level Okleehoma, three went into .221" with no wind, C.O.A.L. ran 3.625"
Been hankering hard for some 210 LRAB's but gave up on em, these should do fine for all NA game hunting and steel banging.
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Those should do the trick. Have you tried the 215 hybrids?
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No on the 215's, but have heard good things about them, ideally I wanted to build a LR elk hunting load for my 300 Win, the more research I do on the 230 OTM's the more I like them for hunting.
Seems they do a nice job on elk from the various 300 mags, a 230 traveling near 2900 is a pretty serious stick.
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I had very good results with the 230's out of my 300 RUM last year. Moose, Elk, Deer and coyotes were fodder for the big bullets.
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Great news Bones, was wondering about firsthand killing reports with this bullet, seems if I do my part it 'WILL' handle the rest.
Many Thanks Gunner
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While not conclusive we shot two cow elk with the 230 match target hybrids last year with excellent results. The 230 gr OTM and target versions have many threads with successful performance on a variety of big game hunts. a recent hunting report is from a guy that went to Africa using a 300 RUM and the 230 target hybrids: http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/230gr-berger-used-africa-success-138852/
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DAMN!!!, taking out tough zebra and wildebeast is a true testament, looks like the OP and my vels are comparable too, good to know, many Thanks AZ. Gunner
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They work really well on Long Range Steel as well...
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SWEET! good shooting RCA.
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Haven't you guys heard, with the "new" bullets on the market, all that is needed is a .243 for elk, and a .223 for all else..
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On Oct. 15 I used a 230 grain Berger OTM Tactical Hybrid to take a 6x5 bull. .300 Win Mag, range 350 yards, muzzle velocity 2775, impact velocity 2400 fps +or-. Bullet hit directly on the near side shoulder bone just above the "knee" and under the wide "blade", made a mess of the lungs near the heart, and I found this in the hide on the far side with no further bone hit. Retained weight 81 grains. The bull went down when hit, no tracking needed, the near shoulder was completely unhinged. You can see that in the pic. The Berger seemed to do it's job to the vitals well even after the initial contact with the heavy part of the shoulder bone.
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Looks like they work good on elk too!
Nice bull!
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Just built a .300 hunting gun and have been debating on which bullet to shoot. The 230's shot so well I may have to go with them. I have 2000 208 A-Max though .....
Hmmmmm...
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Haven't you guys heard, with the "new" bullets on the market, all that is needed is a .243 for elk, and a .223 for all else.. I was gonna use my 22 Hornet but didnt wanna be labled a stunt-shooter.
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Very nice bull WC, thanks for the report and pics.
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Kissed 10 thou in and bumped powder + half grain and got 2900 even, accuracy remains constant. This should be a boondocker backup elk load.
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They work really well on Long Range Steel as well... How did you get that? Travis
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Kissed 10 thou in and bumped powder + half grain and got 2900 even, accuracy remains constant. This should be a boondocker backup elk load. I hit pressure pretty early with H-1000. My load is 70 grains and off the lands quite a bit. 2750fps 2900 is smokin'
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Kissed 10 thou in and bumped powder + half grain and got 2900 even, accuracy remains constant. This should be a boondocker backup elk load. I hit pressure pretty early with H-1000. My load is 70 grains and off the lands quite a bit. 2750fps 2900 is smokin' 10-4, 28" Krieger and Retumbo, casehead expansion remains the same too at 4 thou. Hope the brass lives at these levels.
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