For those who are curious on how the Berger perform, here's my experience with them a week ago in Texas. I was shooting the .270, 150 grain vld. The shot was about 80 yards on a medium size buck. This was my very first deer so I did not know what to expect.
The deer dropped where he was shot. He was facing away from me, as soon as he turned and gave me a shot I took it. The bullet entered mid rib and connected with the heart. When I first walked up I saw a small entry hole but no exit wound, so all the energy expanded inside the animal. There was not much blood outside the animal, I was concerned because everything I read says the blood would ruin the meat if you don't bleed it quick. So we got the deer back to the cabin and hung him up quickly to gut before taking it to the butcher. What I saw when I opened up the cavity was amazing, the bullet had penetrated into the heart and lung area and pulverized the organs. what was supposed to be the heart and lung, all I found was a soupy pulp; it was just soup inside the chest cavity.The stomach and intestines were still intact, untouched.
The second deer I took, I took out the shoulder and the deer dropped right there; kicked a few seconds and expired. Again no pass through with all the energy absorbed by the deer.
So if you are curious, just give them a try.
The deer dropped where he was shot. He was facing away from me, as soon as he turned and gave me a shot I took it. The bullet entered mid rib and connected with the heart. When I first walked up I saw a small entry hole but no exit wound, so all the energy expanded inside the animal. There was not much blood outside the animal, I was concerned because everything I read says the blood would ruin the meat if you don't bleed it quick. So we got the deer back to the cabin and hung him up quickly to gut before taking it to the butcher. What I saw when I opened up the cavity was amazing, the bullet had penetrated into the heart and lung area and pulverized the organs. what was supposed to be the heart and lung, all I found was a soupy pulp; it was just soup inside the chest cavity.The stomach and intestines were still intact, untouched.
The second deer I took, I took out the shoulder and the deer dropped right there; kicked a few seconds and expired. Again no pass through with all the energy absorbed by the deer.
So if you are curious, just give them a try.