140 grain berger bullet VLD Hunting 264 winchester magnum

salasj · Rookie Member Joined: Mar 24, 2012 Posts: 5

I worked up this load using Retumbo powder
Retumbo
Winchester Brass
Federal 215M
COAL 3.300
71.5 grains
velocity 3,215 fps
group .185
my set-up is a 264 Winchester magnum built on a Weatherby Vanguard action with a 26" Shilen Barrel. I'm going hunting 3rd season in unit 82 in Colorado hopefully I'll be able to test them on a nice Bull Elk. I used 140 grain XLC on Elk with no problem but like to see how these Berger bullet do

Elvis

very good for 2 shots. most groups are 5 to rule out a fluke. good luck with the hunt.

salasj · Rookie Member Joined: Mar 24, 2012 Posts: 5

Yea normally I would have shot 4 shots but only had 2 left after shooting 5 shots through my Chrony to test speed. Hopefully I'll be posting pictures of my Elk next month

slimjim

salasj, best wishes on your hunt. I would really like to see what the VLD bullet looks like if you can recover it and post a picture.

salasj · Rookie Member Joined: Mar 24, 2012 Posts: 5

Thanks slimjim, I will I was planning on taking picture of the damage it produces plus a picture if recovered bullet. I will post picture and results

MacD · Last edited by MacD on Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

Good hunting and I too look forward to your results. My calculations with the 140 bullet at that speed show about 3200 fp of energy at muzzle. That and good shooting can give you a long reach one shot kill capability for sure.

Edited: Had wrong bullet in calculation.

shrpshtrjoe

I use to have a winchester sporter mag in 264. Great gun I shot a lot of 120 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips in it , very accurate and does a tremendous amount of dammage when put in the lungs of a whitetail.. Good Luck !!!

salasj · Rookie Member Joined: Mar 24, 2012 Posts: 5

I can't wait to see how the Berger Bullet VLD Hunting performs on Game. Seen those videos by greybull prescion those animals dropped like someone kicked their legs out.
I have another 264 Winchester Magnum that I'm waited for our local gunsmith to finish up so I can use this season. It was a Ruger M-77 Remington Magnum that I had rechambered to a 264 Winchester Magnum. My wife really likes the way my Weatherby Vanguard shoots so I got to get me one lol

salasj · Rookie Member Joined: Mar 24, 2012 Posts: 5

This all the powders I tested to see which one worked best in my Rifle I
1. IMR 7828 SSC
65.5
CCI 250 LRM
Winchester brass
OAL 3.30
Group .426
Velocity 3,020 fps

2. H4831
Winchester Brass
3.300
Remington 9 1/2M
1 63 grains 3,052

*3. US869
Winchester Bras
3.303
Remington 9 1/2 M
77 grains
3,100 fps
Group .496

4. H1000
Winchester Brass
Federal 215m
Oal 3.30
1. 70.5 Grains
3,150 fps

5. Retumbo BC. 612 G7 BC. 313
Winchester brass
Federal 215M
OAL 3.300
71.5 grains 3,201 fps*
3,215 fps no pressure
Group .185"

6. MagPro
Winchester brass
WLRM
67 grains
OAL 3.300
Velocity 2,922fps

7. Ramshot Magnum
Winchester Brass
WLRM
68.5 grains
Velocity 2,976 fps