Thread: .284 180gr Berger Hybrid, how are they for you?

Must be the longest wait ever but it seems they are now actually a thing. From what Iv read they start delivery end of august.


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Re: Berger to introduce 7mm 195 gr EOL Hybrid Hunting Bullet
MudRunner,

I appreciate your confidence in me, however I need to clarify.

The BC's we were talking about for this bullet prior to it being made were all estimates because the bullets weren't available for testing at that time.

Now that the bullets have been made, I've actually tested them for BC. The actual tested performance is:

G1 BC = 0.755 (Average from 3000 to 1500 fps)
G7 BC = 0.387 (Valid for all speeds)

This is like 5% lower than initially predicted but still very high. To put it in perspective, the form factor (drag) is as low or lower (splitting hairs) as any Berger Bullet, and the BC is 4% higher than the .30 cal 230 grain.

More info to come soon.

-Bryan
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