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snipecatcher
04-13-2011, 09:52 PM
I saw an article from Sinclair about a new 175 grain Berger bullet and thought "Hey, maybe someone is doing to the 175's what has been done to the 155's for a higher BC!" It only has a BC of .510 though, and the main purpose is that it can be loaded to magazine length. Actually I'm not sure why they designed this bullet. I have no interest in Berger bullets, but thought some may be interested:

http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2011/04/13/berger-bulletin-new-30-cal-175-gr-tactical-otm/
rsilvers
04-13-2011, 10:54 PM
LE should not be using 175 grain 308 anyway - they are long range military and competition bullets. If you know you will never shoot far (and LE never shoots far), you can control penetration easier with a design that has lower sectional density.

But LE does seem to want to use match bullets for some reason. Probably to act like military snipers.
Hoser
04-14-2011, 12:05 AM
The new Berger 175 is designed for mag fed rifles which are being used more and more at tactical type matches. And I bet they might be hoping for a military contract. If they could get in on the M-118LR deal they would be in real good shape.

For F-Class T/R I use the Berger 185s. Good bullet.

For shooting steel from 400-850 yards I use the Lapua 155 or Sierra 175.

I saw an article from Sinclair about a new 175 grain Berger bullet and thought "Hey, maybe someone is doing to the 175's what has been done to the 155's for a higher BC!" It only has a BC of .510 though, and the main purpose is that it can be loaded to magazine length. Actually I'm not sure why they designed this bullet. I have no interest in Berger bullets, but thought some may be interested:

http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2011/04/13/berger-bulletin-new-30-cal-175-gr-tactical-otm/
snipecatcher
04-14-2011, 12:14 AM
My latest .308 load for up to 500 yards is a 155 Sierra (2156). They shoot well and have a fairly high BC. Honestly it wouldn't matter which bullet I was shooting, my limit is still my own terrible shooting ability, coupled with the fact that I can't see my hits on paper through my 10x scope past 200 yards or so. :grin: