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Hunting & Fishing 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

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Skyking

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#1
Well I helped a few friends built two 7wsm's. There first custom guns. The guns got finished up two days before there hunt. So did not have a lot of time to developed a load and DOPE for them. We did manage to go out the day before they left for Alaska and hit the steel at 1000 yards. I loaded up there IPhones with Bulletflight and showed them how to use it. Also got them a Kestrel 3500 weather station. Feeling confident with how they where shooting, I was crossing my fingers that they would like there new toys and know how to use the program.

Well here are the pictures for there hunt. They are sold the 7wsm and Nightforce scopes.

9 foot Grizzle. 350 yards. One shoot. Dead!
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498 yard one shoot!
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250 yard one shoot 7 foot Grizzle
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#17
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

Nice, I was elk hunting up here in Idaho with B., the guy who shot the 7 footer and he told me he thought he was using the 168 berger, guess it was the 180. What brand of barrel is on his rifle. It looked about like a #4 fluted.

Thanks,
Bb
 
#19
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

We are getting between 2920-2975 fps. They will go faster but this is where they shoot the best.

Here are the latest Berger takings. Gap 7wsm 180 Bergers. 1380 yard cow elk my dad got. Got it on video, hope to post it soon.
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My elk 900 yards. One shot dead. We did not get mine kill shot on film. They where filming the wrong elk.
 
#21
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

I just switched over to the Berger 180 VLDs out of my
GAP 7 WSM. George at GAP gave me the load (H4831SC, Winchester Brass, 215M, 62 grains). I shot 5 deer the other morning all over 250 yards. Here's an exit hole from a 140 lb doe at 300 yards.The initial test results are positive for the bullet on whitetails. I shot them in the shoulder, behind the shoulder, and straight up the rear. The rear shot was quartering away and opened up a hole the size of a volley ball!


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#27
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

Yes! One of the guys i reload for got one in 7wsm. It was in the ready to ship section on Georges web page. It's a good shooting gun. He end up having them put a muzzle brake on it. Also I would have them change the bottom metal to aluminum. That had a steel one in his. No need for the extra weight.
 
#31
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

It's a GAP 7 WSM, Non typical build with the Badger Mag and George had it dipped ATACs Camo for me with OD Cerakote. I'm shooting the load he gave me for 180 VLDs. It's 62g H4831 SC with Winchester brass and Fed 215M. The base and rings are Badger and the scope is a Nightforce NXS 5.5 - 22 x56.

This is my third GAP short mag and without a doubt my favorite! I've shot it out to 1000 yards and it's performing well.
 
#34
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: teamr2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You guys having results like these with the 30 cal. Bergers? Might try some in my win mag. Thinking about the 185gr. </div></div>

Yes. Two years ago, I shot a doe at the base of the skull and almost took her head off. The 185's are excellent when used with a .300 win mag.
 
#37
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mike1023</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Skyking,

How did that VLD perform on the cow elk of your dad's? (Obviously good enough!) Just wondering what kind of expansion you got, considering the fps had to be less than what Berger recommends. </div></div>

It took out the left front shoulder and lungs. We did see the bullet impact the snow after it passed through. We never did find the bullet. As you said. It killed it!
 
#47
Re: 7WSM 180 Berger takes down two Grizzlies and More!

Switched to the 6.5 130 VLD Hunting bullets this year for my pronghorn and deer hunting.

Work as advertised! I use the Target VLDs in my 6.5 target rifle and practice all summer at out to 1000 for fun. It's nice to shoot a hunting bullet that performes exactly the same as your target load. Builds a lot of confidence.

This guy came out at a reasonable distance and only took about a step and a half after the shot.

Not tracking or following up wounded game is nice!

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#49
How do they perform at high velocity and closer ranges? I saw the 50 yd. elk.

I have been considering switching from the Barnes 180gr. XBT to 190 gr. Berger's in my .300RUM for a while. Also building a 7mmSTW and thought about the 140 & 168 gr. pills.

I have to stick with solid copper (or at least "non-lead") bullets for one of the units I occasionally get to hunt though, so Berger's are out for that area. But I have a few other choices of rifles for that hunt anyway.
 
#50
While I love the 180 berger on steel and have used bergers on big game with success, I would still be hesitant to use them on a once in a lifetime hunt (dall, stone, griz). Thanks for sharing, the pics above boost my confidence in them.
 
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