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The Berger Elite Hunter .30 Cal 205 grain is a mid-to-heavy weight projectile aimed squarely at long-range hunters running fast 30-caliber magnums. It feels right at home in the 30 Nosler, 300 Win Mag, 300 Remington Ultra Mag, 300 PRC, and similar big cases where a high-BC bullet earns its keep well past the point other bullets start running out of steam. With a G1 BC of 0.631 and a G7 BC of 0.324, this one holds velocity and bucks wind about as well as anything in its weight class.
The heart of this bullet is Berger's Hybrid ogive, which blends tangent and secant nose shapes into a single profile. That combination gives you the high ballistic coefficient of a secant design while staying forgiving about seating depth like a tangent, so load development tends to go smoother and your groups stay honest. The Elite Hunter line uses the longest possible Hybrid nose Berger makes, which is where that impressive BC comes from. Keep in mind these are built for custom and long-throated rifles, so they shine when you've got room to seat them out.
These bullets wear a slightly thinner J4 Precision hunting jacket. The idea is simple: the bullet drives roughly 2 to 3 inches into the vitals before it begins to open up, then expands aggressively to create a wound cavity that can reach around 15 inches. That translates to deep penetration, serious hydrostatic shock, and energy dumped where it does the most good, inside the animal.
This is a component bullet, not loaded ammunition, so it's meant for handloaders building their own long-range hunting rounds. It measures .308 diameter with a sectional density of 0.309 and wants a 1:11 inch twist or faster to stabilize properly. If you're putting together a precision hunting load for a 30-caliber magnum and want reach with real terminal punch, this is a smart component to work up a recipe around.
Berger lists a minimum twist of 1:11 inches or faster to stabilize this 205 grain bullet. Faster twist barrels like 1:10 or 1:9 will also work well. If your barrel is slower than 1:11, you may run into stability issues with a bullet this long and heavy.
These are component bullets only, meant for handloaders. You'll be seating them into your own prepped brass with your preferred powder and primer. They are not loaded ammunition.
This mid-to-heavy weight projectile is built for fast 30-caliber magnums like the 30 Nosler, 300 Win Mag, 300 Remington Ultra Mag, and 300 PRC. It really earns its keep in long-range hunting setups where high BC and energy retention matter. Thanks to the long Hybrid nose, it works best in rifles with longer throats that let you seat it out.
The thinner J4 hunting jacket is designed to let the bullet penetrate roughly 2 to 3 inches before it starts expanding, then open up into a wound cavity that can reach around 15 inches. That combination delivers deep penetration along with heavy hydrostatic shock for quick, clean kills. It's a bullet that dumps its energy inside the animal rather than passing straight through.
| UPC | 679459305556 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 30555 |
| Shipping Weight | 3.05 |
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