thanks for the info, there's no pd's up here in Alaska. lot of rabbits, beaver, fox, lynx, wolves, and wolverines tho. i think the berger can hold together with the bigger animals up here without splashing. there's just one way to find out.
scott

i have some of those barnes 32's but haven't tried them yet. i was wondering about the performance of the berger 35's. you get a lot of exit wounds with them? if you don't mind me asking, thanks
scott

live in Alaska, YK delta region (SW) firearms; ruger 10/22 marlin 1895 45/70 rem 721 30/06 (expecting back from gunsmith re barrel work) tc contenders barrels below; 10" 357 super 16 22 hornet custom MGM 24" 204 ruger custom EABCO 26" 204 ruger 23" 30/30 23" stainless 375 jd...

New tc contender 375 jdj 23" ss bull barrel Re-15 powder start 45.0 gr + .5 gr up to 49.5 Sierra 250 gr slugs. OAL set at recommended length cci 200 primers Rem 444 resized to 375 jdj This is a single shot string from the starting powder charge to the upper end weight. The first 3 rounds were u...

hopps copper solvent wasn't getting my first 204 barrel clean. then i switched to gunslick pro foam bore cleaner. stuff works for me. it sprays like shaving cream then later it turns into heavy liquid. just have it sit in the barrel a while. i personally think the longer the better.