As many of you know several shooters are testing four different 30 cal heavy BT (non-VLD) Berger Bullets. First, I want to thank those of you who spent your time and components helping us with this project. I am eager to see results from those who have not reported in yet.

The feedback we received compels me to officially add these bullets to our line.

Announcing the addition of four NEW Berger Bullets!!

Berger 30 cal 155.5 gr BT Palma BC = .486
Berger 30 cal 175 gr BT BC = .528
Berger 30 cal 185 gr BT BC = .570
Berger 30 cal 210 gr BT BC = .647

These bullets, like all our BT bullets, are designed to be an alternative to the VLD. The BT bullet is made with a tangent ogive, which proves to be less sensitive than the VLD (VLD bullets use secant ogives). The BT design is meant for those who do not have the time or desire to tune their loads as much as is sometimes needed when using the VLD.

Also, the BT bullets typically shoot well when seated off the rifling. This is useful for those shooters who feed through a magazine or do not want to stick a bullet in their barrel if they have to extract a live round.

For clarity sake, when the VLD bullets are dialed in they typically perform better in flight (higher retained velocity, less drop and wind drift). Also, our VLD design is proven to be very effective on big game. The BT bullets behave differently on game and are not recommended for hunting.

Our dealers were notified yesterday (3-26-08). Some will be set up to accept orders sooner than others. If you find that your dealer is not taking orders for these bullets yet you can place orders directly with Berger at 714-447-5456 to insure getting some from the next production runs. It is important to note that our prices are a bit higher than our dealers.

The production run for the 30 cal 155.5 gr BT Palma will be first. These should be ready in 2-4 weeks. The rest will follow and should be made in the next 6-8 weeks.

Regards,
Eric