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Team Berger member, James Crofts, scored a 573-21Xs to secure first place at the Cabelas Mid-Atlantic Long Range Regional. Crofts shot Berger 30 Cal 200.20x projectiles, Vihtavuori N150 propellant and uses Lapua .308 Winchester Palma brass exclusively. The Cabelas Mid-Atlantic Long Range Regional, presented by the Bridgeville Rifle and Pistol Club took place June 27 – 28 at Bridgeville, DE. “Tough winds with heavy mirage and lots of heat and humidity was the name of the game this past weekend. You had to watch the flags and mirage or you would spend lots of time in the 9 ring,” stated Crofts.  “The 200.20x bullet paid [...]

Berger’s Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz and Mil/LE Expert and Wind Wizard, Emil Praslick visited The Shooter’s Mindset on Tuesday, June 16, to take listeners further into understanding Ballistic Coefficients (BC’s), their consistency, and their effects on accuracy and precision. The Shooter’s Mindset podcast hosts, Anthony Cruz, Jennifer Seymour and Greg Cannon with Litz and Praslick, dove deep into dispelling the “highest BC is best” myth, requirements for successful long range shooting, and why BC consistency wins outright. For more information on The Shooter’s Mindset podcast, visit theshootersmindset.com. Learn more about Berger’s unrivaled consistency and quality, and catch bi-weekly articles from Bryan Litz @ NoBSBC.com.

Congratulations to Berger Sponsored Shooter, Ken Sanoski, who dominated the entire field and brought home first place at the K&M/Kales Precision Rifle Competition. Sanoski outshined all competitors with the new Berger 6mm 109 Grain Long Range Hybrid Target™ bullets loaded in a 6mm Dasher. The 2020 K&M/Kahles Precision Rifle Competition took place May 22-24 at the K&M Precision Rifle Training in Finger, Tennessee with over 200 of the top PRS shooters competing. "Every year the best shooters from around the Country show up for the K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition. The course of fire this year was challenging with plenty of small targets. Berger 109 [...]

Episode 3 of The Everyday Sniper's podcast series "Why Consistency Wins" is available to listen to now. This episode focuses on BC's effect on accuracy at both short and long range. Bryan Litz goes into detail about what accuracy really means, while Emil Praslick gives you a quick run down of what the relationship between BC and wind is. Listen now by visiting their podcast webpage now or following The Everyday Sniper in your favorite podcast listening app.The Everyday Sniper podcast focuses on long range shooting, precision rifles, firearms, training, and industry update. With The Everyday Sniper, take control of your accuracy. [...]

Berger Bullets Production Engineer, Garett Stoddard visits Hunt Backcountry this Friday, May 15, to take listeners further into understanding Berger hunting bullets & ammunition, their performance characteristics, and various applications for rifle hunting today. Join Hunt Backcountry podcast hosts Mark Huelsing and Steve Speck, as they meet with Garett and discuss a variety of topics, including terminal ballistics, bullet construction, and Berger product selection to achieve optimal performance in this hour-long episode. Hunt Backcountry host Mark Huelsing stated, "Understanding the terminal performance of bullets is critical for hunters, and our discussion with Garett helped me understand how bullet design and construction directly relates to that [...]

Episode 2 of The Everyday Sniper's podcast series "Why Consistency Wins" is now live. This episode focuses on Variation in BC with Velocity and why that matters to shooters like you. Listen to Berger Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz, and Mil/LE Tactical Expert, Emil Praslick, talk shop about bullet design, modern BC measurement techniques, and more by visiting their podcast webpage now or following The Everyday Sniper in your favorite podcast listening app. The Everyday Sniper podcast focuses on long range shooting, precision rifles, firearms, training, and industry update. With The Everyday Sniper, take control of your accuracy. Bryan Litz, Berger's Chief [...]

Last Friday, May 8th, Berger’s Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz visited with Hunt Backcountry to take listeners further into understanding Ballistic Coefficients (BC’s), their consistency, and applications for rifle hunting today.In this hour-long episode, the hosts of Hunt Backcountry, Mark Huelsing and Steve Speck,  discussed the topic of external ballistics with Bryan.“As hunters, accuracy and precision is a matter of ethics. By understanding ballistic coefficients and how bullets travel from our rifle to our target, we can be more informed and capable shooters. We are eager to learn from Bryan and connect the science of BC to the in-the-field benefits that we, as hunters, can get [...]

Berger is excited to announce the new 6mm 108 Grain Elite Hunter bullet for small-to-midsized game. The 6mm 108 Grain Elite Hunter bullet was developed for hunters and long range enthusiasts seeking a high ballistic coefficient (BC) projectile that delivers massive hydrostatic shock. The 108’s pair well with platforms chambered in 6mm Creedmoor, 6mm BR, 6x47 Lapua, 243 Winchester, 6mm Remington, 6XC, and a great number of other 6mm wildcat cartridges popular today. The 6mm 108 Grain Elite Hunter utilizes Berger’s industry-leading hybrid ogive design, which blends tangent and secant designs to optimize efficiency, reduce wind-drift, [...]

Follow Sniper’s Hide “The Everyday Sniper” podcast and listen to Berger Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz, and Mil/LE Tactical Expert, Emil Praslick, take a deep dive into Ballistic Coefficients (BC’s), their consistency, and effects on accuracy & precision. The Everyday Sniper podcast focuses on long range shooting, precision rifles, firearms, training, and industry update. With The Everyday Sniper, take control of your accuracy. Bryan Litz, Berger's Chief Ballistician and "the guy who literally wrote the book on Applied Ballistics." Emil Praslick, Mil/LE Expert and one of the top wind reading coaches in the world. The 10-part [...]