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Berger Bullets to Attend 2025 Jagd & Hund Show

Berger, manufacturer of the highest quality bullets for competitive long-range shooters and sportsman, will exhibit their complete product offering at the 2025 Jagd and Hund Show in Dortmund, Germany, January 28 – February 2. Hunting enthusiasts are encouraged to stop by booth #7.C44 to view Berger’s new 30 Cal 217 Grain Elite Hunter bullets and learn more about Berger Bullets and Ammunition.. Berger’s VLD Hunting, Elite Hunter, and Classic Hunter projectiles are designed for controlled expansion and extreme hydrostatic shock at both short and long-range distances. Whether your interest is handloading or factory ammunition, hunters and competitive shooters are bound to find success in [...]

New Berger 30 Caliber 217 Grain Elite Hunter Bullets

Berger is very pleased to announce the addition of the new 30 Caliber 217 gr. Elite Hunter bullets to the popular long-range Elite Hunter product line. The new 30 Caliber 217 gr. Elite Hunter offers a heavy-for-caliber bullet solution which maximizes both energy and terminal performance for a successful harvest. Elite Hunter projectiles utilize Berger’s industry-leading hybrid ogive profile, which blends tangent and secant designs to optimize efficiency, reduce wind-drift, and minimize sensitivity to seating depth. The 217 gr. Elite Hunter’s sleek profile features an ultra-high ballistic coefficient (BC = 0.695) with increased sectional density, delivering the highest energy upon impact. Elite Hunters are [...]

Berger Adds New Target Ammunition Offerings for 2025

Berger has announced the expansion of their successful Berger Target ammunition line which is purpose-built to exceed the demands of long-range precision shooting enthusiasts, as well as our nation’s elite operators. Two new offerings for 2025 are as follows: 300 Norma Magnum 245 gr. Long Range Hybrid Target (LRHT), and 338 Norma Magnum 300 gr. Hybrid OTM Tactical. Berger ammunition is crafted from the highest quality components, with the foundation being Berger’s high BC, hybrid-ogive target bullet; the #1 choice of top long-range competitors and serious precision shooting enthusiasts. Combined with premium Lapua cartridge cases and Vihtavuori propellants, Berger ammunition delivers all the components [...]

Berger’s Dustin Flint Wins TSRA Smallbore Silhouette Championship

Dustin Flint of Team Berger has won the 2024 Texas State Rifle Association Smallbore Silhouette Championship for an unprecedented sixth time with a score of 146/160. The 2024 Texas State Rifle Association Smallbore Silhouette Championship was held on November 9th and 10th on the Addicks Range at Bayou Rifles in Houston, TX. The two-day match featured two 40-shot stages for Standard Rifle and two 40-shot stages for Hunter. Flint, competing with Lapua Super Long Range ammunition, brought home a third-place finish on Saturday in Standard Rifle. On Sunday, he finished first with a score of 74/80 and secured the win. Smallbore Silhouette shooting is [...]

Team Berger Shooters Represent USA at IPRF World Championships

Berger Team members Ken Sanoski and Morgun King are competing at the 2024 International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) World Championships as members of United States Precision Rifle Association Centerfire Team. Morgun King, who joined Team Berger in 2023, is competing in the Open Division firing a 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge loaded with Berger 156 Grain Elite Hunter projectiles, powered by Vihtavuori N160 powder. Ken Sanoski is competing in the Limited Division, which has all competitors shooting 308 Winchester factory ammo. The Limited Division allows pre-selected factory ammunition only, so Sanoski will be competing with Lapua 308 Winchester 155 Grain Scenar-L ammunition. “When I was selected to [...]

Berger Bullets Dominate US National High Power Silhouette Championship

Congratulations to Team Berger’s John Mullins and Dustin Flint finishing 2nd and 3rd place overall during the 2024 US National High Power Silhouette Championships. Both were competing with Berger VLD Hunting and Target bullets. The US National High Power Silhouette Championship was won by Erich Mietenkorte, also competing with Berger Bullets, completing the podium sweep for Berger. Flint and Mullins both finished close behind Mietenkorte with 190/240x and 187/240x respectively. The High Power Silhouette Championship is crowned by a combined total of 120-round aggregates in both Standard Rifle and Hunter Rifle class. The 2024 US High Power Silhouette National Championship was held early this [...]

Berger Adds New Target Ammunition Offerings for 2024

6.5 PRC 153.5 Gr LRHT Ammo Shot Group 300 PRC 215 Gr Hybrid Target Ammo Shot Group Berger has announced the expansion of their successful Berger Target ammunition line which is purpose-built to exceed the demands of long-range precision shooting enthusiasts. Two new offerings for 2024 are as follows: 6.5 PRC 153.5 Grain Long Range Hybrid Target (LRHT), and 300 PRC 215 Grain Hybrid Target. Berger Target ammunition is crafted from the highest quality components, with the foundation being Berger’s high BC, hybrid-ogive target bullet; the #1 choice of top long-range competitors and serious precision shooting enthusiasts. Combined with premium [...]

Berger Announces New Extreme Long Range 375 Caliber Bullet

New for 2024, we're pleased to announce the 375 caliber 410 Grain Hybrid Target bullet, purpose-built to meet the demands of shooters competing in Extreme Long Range (ELR) disciplines with large capacity magnum cartridges. The new Berger 375 caliber 410 Grain Hybrid Target projectile delivers the trusted performance shooters have come to expect from Berger Hybrids and offers a long-range competitive advantage previously attainable only from a solid, lathe-turned projectile. Like all other Berger bullets dominating long-range shooting disciplines, the foundation for the 375 caliber 410 Grain Hybrid Target bullet is the industry leading Berger J4 jacket, offering unprecedented concentricity of <.0003” total [...]

Two New Long-Range National Records Fired with Berger Bullets

Berger Bullets set two new F-Class Long-Range (1,000-yard) records during the 2023 Nationals earlier this month. A new F/TR Long-Range team record and F-Open Long-Range team record. Congratulations to Team Vortex, who set the new F/TR Long-Range Team national record with an overall score of 1588-76X. Team Vortex members are Drew Rutherford, Luke Ramsey, Brad Sauve, Tracy Hogg, and Mik Francis, with Team Captain Ian Klemm, and Coach Keith Trapp. Team Vortex members shot Berger 30 caliber 200.20x Hybrid Target bullets for the record victory. Additionally, Team Lapua Brux Borden won the F-Open Long Range Team match and set a new record score of 800-53X [...]

David Gosnell Brings Home F-Class Nationals Win for Team Berger

Team Berger’s David Gosnell finished High Senior in the F-Open Division at the 2023 F-Class National Championships. Gosnell, competing with Berger 7mm 180 Grain Hybrid Target bullets, Lapua 284 Brass, and Vihtavuori N555 powder, scored a 1590-74X for a 6th place finish overall. Additionally, Gosnell competed in both Mid-Range and Long-Range team events as a member of The Long Shots. The Long Shots fired their way to both Gold and Silver medal finishes respectively. Long Shot team members winning Gold with Gosnell were Keith Weil, Robert Spencer, Ken Dickerman, and Pat Scully, with Dan Bramley as Captain, and Michelle Gallagher as coach. The 2023 US [...]