Berger’s New 6mm 105gr Hybrid Bullet — Ballistics Revealed
Eric Stecker of Berger Bullets just revealed some details on Berger’s new 6mm 105gr Hybrid bullet. This projectile is now in the final stage of testing. Here are comparative ballistics for the new 6mm Hybrid vs. Berger’s popular 105gr VLD bullet:
| 6mm 105 gr Hybrid Target | Original 6mm 105 gr VLD (Now is Berger’s hunting version) |
| Averaged G1 BC = 0.547 G7 BC = 0.278 |
Averaged G1 BC = 0.532 G7 BC = 0.272 |
Longer Bullet Requires 1:8″ Twist
The new 105gr Hybrid Target is slightly longer than the original 105-grainer so a true 1:8″ is strongly recommended. The new bullet is made with the thicker Target jacket to withstand match shooting conditions. The Hybrid ogive is designed to be less sensitive to seating depth and has been working well in other calibers and sizes. This bullet can take all the 6mm cases can dish out and it has a BC equal to our own 6mm 115 gr VLD.
Eric Stecker tells us: “The moment we knew that we had to modify the 6mm 105gr VLD Target with a larger meplat, the need for this bullet was born. We’ve been working on it ever since. Bryan Litz has done an exceptional job with this design. I am very eager to see how they do in many rifles since I regard the 105gr class of bullets as key in Berger’s line. Between the 68gr, the 80gr and the 105gr (among other weights) we have been especially blessed with our 6mm offerings.” Eric is quite right — all those bullets shoot exceptionally well and the 105gr VLD holds many records. If the new 105gr Hybrid can come close to the accuracy of the 105gr VLD, it should be very successful.
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I was hoping the hybrid design would work its way down to the 105. I am out of 6mmBR bullets and while I had been shooting the 107 mk’s I think I will have to try some of these first. Any ETA of availability?
Of course they did, right after I ordered a thousand of the “old” 105VLDs…
is there a 7mm version on the drawing board? thats the one i need.
Editor: Berger has already released an 180 grain 7mm Hybrid, product BG28407
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/22498
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0017828407
I tried the Berger 180 hybrids together with the 175 and 180 sierras at 1000y. Mixed in five shot string right after each other. Absolutely no elevation difference, maybe 1/4moa but that would be all. No real wind advantage to either. Seems like these bullets have BC’s in the same league, despite what they claim on paper. The hybrids do look nice and are not as finicky as the VLDs in regard to seating.