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123 eld-m on deer, anyone use them?
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<blockquote data-quote="Benman73" data-source="post: 1846253" data-attributes="member: 79174"><p>I use RL-16 almost exclusively in my 6.5x47 when shooting 147 ELD-M's. 39.2 grains push them a bit over 2700 out of my 24" barrel. Low ES and they consistently group around 3/4" at 100 yards for ten shots. (I know this is not bugholes, but they are very good to 1000 and are always in stock at the local Sportsman's Warehouse, and I am not a benchrest shooter.) I have not noticed any temp inconsistency with RL-16 but I don't shoot much, if any, in the summer. This combo had a lower ES than H4350 with about the same accuracy. I have no idea if the powder burns cooler than others.</p><p></p><p>I recently began experimenting with the 123 ELD-M's in the 6.5x47 because I now have access to a private 500 yard range, and the 123's are good enough for 500 and they are easier to spot impacts and misses with versus the 147's. Varget worked well, but I found that anywhere between 37.5-38.0 grains of RL-15 is even more accurate and I happen to have an 8 pound jug of it sitting around. Velocity is 2875-2950 depending on how much is used. It was interesting to read the hunting results here. I dug through the soil where I was missing a golf ball at 500 this weekend and managed to recover four of the 123's. There was no lead to be found, only crumpled jackets, but I guess hitting dirt can do this, even if they are only traveling about 2100 feet per second at that point. I think I would choose the 147's over the 123's if I were to ever take this 17 pound chassis rifle deer hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benman73, post: 1846253, member: 79174"] I use RL-16 almost exclusively in my 6.5x47 when shooting 147 ELD-M's. 39.2 grains push them a bit over 2700 out of my 24" barrel. Low ES and they consistently group around 3/4" at 100 yards for ten shots. (I know this is not bugholes, but they are very good to 1000 and are always in stock at the local Sportsman's Warehouse, and I am not a benchrest shooter.) I have not noticed any temp inconsistency with RL-16 but I don't shoot much, if any, in the summer. This combo had a lower ES than H4350 with about the same accuracy. I have no idea if the powder burns cooler than others. I recently began experimenting with the 123 ELD-M's in the 6.5x47 because I now have access to a private 500 yard range, and the 123's are good enough for 500 and they are easier to spot impacts and misses with versus the 147's. Varget worked well, but I found that anywhere between 37.5-38.0 grains of RL-15 is even more accurate and I happen to have an 8 pound jug of it sitting around. Velocity is 2875-2950 depending on how much is used. It was interesting to read the hunting results here. I dug through the soil where I was missing a golf ball at 500 this weekend and managed to recover four of the 123's. There was no lead to be found, only crumpled jackets, but I guess hitting dirt can do this, even if they are only traveling about 2100 feet per second at that point. I think I would choose the 147's over the 123's if I were to ever take this 17 pound chassis rifle deer hunting. [/QUOTE]
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