140 ELDM terminal ballistic testing

[tbrice23]

I have been curious about high velocity impact performance for the 140 gr ELD Match bullet. Today I had a chance to try one out on a mature whitetail doe at 100 yards.
Shot from a 26" 6.5 WSM, 8 twist at 3190 fps muzzle velocity. Impact velocity should have been 3027 fps.

Shot her in the armpit, She bucked 5' high and backwards LOL. Ran dead 15 yards.
.264" entrance and about 1" to 1 1/4" exit. Broke 1 rib in and 2 ribs out. No recovered jacket or lead!
Internals were recognizable but lungs were about half slush, the heart had a 1" hole through it.
This is all I have so far... not extremely violent, pretty uneventful. No meat loss at all. Not nearly as messy/ dramatic as Bergers.
No complaints really so far.

Exit

Entrance

 

[elkaholic]

Sounds a lot like the 147

 

[tbrice23]

I wanted to try it on a doe before experimenting on a mature buck. I was worried about over expansion at high velocities ( blowing up). Even after Cody's thread about the 147gr.
Looks like I might have more expansion at slower impact velocities... farther shots.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

Very interesting results. Not what I was expecting. Even at my mild velocities of 2800-2850 it makes a mess out of deer.