162 ELD-M performance

[MAD10]

Update on the 162 eld-M ….

9 days solo in the Maroon Bells Wilderness - right up the road from my house. Hard to get Early season rifle tag above timberline wilderness hunt.

"SENT IT" 840 yards, 17º slope angle - I was at 10,700 buck was at 11,500 hiding in a southwest facing jungle. He gave me a quartering away shot and I slipped the 162 ELD M in my 7mm 08 between the last two ribs angling towards the off shoulder. Bullet entrance was a 2" hole under the hide - it destroyed virtually all vital organs except the heart. He made it 10 yards before piling up and zero meat loss from fragmentation. Ave. MV 2738 / ES 6

 

[snookntarpon]

hell of a shot!! Congrats.

 

[MAD10]

hell of a shot!! Congrats.

I appreciate the comment !! He happen to be #3 on the hit list. I had one day left - so I said to myself whichever buck shows this evening is going in the freezer.

 

[Tidus56]

Nice job, I have actually heard from most people that hunt with Hornady bullets that they prefer the ELDM over the X version. Nice buck and great job.

 

[joseph singleton]

GREAT SHOT !!!thanks for the photo,,congrads is in ORDER..

 

[clemens]

Nice job. Very nice rifle. What stock is that?

 

[LVJ76]

Congrats on a nice kill and a nice buck!

 

[Gwine]

Great buck and shot. Congratulations. That's the same speed I'm pushing the 162 amax in my 08.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

162 eld-m is a slayer. One of my favorites. I've got one kill with the 180 eld but it seemed good

 

[Davey G]

Beautiful animal/rifle/shot!

 

[gte150v]

Congratulations--great buck and great shot. I've backpacked the Maroon Bells loop but never with a tag in my pocket. We saw a few deer and tons of elk, and I actually helped a hunter with a mountain goat tag locate some goats we had seen the previous evening. Getting a deer out and over some of those 12k ft passes is not an easy feat either, so congrats on the hard work and successful hunt.

 

[johnnyk]

That has to be a rewarding feeling to accomplish a feat like that. Congratulations on a positive outcome. I'm impressed by your cartridge selection. I don't hear a lot about it being used for LR, but only goes to reason it should be considering its lineage and make up (i.e. 308 spawn and 7mm BC's).
I Googled the Maroon Bells and wow! what a beautiful place! You are a blessed man.

 

[VLD Pilot]

Nice job, I have actually heard from most people that hunt with Hornady bullets that they prefer the ELDM over the X version. Nice buck and great job.

It's the same bullet as the A-MAX. Slightly higher BC.

 

[esn422]

The old 162 a max is one of the deadliest bullets I've ever hunted with. I'm sure the 162 eldm is just as deadly!