Thanks for the info and I hear ya on the barrel life. That's why I am hoping to nail a good bullet, powder combo first crack and stick with it.I have only(and will only) tried the 180 ELDMs in my 28. My accuracy load is running 3115 in a 26" barrel with H1000. I am still getting it dialed in but it looks like a bc of .750 G1 will make the drops correct in a 9 twist barrel. My 7-300 pushes the hybrid 3165. The two bullets impact at the same elevation with the same dial. The 7-300 barrel is 2" longer and the Hybrid has less bearing surface so it most likely will consistently be capable of more speed. I think the ELDM is going to be a winner. I should be testing it out on pronghorn next month. It will take me more time and testing but I feel like the extra speed the hybrid will most likely get will make up for the lower bc for elevation but I think the ELDM will win in the wind. Either way I am not sure It will be enough to really matter. Barrel life is too short in the 28 for me to be testing multiple bullets the way they really need to be tested.
Is h1000 the only powder you tried in the 28?