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338 caliber 270 grain ELD-X vs. Mule Deer
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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 1755024" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>In my 338 NM, I have taken a mule deer at 300 and an elk at 700 with the Berger 300 VLDs at 2780 fps. The bullet completely fragmented inside and left a fist size hole all the way through it. Elk didn't have a comparable POI but did the job well. I just wonder if the OTM's would be better with thicker jackets. There are lots of posts here with the OTMs working just fine. The heavy 338 bullets just have an insane amount of energy. Very addicting especially when they shoot bug holes.</p><p></p><p>I also have the 285 ELD-Ms that shoot just as well. Haven't had opportunities to test on game. However, after seeing several posts with the ELDX and M cross sections of the 6.5 bullets, I wouldn't mind bisecting one for the cause. Noda, if you want to send me a few of your 270's, I could do some cross sections. </p><p></p><p>I also wanted to try the lighter bullets to see what velocities I could get. I picked the 265 ABLR as I like the bullet design over the ELDs. I just ran the pressure tests and the sweet spot looks to be about 2900 fps in my gun. Haven't tested for accuracy. I tried some of the ABLRs in another caliber when they first came out and they didn't group well or have consistent bullet dimensions. Bullet dims on latest batch of 265s are much better so hoping for better accuracy. The 265s will probably be my bullet for the next few seasons since I'm out of the 300 VLDs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 1755024, member: 78569"] In my 338 NM, I have taken a mule deer at 300 and an elk at 700 with the Berger 300 VLDs at 2780 fps. The bullet completely fragmented inside and left a fist size hole all the way through it. Elk didn't have a comparable POI but did the job well. I just wonder if the OTM's would be better with thicker jackets. There are lots of posts here with the OTMs working just fine. The heavy 338 bullets just have an insane amount of energy. Very addicting especially when they shoot bug holes. I also have the 285 ELD-Ms that shoot just as well. Haven't had opportunities to test on game. However, after seeing several posts with the ELDX and M cross sections of the 6.5 bullets, I wouldn't mind bisecting one for the cause. Noda, if you want to send me a few of your 270's, I could do some cross sections. I also wanted to try the lighter bullets to see what velocities I could get. I picked the 265 ABLR as I like the bullet design over the ELDs. I just ran the pressure tests and the sweet spot looks to be about 2900 fps in my gun. Haven't tested for accuracy. I tried some of the ABLRs in another caliber when they first came out and they didn't group well or have consistent bullet dimensions. Bullet dims on latest batch of 265s are much better so hoping for better accuracy. The 265s will probably be my bullet for the next few seasons since I'm out of the 300 VLDs. [/QUOTE]
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