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<blockquote data-quote="catorres1" data-source="post: 1169113" data-attributes="member: 80699"><p>Yeah, I had read that water was really tough on bullets. That's why I still hold out some hope, but then again, it's also why I wanted to see how it compared to the accubond. Was hoping they would appear somewhat similar, but no luck. Looks more like an Amax. Which might be fine, I have never hunted with Amax's...nothing but paper and steel.</p><p></p><p>Still, I hope to see much better on game. It certainly looked better in gelatin, so maybe it will work out. But basically, I want a hole in and a hole out, jelly in between. Don't mind weight loss as long as I get a decent, but not too horribly violent, exit.</p><p></p><p>Not sure what I am going to see here. I will say that in my limited experience with SST's...got a lot of damage on whitetails...lots of bloodshot meat. On interlocks, very inconsistent...sometimes a pencil exit, sometimes a perfect 50 cent exit, sometimes no exitt.</p><p></p><p>When I talked to the guys at Hornady, they told me ELDX's would be similar to the interbond in performance. Never used one of those, but tests in gelatin I saw in, I think Precision Rifle, looked pretty good.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, hope to see some additional tests and really do hope they work out. The way I am loading these, they should match up, wind drift and drop wise, near identical to the 143 ELDX that I hope to shoot out of my Tikka that I use as a trainer. It shoots well with 140 Amax's, so I am cautiously hopeful the ELDX's will do just as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catorres1, post: 1169113, member: 80699"] Yeah, I had read that water was really tough on bullets. That's why I still hold out some hope, but then again, it's also why I wanted to see how it compared to the accubond. Was hoping they would appear somewhat similar, but no luck. Looks more like an Amax. Which might be fine, I have never hunted with Amax's...nothing but paper and steel. Still, I hope to see much better on game. It certainly looked better in gelatin, so maybe it will work out. But basically, I want a hole in and a hole out, jelly in between. Don't mind weight loss as long as I get a decent, but not too horribly violent, exit. Not sure what I am going to see here. I will say that in my limited experience with SST's...got a lot of damage on whitetails...lots of bloodshot meat. On interlocks, very inconsistent...sometimes a pencil exit, sometimes a perfect 50 cent exit, sometimes no exitt. When I talked to the guys at Hornady, they told me ELDX's would be similar to the interbond in performance. Never used one of those, but tests in gelatin I saw in, I think Precision Rifle, looked pretty good. Anyway, hope to see some additional tests and really do hope they work out. The way I am loading these, they should match up, wind drift and drop wise, near identical to the 143 ELDX that I hope to shoot out of my Tikka that I use as a trainer. It shoots well with 140 Amax's, so I am cautiously hopeful the ELDX's will do just as well. [/QUOTE]
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