ELD-X weight sorting

[Methow Packer]

Decided to check some 270 cal 145 grain ELD-X bullets for weights. Oh my! Variances from 144.2 to 145.3. Only sorted through fifteen or so. No wonder I'd get a flyer trying to tighten my groups up. I'd have two touching and the third was an inch or more away. I said self? I didn't flinch or move especially that much.!! These were 1/2 MOA loads on other occasions.

 

[elkaholic]

Decided to check some 270 cal 145 grain ELD-X bullets for weights. Oh my! Variances from 144.2 to 145.3. Only sorted through fifteen or so. No wonder I'd get a flyer trying to tighten my groups up. I'd have two touching and the third was an inch or more away. I said self? I didn't flinch or move especially that much.!! These were 1/2 MOA loads on other occasions.

Weight will actually make very little difference! Base to ogive is what you need to check to tighten groups.
A grain difference in weight with the same b c can not even be measured at 1000 yards. Hope this helps.

 

[Remmy700]

Agreed. I don't check bullet weight anymore all I check is base to ogive. In a 270 hunting rig or tactical rig for that matter you are not going to see a difference in groups or drops with that variance in weight. However, throw a base to ogive difference in of .010 and that is a elk of a different color!

 

[Methow Packer]

Agreed. I don't check bullet weight anymore all I check is base to ogive. In a 270 hunting rig or tactical rig for that matter you are not going to see a difference in groups or drops with that variance in weight. However, throw a base to ogive difference in of .010 and that is a elk of a different color!

Got it. Thanks guys. I'll not blame the bullet weight anymore

 

[Remmy700]

I have noticed with Hornady bullets in the same box they will be a few culls because of base to ogive variances but there is huge variance when switching to a new lot number of bullets. I have seen as much as .015 from one lot to another lot. That makes a huge difference if you have found that perfect seating depth or if you were really close to lands with old lot.

 

[elkaholic]

I just got off the phone with a client who has some 285 eldm that vary over .003" (in diameter)
I told him to contact Hornady. They need to know!
Not .0003" but .003" just in case you think misprint

 

[Rick Richard]

I just got off the phone with a client who has some 285 eldm that vary over .003" (in diameter)
I told him to contact Hornady. They need to know!
Not .0003" but .003" just in case you think misprint

Which is why I stay away from anything Hornady.

 

[Remmy700]

I just got off the phone with a client who has some 285 eldm that vary over .003" (in diameter)
I told him to contact Hornady. They need to know!
Not .0003" but .003" just in case you think misprint

That is insane. When the get sued cause someone had a .003 under diameter bullet loaded into a case with .002 neck tension and mag feed and jammed bullet in case and gernaded a rifle maybe they will pay a little more attention I guess. I mean if they are some over .003 I am sure there are some .003 under.

 

[elkaholic]

That is insane. When the get sued cause someone had a .003 under diameter bullet loaded into a case with .002 neck tension and mag feed and jammed bullet in case and gernaded a rifle maybe they will pay a little more attention I guess. I mean if they are some over .003 I am sure there are some .003 under.

Im only reporting what I was told but he said they ranged from 336+ to 339+

 

[L.Sherm]

Im only reporting what I was told but he said they ranged from 336+ to 339+

I dont doudt it, I've been disappointed to many times with Hornandy products.

 

[tooOld]

Which is why I stay away from anything Hornady.

I encountered the same with a box of Sierra .375 cal. Significant difference in diameter, weight, and base to ogive length. I only checked them because I could not get decent accuracy. I contacted Sierra and pretty much got blown off.

 

[338 dude]

Which is why I stay away from anything Hornady.

I quit using Hornady and Use burger bullets and I have seen a big improvement

 

[SteveBurton]

I got a lot of 195 EOLs from Berger and they were all .285. Called and they were going to send me 2 boxes to replace them but never received them. Stuff happens during manufacturing but the CS disappointed me.

 

[LongBomber]

Im only reporting what I was told but he said they ranged from 336+ to 339+

I believe it, I have some 230eldx. The bearing surface is at least .015" variation and the weights show just over 2.5gr diffence. That extra material has to be somewhere in the bullet.