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ELDM vs ELDX (construction-wise)
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<blockquote data-quote="Petey308" data-source="post: 2633601" data-attributes="member: 106845"><p>So bullets like the Nosler Accubonds, Swift Scirocco, Norma BondStrike, etc have the jackets electro-chemically "soldered" to the cores and as a result they shed weight at a slower rate and typically in bigger pieces. They also take more force and energy to expand than softer non-bonded bullets. They will not expand as much at lower impact velocities, whereas non-bonded, particularly softer constructed bullets will. </p><p></p><p>Bullets like the ELDX, SST, Sierra TGK, Norma TipStrike, your basic CoreLokts, etc are all just mechanically bonded, but I don't really consider them truly bonded at all. They have means such as interlock rings, cannelures, thick tapering jackets, etc to slow the rate of expansion, but with high impact velocities and high resistance upon impact they can still suffer over-expansion and come apart more than a truly bonded bullet. </p><p></p><p>This is why understanding how bullets are constructed is important so you can select the right one for your needs. You're right that ABs do not come apart as easily as the ELDX, and that's because the AB has a thicker jacket <strong>plus</strong> it's fully electro-chemically bonded, whereas the ELDX has a tapering jacket that is overall thinner, especially at the ogive, and only has a small interlock ring to help adhere the jacket to the core. </p><p></p><p>Hoped that helps answer your question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey308, post: 2633601, member: 106845"] So bullets like the Nosler Accubonds, Swift Scirocco, Norma BondStrike, etc have the jackets electro-chemically “soldered” to the cores and as a result they shed weight at a slower rate and typically in bigger pieces. They also take more force and energy to expand than softer non-bonded bullets. They will not expand as much at lower impact velocities, whereas non-bonded, particularly softer constructed bullets will. Bullets like the ELDX, SST, Sierra TGK, Norma TipStrike, your basic CoreLokts, etc are all just mechanically bonded, but I don’t really consider them truly bonded at all. They have means such as interlock rings, cannelures, thick tapering jackets, etc to slow the rate of expansion, but with high impact velocities and high resistance upon impact they can still suffer over-expansion and come apart more than a truly bonded bullet. This is why understanding how bullets are constructed is important so you can select the right one for your needs. You’re right that ABs do not come apart as easily as the ELDX, and that’s because the AB has a thicker jacket [B]plus[/B] it’s fully electro-chemically bonded, whereas the ELDX has a tapering jacket that is overall thinner, especially at the ogive, and only has a small interlock ring to help adhere the jacket to the core. Hoped that helps answer your question. [/QUOTE]
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