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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 2245239" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I have shot two deer so far with the 150-grain ELDX out of the Hornady factory load for the 280 Remington. One was a big blacktail at around 300 yards; the other a huge-bodied mule deer at 450. I recovered the bullets from both, which here hit in the forward ribcage. The bullets looked like what I would have expected to see from much closer-range hits. Only the shanks remained intact, and the nose portion of both bullets were gone. I have to wonder how they would have looked if I had shot these animals at 50 to 100 yards. </p><p></p><p>The inner construction of the bullet is supposed to prevent over-expansion, with that little ring of metal that's in there. I don't know whether that works or not. My buddy shot a moose in Newfoundland with a 300 magnum and the 200-grain ELDX. 100 yards, ribcage shots, and both bullets exited. Obviously they held together well enough to get full penetration. Maybe it's a matter of how long the shank is behind the frangible noses of the bullet. Heavy-for-caliber helps in this regard, with any cup & core design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 2245239, member: 109113"] I have shot two deer so far with the 150-grain ELDX out of the Hornady factory load for the 280 Remington. One was a big blacktail at around 300 yards; the other a huge-bodied mule deer at 450. I recovered the bullets from both, which here hit in the forward ribcage. The bullets looked like what I would have expected to see from much closer-range hits. Only the shanks remained intact, and the nose portion of both bullets were gone. I have to wonder how they would have looked if I had shot these animals at 50 to 100 yards. The inner construction of the bullet is supposed to prevent over-expansion, with that little ring of metal that's in there. I don't know whether that works or not. My buddy shot a moose in Newfoundland with a 300 magnum and the 200-grain ELDX. 100 yards, ribcage shots, and both bullets exited. Obviously they held together well enough to get full penetration. Maybe it's a matter of how long the shank is behind the frangible noses of the bullet. Heavy-for-caliber helps in this regard, with any cup & core design. [/QUOTE]
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