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Hornady 220 ELD-X
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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 1224957" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>Well I thought I would not chase the extra 50 fps as what is posted in Hornady's load data but I could not resist to see what the next grain would do. Load is a 220 grain ELD-X with 99 grains of RL33. The group got a little larger than the 98grn load but this may have been me. The one thing is that most of the shots were horizontal and not vertical. The 98 grn load was more clover style all inside 1 inch. It didn't help today that I had 2 muzzle loaders shooting on each side of me so the smoke poles were getting to me a little with the sulfur smell and the smoke. But I think I had hit the max pressure that I'm willing to shoot also. The primers were getting cratered but there was no bolt lift issue. Also the load was 1.5 inches higher than the 98 grain load. So I expect there is a definite velocity jump. I don't know how much velocity is expected to be loss with RL33 when the temps get colder. I think some one had done a test on this already just will have to look for it. Well the 220 ELD-x is proving out to be a pretty good mag length bullet for my gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 1224957, member: 10429"] Well I thought I would not chase the extra 50 fps as what is posted in Hornady's load data but I could not resist to see what the next grain would do. Load is a 220 grain ELD-X with 99 grains of RL33. The group got a little larger than the 98grn load but this may have been me. The one thing is that most of the shots were horizontal and not vertical. The 98 grn load was more clover style all inside 1 inch. It didn't help today that I had 2 muzzle loaders shooting on each side of me so the smoke poles were getting to me a little with the sulfur smell and the smoke. But I think I had hit the max pressure that I'm willing to shoot also. The primers were getting cratered but there was no bolt lift issue. Also the load was 1.5 inches higher than the 98 grain load. So I expect there is a definite velocity jump. I don't know how much velocity is expected to be loss with RL33 when the temps get colder. I think some one had done a test on this already just will have to look for it. Well the 220 ELD-x is proving out to be a pretty good mag length bullet for my gun. [/QUOTE]
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