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Hornady 6.5C 143 ELD-X performance issues
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<blockquote data-quote="MFGRVA" data-source="post: 2063344" data-attributes="member: 114328"><p>This has been my first year hunting with the 6.5 CM, and I settled on the 143gr ELD-X as my hunting load since my 5R consistently shoots .5 MOA with it - insanely hard to argue with that for a factory load. On the first opportunity that presented itself, I absolutely failed to drop the biggest buck I've seen in 38 years of hunting at just 80 yards - very clearly no impact. I have ultimately chalked that up to deflection of the round (I found evidence of the shot likely having impacted a branch +/-20 yards from my stand), but that miss has haunted me for weeks.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, there is the deer I took last week from a lasered 223 yards, quartering away - damaged the lungs, severed both the Carotid & windpipe and exploded out through the opposite shoulder. Dead right there. </p><p></p><p>Hoping for another chance at the big guy before our season closes this weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MFGRVA, post: 2063344, member: 114328"] This has been my first year hunting with the 6.5 CM, and I settled on the 143gr ELD-X as my hunting load since my 5R consistently shoots .5 MOA with it - insanely hard to argue with that for a factory load. On the first opportunity that presented itself, I absolutely failed to drop the biggest buck I've seen in 38 years of hunting at just 80 yards - very clearly no impact. I have ultimately chalked that up to deflection of the round (I found evidence of the shot likely having impacted a branch +/-20 yards from my stand), but that miss has haunted me for weeks. On the other hand, there is the deer I took last week from a lasered 223 yards, quartering away - damaged the lungs, severed both the Carotid & windpipe and exploded out through the opposite shoulder. Dead right there. Hoping for another chance at the big guy before our season closes this weekend. [/QUOTE]
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