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Hornady 6.5C 143 ELD-X performance issues
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<blockquote data-quote="vernw" data-source="post: 2080341" data-attributes="member: 101443"><p>Looks like there's a lot of examples/experiences, both good and bad, concerning the 6.5CM 143 ELD-X round since I started this thread. Perplexing, for sure. I know some of the sad experiences are probably at least partially due to "poor" shots/hits. But I find it hard to believe they all are. </p><p></p><p>So, we decided to give them another go this past season in a 6.5CM. Three deer hit, pretty inconsistent results. </p><p></p><p>My son hit a small buck at approx. 175 yds in the edge of a cut corn field just behind the shoulder. Blew thru the lower 1/3 of both lungs with pretty extensive damage and bullets passed on thru (found perfectly round holes in two different corn leaves the bullet went thru aftert exiting the deer). It ran approx. 40 yds and fell over, very little blood trail until the last 7 or 8 yds. Luckily he was in a cut field and visible the entire time. </p><p></p><p>Second deer was a doe shot at 94 yds. Impact was witnessed to be approx. 1/3 up the body and 3-4 inches behind the shoulder and possibly slightly quartering towards the shooter. Doe ran thru a creek and approx. 125 yds thru cut corn field and disappeared into their wood line. Started tracking about 90 minutes later, Found 2 small drops of blood in field, two more where she entered the woods, and then nothing. Started a zig zag pattern thru woods, bumped the deer out of a bed and decided to wait a couple of hours. Just a small pool of blood in the bed. Three hours later we bumped her again, same small blood pool, and she was seen running for at 500 yards before crossing into another property and into the woods. Neighbor granted us access but no more blood found. </p><p></p><p>Third deer was a large doe hit just behind the shoulder and 1/3 up broadside at 127 yds. Ran 50 yds leaving a blood trail a 4 year old could follow and dropped, all in a cut field. Autopsy shows top of heart gone, lower parts of both lungs hit, and approx one inch exit hole. Bullet apparently expanded after direct center hit on a rib bone on the way into the deer.</p><p></p><p>So, 3 deer hit, 3 different results. All shots were made at calm standing deer from a tripod rest inside a pop-up blind at our leisure (not hurried). The shot on the lost deer was not as good as it could have been, but not all that terrible either.</p><p></p><p>I don't think we're going to use the 143 ELD-X in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vernw, post: 2080341, member: 101443"] Looks like there’s a lot of examples/experiences, both good and bad, concerning the 6.5CM 143 ELD-X round since I started this thread. Perplexing, for sure. I know some of the sad experiences are probably at least partially due to “poor” shots/hits. But I find it hard to believe they all are. So, we decided to give them another go this past season in a 6.5CM. Three deer hit, pretty inconsistent results. My son hit a small buck at approx. 175 yds in the edge of a cut corn field just behind the shoulder. Blew thru the lower 1/3 of both lungs with pretty extensive damage and bullets passed on thru (found perfectly round holes in two different corn leaves the bullet went thru aftert exiting the deer). It ran approx. 40 yds and fell over, very little blood trail until the last 7 or 8 yds. Luckily he was in a cut field and visible the entire time. Second deer was a doe shot at 94 yds. Impact was witnessed to be approx. 1/3 up the body and 3-4 inches behind the shoulder and possibly slightly quartering towards the shooter. Doe ran thru a creek and approx. 125 yds thru cut corn field and disappeared into their wood line. Started tracking about 90 minutes later, Found 2 small drops of blood in field, two more where she entered the woods, and then nothing. Started a zig zag pattern thru woods, bumped the deer out of a bed and decided to wait a couple of hours. Just a small pool of blood in the bed. Three hours later we bumped her again, same small blood pool, and she was seen running for at 500 yards before crossing into another property and into the woods. Neighbor granted us access but no more blood found. Third deer was a large doe hit just behind the shoulder and 1/3 up broadside at 127 yds. Ran 50 yds leaving a blood trail a 4 year old could follow and dropped, all in a cut field. Autopsy shows top of heart gone, lower parts of both lungs hit, and approx one inch exit hole. Bullet apparently expanded after direct center hit on a rib bone on the way into the deer. So, 3 deer hit, 3 different results. All shots were made at calm standing deer from a tripod rest inside a pop-up blind at our leisure (not hurried). The shot on the lost deer was not as good as it could have been, but not all that terrible either. I don’t think we’re going to use the 143 ELD-X in the future. [/QUOTE]
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