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Hornady 6.5C 143 ELD-X performance issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Wetwrk" data-source="post: 2322009" data-attributes="member: 27786"><p>Two weeks ago, I got my cow elk at 550yards with my 6.5 Creed. Hand loads using 143 ELDX. As it happens its kinda not hunting but shooting for me when I draw my ranch LOP. When I draw the unit I hunt. Anyway I get up at day break, walk out on my deck, lay the rifle on my bags, she's standing in between my 500 and 600 yard gongs. No wind, it was about 35F out. I dope the scope. Boom.. two steps...flop. For the record I have never shot that far in my whole life at game. I was sweating and praying for the bullet to fly true even though I practice all the time. Hit her dead center in the heart. The jacket and core came apart on impact with the core punching through the lungs and heart with the jacket making a left hand turn and ran into the off shoulder. Not as bloodshot as I was worried about but a lot of damage to the shoulder. To be honest I do not care for them but for longer ranges the BC was the best I could find. Yep she died but next season I'll be trying some different stuff. Been a Barnes guy for years, just couldn't get the Barnes to work well in my new Bergara.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wetwrk, post: 2322009, member: 27786"] Two weeks ago, I got my cow elk at 550yards with my 6.5 Creed. Hand loads using 143 ELDX. As it happens its kinda not hunting but shooting for me when I draw my ranch LOP. When I draw the unit I hunt. Anyway I get up at day break, walk out on my deck, lay the rifle on my bags, she's standing in between my 500 and 600 yard gongs. No wind, it was about 35F out. I dope the scope. Boom.. two steps...flop. For the record I have never shot that far in my whole life at game. I was sweating and praying for the bullet to fly true even though I practice all the time. Hit her dead center in the heart. The jacket and core came apart on impact with the core punching through the lungs and heart with the jacket making a left hand turn and ran into the off shoulder. Not as bloodshot as I was worried about but a lot of damage to the shoulder. To be honest I do not care for them but for longer ranges the BC was the best I could find. Yep she died but next season I'll be trying some different stuff. Been a Barnes guy for years, just couldn't get the Barnes to work well in my new Bergara. [/QUOTE]
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