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<blockquote data-quote="Sledhead406" data-source="post: 1903408" data-attributes="member: 108747"><p>Ive read Nathan Foster's books as well and agree with his observations. As mentioned above, heavy for caliber is key as well as paying very close attention to impact velocity. I use ELD-M in my various .284 bore rifles for long range work. </p><p></p><p>Years before reading his books I shot a mule deer at around 575 yds with an A-max, confusing it with my SST hunting rounds... grabbed the wrong ammo wallet that morning. Anyway it was like he got hit by a lighning bolt, the most emphatic kill id had at that distance with a 308. I tested the amax a few times on cull does after that and can say that at lower velocity they are very hard to beat. Sample size for me is probably now around 30 deer and elk with Amax and ELD-M. </p><p></p><p>Do not expect something like a 160gr match bullet to perform well at 100 yds out of a 28 Nosler, for that there are WAY better options. But if you are going to be "long range hunting" and want them to drop in their tracks, they work as well or better than anything else I have used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sledhead406, post: 1903408, member: 108747"] Ive read Nathan Foster's books as well and agree with his observations. As mentioned above, heavy for caliber is key as well as paying very close attention to impact velocity. I use ELD-M in my various .284 bore rifles for long range work. Years before reading his books I shot a mule deer at around 575 yds with an A-max, confusing it with my SST hunting rounds... grabbed the wrong ammo wallet that morning. Anyway it was like he got hit by a lighning bolt, the most emphatic kill id had at that distance with a 308. I tested the amax a few times on cull does after that and can say that at lower velocity they are very hard to beat. Sample size for me is probably now around 30 deer and elk with Amax and ELD-M. Do not expect something like a 160gr match bullet to perform well at 100 yds out of a 28 Nosler, for that there are WAY better options. But if you are going to be "long range hunting" and want them to drop in their tracks, they work as well or better than anything else I have used. [/QUOTE]
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