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<blockquote data-quote="planetwaves" data-source="post: 1480710" data-attributes="member: 84697"><p>I have had bad luck with the factory ELD-X ammo in both my 300 win mag and 270 win. I load my own ammo and get overlapping shots and small cloverleafs at 100 yards from both. I use Berger 185gr classic hunter bullets for the 300 because it has a SAAMI length magazine. I use Nosler 130 gr ballistic tips, 0.005 off the lands, for the 270. The 270 shoots small groups with most factory ammo, even cheap Rem Corlokt and Win Powerpoint, but with 145gr ELD-X factory loads, I get 2-3 inch groups at 100 yards. Even worse groups with the 300 with 200gr ELD-X factory ammo. Both rifles are floated, correctly torqued, etc. I haven't tried working up my own loads with ELD-X bullets. I'm sure I could optimize powder, charge, and seating depth to greatly improve performance over the factory loads. But I'm content with the loads I have already developed. So definitely try some other factory ammo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="planetwaves, post: 1480710, member: 84697"] I have had bad luck with the factory ELD-X ammo in both my 300 win mag and 270 win. I load my own ammo and get overlapping shots and small cloverleafs at 100 yards from both. I use Berger 185gr classic hunter bullets for the 300 because it has a SAAMI length magazine. I use Nosler 130 gr ballistic tips, 0.005 off the lands, for the 270. The 270 shoots small groups with most factory ammo, even cheap Rem Corlokt and Win Powerpoint, but with 145gr ELD-X factory loads, I get 2-3 inch groups at 100 yards. Even worse groups with the 300 with 200gr ELD-X factory ammo. Both rifles are floated, correctly torqued, etc. I haven't tried working up my own loads with ELD-X bullets. I'm sure I could optimize powder, charge, and seating depth to greatly improve performance over the factory loads. But I'm content with the loads I have already developed. So definitely try some other factory ammo. [/QUOTE]
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