Seating Depth Range for ELD-X

[IdahoNP]

Has anyone come up with a reliable ladder for the ELD-X yet? Hornady claims they are not depth-sensitive, but they said the same thing about the A-Max, and it was very sensitive to seating depth. I want to try the 212s in a new 300 Win Mag build I just finished.

I'm not sure who's ladder it is, but for the A-Max, the one that worked well for me was 0.003-0.021 off the lands, with steps of 0.003. Is that where people are seeing the ELD-X performing the best?

I've been looking around, but the numbers seem to be all over the place.

Thank you,
Jon

 

[Wby270]

I started at book length for my 30-378, and worked out to 3.680" in .010" increments the longer i went the tighter the group got.

 

[IdahoNP]

Sounds as good as anywhere to start then. Thank you.

 

[Plinker147]

With the 6.5 143EDLX they shot the same at .020 and .050 off. Didn't try any other depths, hope this helps

 

[IdahoNP]

Thanks Plinker.

 

[BUSTINDOGS]

With the 6.5 143EDLX they shot the same at .020 and .050 off. Didn't try any other depths, hope this helps

My 6.5-284 likes to jump them, much better result with bullets .03 off then when .005

 

[IdahoNP]

Thanks. I guess I will try 0.010 - 0.100 by tenths then. These sound more forgiving than AMaxes. On my last AMax load (6.5-06), it varied from 1.6 to 0.3 MOA between 0.003 and 0.018 off the lands.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[IdahoNP]

Hopefully I can find a happy space far enough off the lands to keep the mag working. I don't want to buy bottom metal, and the 212s are longer than the Berger 210s. They are actually just a hair shorter then the Berger 230 hybrids.

 

[Longshotjames]

I had some difficulty seating the depth on the 162 eld-X in my 7rem that I haven't had with other bullets. In summary I should be .040 from touching and got the group below. I have not tried other depths but am happy with the results. The Eld-x is either not depth sensitive or I just got very lucky. Although every rifle is different!
Good luck
James

100meters

 

[tjr]

Longshot what powder and charge was you using? I'm also going to try the eld x in my 7 mag.

 

[Longshotjames]

Longshot what powder and charge was you using? I'm also going to try the eld x in my 7 mag.

h1000 & Winchester mag rifle primer

Book calls 70gr max but I worked to 71gr with no pressure signs. I would start lower and work up.

 

[dsculley]

Instead of testing at .010 intervals, you can save some time and money using the Berger seating depth test by testing in .040 increments. The seating depth test details are in a sticky. Once you find a good node, then you can test in smaller increments to fine tune. If the ELD-X is like the Berger VLD's the node will be fairly wide.

 

[Litehiker]

Seating depth sensitivity is mainly due to the neck length of the cartridge. That's why 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges and several other newer cartridges with are fairly forgiving in this area.

Eric B.

 

[gafferq2xl]

What dscully said