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Specific Hornady ELD-X Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="catorres1" data-source="post: 1561075" data-attributes="member: 80699"><p>We have some experience with the ELDX. In my 300, I used 200 grainers for a while but only got to kill medium sized game (whitetail, wild boar, javelina). I was pushing them very slowly, but all three were DRT...shots from 100 to 300. </p><p>I switched to a 212 this year, but sadly, no one volunteered for the bullet performance program this year. </p><p></p><p>We also have used them in my son's 270. Factory 145's going 2943 from his rifle IIRC. Killed a bunch of whitetail with it, as well as javelina. </p><p></p><p>But the biggest test was the elk cow he shot this year. 200 yards, it blew through it and left about a .75 or 1" exit. Found that he had hit the scapula, it smashed through it and eventually seperated....found the base of the jacket buried in the off shoulder, the core had deviated and exited. Elk went down immediately. But after a few seconds, it got up, he hit it again while it was running and it went down. Blew through ribs, left about a 1" exit. No bullet or parts were recovered from that one.</p><p></p><p>Trying to decide whether to try 215 bergers in the 300 this year, or maybe the 200 gr Edge TLR, if they ever arrive.</p><p></p><p>For the 270, we'll either stay with the ELDX, or might try the TLR's there as well. Problem with the Federal stuff, it seems like it gets announced and then never ships. But if those bullets are all they say they are....an accurate, high bc, bonded partition....sounds kinda good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catorres1, post: 1561075, member: 80699"] We have some experience with the ELDX. In my 300, I used 200 grainers for a while but only got to kill medium sized game (whitetail, wild boar, javelina). I was pushing them very slowly, but all three were DRT...shots from 100 to 300. I switched to a 212 this year, but sadly, no one volunteered for the bullet performance program this year. We also have used them in my son's 270. Factory 145's going 2943 from his rifle IIRC. Killed a bunch of whitetail with it, as well as javelina. But the biggest test was the elk cow he shot this year. 200 yards, it blew through it and left about a .75 or 1" exit. Found that he had hit the scapula, it smashed through it and eventually seperated....found the base of the jacket buried in the off shoulder, the core had deviated and exited. Elk went down immediately. But after a few seconds, it got up, he hit it again while it was running and it went down. Blew through ribs, left about a 1" exit. No bullet or parts were recovered from that one. Trying to decide whether to try 215 bergers in the 300 this year, or maybe the 200 gr Edge TLR, if they ever arrive. For the 270, we'll either stay with the ELDX, or might try the TLR's there as well. Problem with the Federal stuff, it seems like it gets announced and then never ships. But if those bullets are all they say they are....an accurate, high bc, bonded partition....sounds kinda good. [/QUOTE]
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