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Specific Hornady ELD-X Performance
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<blockquote data-quote="North Idaho Hunter" data-source="post: 1561081" data-attributes="member: 73428"><p>I'll start out by saying everything I witnessed/killed with eldX was very lethal however that doesn't always make it the best bullet for ones situation.</p><p></p><p>I see a lot of good feedback from Berger, ELDM & eld x users that kill many animals in open terrain. (Low elevation, sage country, plains etc.)</p><p></p><p>Where I hunt, most times your either getting a cross canyon shot or inside 100 yards. It's so thick you WANT 2 holes!</p><p></p><p>Berger's and ELD line NEVER gave me this. Across multiple cartridges, velocities and bullet weights. Back to bonded and Barnes we've got good blood trails easily followed in very dense thick brush.</p><p></p><p>I cannot tell you how many hours I was on my hands and knees looking for my animals knowing they had good solid hits-but no exit left minimal bleeding.</p><p></p><p>Sure the lungs were soup and they only made it 40-100 yards but damnit they are hard to find without good blood trails!</p><p></p><p>So to a guy looking to use thin jacketed cup n core bullets hunting in thick terrain I suggest you take out the spine to keep in immobile or pick a tougher bullet to hopefully give an exit.</p><p></p><p>For plains hunting I would use the ELD line without a doubt! Just not where I hunt!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="North Idaho Hunter, post: 1561081, member: 73428"] I’ll start out by saying everything I witnessed/killed with eldX was very lethal however that doesn’t always make it the best bullet for ones situation. I see a lot of good feedback from Berger, ELDM & eld x users that kill many animals in open terrain. (Low elevation, sage country, plains etc.) Where I hunt, most times your either getting a cross canyon shot or inside 100 yards. It’s so thick you WANT 2 holes! Berger’s and ELD line NEVER gave me this. Across multiple cartridges, velocities and bullet weights. Back to bonded and Barnes we’ve got good blood trails easily followed in very dense thick brush. I cannot tell you how many hours I was on my hands and knees looking for my animals knowing they had good solid hits-but no exit left minimal bleeding. Sure the lungs were soup and they only made it 40-100 yards but damnit they are hard to find without good blood trails! So to a guy looking to use thin jacketed cup n core bullets hunting in thick terrain I suggest you take out the spine to keep in immobile or pick a tougher bullet to hopefully give an exit. For plains hunting I would use the ELD line without a doubt! Just not where I hunt! [/QUOTE]
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