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WANTED: Hornady 6.5 CM in 147 gr. expanding (ELD-X)
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1467996" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>The Berger is actually going to be a 156, not that it matters much, still wondering when we're going to see it....</p><p></p><p>I have the 147's loaded up in my .260 AI and a .264 Win Mag, and plan on testing them out on pronghorn, deer, and elk this year. Everything I have seen shows good terminal performance. </p><p></p><p>It would be very hard to make the 147 into an eld-x, reason being is externally, the 147 and 143 are VERY similar, but the 147 doesn't have the tapered jacket, but instead has approximately the same jacket thickness throughout, and by having a bullet of nearly the same external dimensions, but denser (more lead vs. Copper) it raises the bc of the bullet. Same concept of having a bullet that was filled with a material heavier than lead, without changing any other aspects of the bullet, would significantly raise the bc, while creating a heavier denser bullet. </p><p></p><p>In other words, to make a 147 eld-x, it would be a completely different bullet from the 147 eld-m in external dimensions, longer either in bearing surface or overall length, or have a profile that would create a lower bc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1467996, member: 87243"] The Berger is actually going to be a 156, not that it matters much, still wondering when we're going to see it.... I have the 147's loaded up in my .260 AI and a .264 Win Mag, and plan on testing them out on pronghorn, deer, and elk this year. Everything I have seen shows good terminal performance. It would be very hard to make the 147 into an eld-x, reason being is externally, the 147 and 143 are VERY similar, but the 147 doesn't have the tapered jacket, but instead has approximately the same jacket thickness throughout, and by having a bullet of nearly the same external dimensions, but denser (more lead vs. Copper) it raises the bc of the bullet. Same concept of having a bullet that was filled with a material heavier than lead, without changing any other aspects of the bullet, would significantly raise the bc, while creating a heavier denser bullet. In other words, to make a 147 eld-x, it would be a completely different bullet from the 147 eld-m in external dimensions, longer either in bearing surface or overall length, or have a profile that would create a lower bc. [/QUOTE]
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