Thread: 162gn ELDX not expanding

@Puffin
Anyway that's all off topic... has anyone got a 7 mm 162 grain ELDX that they would like to section for us? Nick is hopefully going to have a crack later this week but as anyone else also got one they'll file down for us to take a look?

I will go pull one from a loaded round and file it down and send it to Flyblown, will take a while.

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Any feedback or experience with the 7mm 150 ELDx's ? Thinking of playing with these in 7mm08 and 284 as an all round solution .... up close to 500 yards.

I load that bullet for two guys and both love them and between them they have shot a few deer. Bullets that have been recovered are intact, so far working well in 7mm /08 at 2700 fps.

A mate of mine has been going on and on about how good the 120 ttsx in the 7RM. I loaded some up and have shot 3 stags with them now, one 14 pointer on Monday at 200 yards and I have never seen an animal drop so fast! I am using RL22 to get 3400fps, they are like laser beams out to 400 yards much like a bigger magnum version of the 22-250 - real flat shooting. Going to use the 120's for the 0 to 400 yard shots for a while longer and see how they go, but so far so good.

Just got out of the bush hunting Sika. Shot two young stags using the 162 ELDX from my 284 at about 2620fps from the muzzle. First one was a neck shot and sacked it. Second was a low shoulder/heart shot. Huge amount of internal damage but did not look close to exiting the other side.

G'day Gkp mate what was your barrel like after using the ttsx I used both the160gr ttsx and the160gr tsx and both left my barrel filthy be interesting to know how they left your barrel Cheers

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Just got out of the bush hunting Sika. Shot two young stags using the 162 ELDX from my 284 at about 2620fps from the muzzle. First one was a neck shot and sacked it. Second was a low shoulder/heart shot. Huge amount of internal damage but did not look close to exiting the other side.

Its the huge internal damage bit that's important. Bullets that exit every time don't always achieve that. I'll choose the former over the latter every time.

Originally Posted by rigga

G'day Gkp mate what was your barrel like after using the ttsx I used both the160gr ttsx and the160gr tsx and both left my barrel filthy be interesting to know how they left your barrel Cheers

My barrel definitely fowels up more than a standard projectile but doesn't effect accuracy. It is a meat gun so will only fire 20 or so shots per year. I have read that the 120's work the best for the 7mm as the ttsx need to be driven fast.

@Flyblown how are those cross sectioned ELD X bullets coming along, need anything else to do the write up?

Yeeessss... waiting the the wife to do her bit. I just hit her up about it, and maybe, hopefully, she'll do it tonight. It is possible we will need some slightly better photos, we'll see. Watch this space!

yes the TTSX &TSX need to be going fast to work right.....in all calibres this is the same...and not all projectiles work the same even in the same calibre,some open up way faster/larger than others.
this is why I chose 50grn in the .223 to gain a wee tad more speed.
funny how we are discussing monos and ELDs in same thread....they are polar opposites.

The Ttsx is certainly not perfect. Shot a buck today in the chest facing front on and it exited the rear end in a 2 inch hole. Poor Bastard! I think the eld x would of done a far better job in this instance.
It's a hard road finding the perfect projectile!!

Imagine how boring it would be if there was a universally accepted perfect projectile @Gkp. What the hell would we argue about?!

maybe...but you mightnt have had much buck left to chew on.... I recall shooting a red hind with a 130grn ballistic tip...through chest and out rear ham with a saucer sized hole...she still ran a hundred yards....both cases would probable be MUCH better it projectile had hit bone on way in...

It would be better to have all four bullets in the hand to get a really good look at them, and have them in one photo, but this is a start.

I haven't looked at it long enough to decide if I can see any difference.

So to ask the question again - what are the reported problems with the 7mm 162gr in the 7mm Rem Mag - over expansion, or under expansion? Over or under penetration?

Too many variables to be definitive with this kind of thing of course - point of impact, terminal velocity and angle of trajectory through the animal being the important ones.

I am seeing a thicker jacket on the ogive on the 7mm than the 6.5mm, and it looks a bit thicker than the 178gr .308 as well.

Gonna sleep on it. Not sure the pics provide an explanation of why we're hearing about problems with the 7mm pill in the 7mm Rem Mag. Anyone got some ideas?
@Mooseman thanks for the kick up the bum, which was transferred to The Wife, thanks Wife!