Thread: 6.5 143gr ELD-X penetration on 6mm steel plate @500m & @700m

Hi guys,

Thought some people might be interested in seeing some of the dents/holes that these projectiles are putting on 6mm plate steel at
medium ranges with some 140gr NBT 7mm08 and 155gr Amax .308 also shown as a comparison.

First picture shows:

6.5PRC 143gr ELD-X @2900fps mv cutting straight through @500m and @700m

.308 155gr Amax @ 2750fps mv dented half through @500m and barely dented @700m






Second Picture shows:

6.5Creedmoor 143gr ELD-X @2650fps cutting straight through @500m and denting 3/4 through @700m

7mm08 rem 140gr Nosler Ballistic Tip @2750fps denting half through @500m




Take what you want from this info.
I'm seeing that the base of the bullet is holding together awesome combining with the high Sectional density and high BC retaining velocity allowing these bullets to punch through.
I think they are tough as projectiles with tips that expand well. I cant wait to hit some deer at 500m+ through the body to see what they will do.

I have shot some deer from 10m to 400m with the 143gr ELD-X.
3 sika and 1 young red stag with the Creedmoor in the bush (10m-50m), all body shots, all died quick. Exits on the sika were about 2inches. The red i shot through both shoulders and then front of chest @10-15m(1st killed it, 2nd was to make sure it didnt go anywhere in the thick steep scrub.), i dont think the 1st exited. The 2nd exited in front of the off side back leg.
A few fallow all headshot/top of neck (meat shooting)
-6.5CM -1@120m (top of neck), 1@200m, 2@275m, 1@ 400m(my longest shot on a deer to date.)
-6.5PRC - 1@ 270m, 1@370m.
The bullets exited on all of them, they didnt explode on the skull/top of spine like my .243 87gr SP bullets were doing.