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147 eldm I tried the 143 eldx and didn’t have as good results. Originally I was running 140 amax with great results.
Excuse the slow speeds, it’s a 22” gas gun and will start stamping extractor marks at 43.0g to 43.5g
The few animals I have shot with the 147’s were dropped on the spot.
I have some superformance to try when I get a chance to try and up the speed a bit.
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First lot of 143 eldx. And 5 factory loaded 140 amax
I was a little disappointed but after only a small amount of mucking around I achieved the above results.
interesting - I don't have a Chrono so cant give speeds. I have 2x 6.5cm rifles, Ruger Precision 24" barrel, Ruger American Predator 22" barrel - both use a DPT mk2 suppressor
I load 143g ELDX, Hornady brass, 2209 @ 41.2g both shoot this load at sub MOA - best grouping of .3MOA
I'd try the 147ELDM but I suspect for bush hunting it wouldnt expand enough at close ranges and would blow through animals - they are supposed to be excellent for longer ranges though?
Generally, a bullet will expand more at higher impact velocities than it will at lower, so id say you'll have no problem with lack of expansion at close range, but likely the opposite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowsol
Finished the load development for the 16" Creedmoor shorty:
https://i.ibb.co/vDYb21x/Screen-Shot347.jpg
Nice node around 42.7 - 42.9gr so went with the best group and lowest SD. Should give me plenty of room in summer when temperatures are higher to stay accurate. Another node (SD) around 44gr but couldn't make it group without investing a lot of time playing around with jump and it is on the hot side so left that one. Round count is around 75 now and barrel getting already faster which is nice.
Pretty happy with the load for a bush gun out to max 400m with the old 2.5 - 10x scope. AccuBonds LR should perform just fine as speed is 1870 ft/s at that distance and they expand down to 1300 ft/s. Also not extremely fast for close combat bush stuff so chance of exploding is very low. Time to find a couple of deer now and put theory and practice together ...
