Hornady ELD 162 help

Is anyone using these in 7mm RM? I'm really struggling with them, no signs of excessive pressure and have gone 2 grains over book max with 75grs of 2225, coal is 87mm which is magtight. Tried different seating depths and charge weights. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...c28c370c1d.jpg

Pretty happy with the BERGER 140 vlds , 74grains 2225 , coal is 87mm.

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Rifle is a Kimber Mountain Ascent, any help with the elds would be appreciated

Cheers


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If your rifle regularly shoots that lower left group with vdls i wouldnt worry about the eldx's.

That said. How close to the lands are you with the eldx's?

I think I've still got a couple of mm before hitting the lands? Totally unscientific measurement though , just looking at marks on projectile and measuring oal

I heard the elds may not have stabilised at only 100m's.

As a local have you ever heard about a 1000m range at the southern end of the lake?



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Nah I haven't heard of that range at all? Would be keen to check it out though!

Might be worth a try seating them so they are just off the lands, might need to invest in the hornady gauge setup.

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I think I've still got a couple of mm before hitting the lands? Totally unscientific measurement though , just looking at marks on projectile and measuring oal

I heard the elds may not have stabilised at only 100m's.

As a local have you ever heard about a 1000m range at the southern end of the lake?



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If they haven't stabilised at 100 yards they never will. If you are referring to the concept that a bullet can group (just as a example) Moa at 100 and then under Moa at further ranges, it a myth


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What twist have you got? I'm running them in my 1:9 saum and mates 7mm Sako rem mag both shoot great using 2217 in both

1:9 or 9.5 , any idea of the rem mags coal?


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Maybe your rifle just doesn't like them. It happens.

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1:9 or 9.5 , any idea of the rem mags coal?


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Sorry mate not off the top of my head I can find out for you but it will more than likely be slightly different chamber/throat etc have you got any 2217 to try?

I think I'll try seating a few right out to single feed , then 2217 if that doesn't work


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watch your pressure if using fairly hot loads and suddenly seating at the lands or jamming. it's a recipe for a nasty surprise...

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What twist have you got? I'm running them in my 1:9 saum and mates 7mm Sako rem mag both shoot great using 2217 in both

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Are you single feeding on the saum or seating to mag length?

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Originally Posted by Timmay

If your rifle regularly shoots that lower left group with vdls i wouldnt worry about the eldx's.

That said. How close to the lands are you with the eldx's?

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Id agree, those VLD 168 perfom awesome on game

Id say they are all no good. That red box looks alive and well in all them pics :D

Try 2217, works great in 7mmRM and around 70-71.5gn (I went up to 74gn with a HSP)...and seating quite deep. With the HSP it had a 0.5MOA node at 71.5gn but jammed into the rifling (not great) and then another node seated back quite a way at 74gn.

I dunno about using 140gr bergers in 7mm rem mag, they must be hauling arse?


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I used to use 168g Berger classic hunters in my Rem Mag with similar or slightly better results to what you are getting with the VLD's

Dont get hung up too much on BC if thats what you are hoping. Both kill fine and fly fine

Hamish

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Are you single feeding on the saum or seating to mag length?

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The saum is mag fed mate wyatts extended mag box in it works great

Try 3 powders that work well with those projectiles in other peoples rifles.
If it doesn't shoot any of those loads, forget about using the projectile in your rifle.

It happens. My .260 barrel shoots every bullet I have tried except my favorite 130 Swifts.
Pissed me off at the time, but ya get over it.
Especially when it shoots cheap brick like BC interlocks, into little tiny groups at 500 yards, pretty consistently.


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You could also try AR 2213 SC with the 162gr.I use 65 grs under the 162gr A-Max and works OK for me. That load is more than the loading book Max so it would pay to work up from lower. My rifle is a Rem 700.

@300Shortmag If you want to try 2213sc I have about 1/4 tub you can have to try.

Thanks for the awesome offer timmay, I'm bloody busy now it's stopped raining so might just stick with the berger load [emoji106]. Cheers


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