Thread: Loading 162 ELDX vs ELDM ?

Yet I hear worship for a 178 at .308 speeds?


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Originally Posted by Dicko

Yet I hear worship for a 178 at .308 speeds?


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I did try the 178eldx in my old .308 but I didn’t find an accurate load for them so never took an animal id say at .308 speeds it would be a good combo

I find them pretty explosive in the .270 run hard with R26, but any powder would do the same. Lighter game too (fallow).
However my mate has had them 212’s not open on fallow buck from a wsm at range.


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I used eldx in a 270wsm and had very ordinary results with them, fragmentation and poor penetration. Now using a 162g eldm out of a 708 with great results. Pretty slow at 2520fps but very accurate with good penetration.

Originally Posted by Mararoa

I used eldx in a 270wsm and had very ordinary results with them, fragmentation and poor penetration. Now using a 162g eldm out of a 708 with great results. Pretty slow at 2520fps but very accurate with good penetration.

Interesting, this is the opposite experience of @Kelton above (pencilling through).


Really interesting that various large magnums are so ineffective at killing deer with premium hunting bullets

[QUOTE=gimp;1669527]Interesting, this is the opposite experience of @Kelton above (pencilling through).


Really interesting that various large magnums are so ineffective at killing deer with premium hunting bullets[/

Or the premium hunting bullets in some sizes are not as reliable as others had no issues with any of those magnums with Berger bullets or eldm

I have the 162g ELDM going 2600 fps from a short 7mm08. How does the 162 ELDM go at roaring-in-stags ranges? Say 10 - 30 metres?

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

I have the 162g ELDM going 2600 fps from a short 7mm08. How does the 162 ELDM go at roaring-in-stags ranges? Say 10 - 30 metres?

Very good with my experience leaving the barrel at 2950

I wouldn’t think an eldx is premium hunting bullet. More a dog turd wrapped in copper.

I love the ELDM and wasn’t a big fan of ELDX.
Hornady don’t recommend ELDM for hunting and if you want to know the reason, go to the 43:40 mark of the second to latest podcast. They explain why. Mainly around how the tip is connected or lack there of to the internal lead under the jacket.
https://youtu.be/TMgvvrCq9lk?si=3Sblk108Zcs3sYuY

Originally Posted by McNotty

I love the ELDM and wasn’t a big fan of ELDX.
Hornady don’t recommend ELDM for hunting and if you want to know the reason, go to the 43:40 mark of the second to latest podcast. They explain why. Mainly around how the tip is connected or lack there of to the internal lead under the jacket.
https://youtu.be/TMgvvrCq9lk?si=3Sblk108Zcs3sYuY

It's kinda funny cos

1. ELDMs work great, and
2. They sell them as having good terminal performance in their LE ammo https://www.hornadyle.com/rifle-ammu...p-precision#!/

Originally Posted by gimp

It's kinda funny cos

1. ELDMs work great, and
2. They sell them as having good terminal performance in their LE ammo https://www.hornadyle.com/rifle-ammu...p-precision#!/

Yea a bit strange really. Maybe they’re worried about failures with their bigger bodied game up close.
They work beautifully on our game.

Sounds like the ELDX out of magnum cals is less reliable than the ELDM from a .223, maybe they ought to market that combo instead

Hey how about an Eldm out of a ‘big magnum’ that would be even better.

Most everyone went from the Amax to the eld M in their magnums