Thread: New 90 gr 243 ELD X

Has anyone had anything to do with the 90 gr ELD X in 243, been made for the 1 10 twist barrel. Any info on this projectile especially on game would be great ( and interesting)?

This is excellent news, thanks @Mooseman for spotting it. I’ve used the Sierra ProHunter 100gr for over 20yrs, and have been considering testing out the GameChanger 90gr for the benefit of the higher BC. So to have the ELD-X to test as well is well pleasing.

Quite a high percentage of my .243 shots are well past 200m out to 300m+, with all the normal breeze considerations. So I’m looking at the quoted BC of the 90gr GameChanger and thinking hmm, that G1 0.490 looks quite high, especially considering the ELD-X is quoted at 0.409. But the way Sierra quote BCs is different, it will fall to 0.400 and below quite quickly. Will be very interesting to do some drop tests with both of these bullets, with the ELD-X in 6.5mm and .308 both bullets have performed better for me than the models say they will.

The 6.5 and .308 ELD-X are proving to be emphatic killers of goats and deer (with the one exception), perfect blend of fragmentation of the top half with the bottom half punching on through. Hope the 6mm performs similarly.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

This is excellent news, thanks @Mooseman for spotting it. I’ve used the Sierra ProHunter 100gr for over 20yrs, and have been considering testing out the GameChanger 90gr for the benefit of the higher BC. So to have the ELD-X to test as well is well pleasing.

Quite a high percentage of my .243 shots are well past 200m out to 300m+, with all the normal breeze considerations. So I’m looking at the quoted BC of the 90gr GameChanger and thinking hmm, that G1 0.490 looks quite high, especially considering the ELD-X is quoted at 0.409. But the way Sierra quote BCs is different, it will fall to 0.400 and below quite quickly. Will be very interesting to do some drop tests with both of these bullets, with the ELD-X in 6.5mm and .308 both bullets have performed better for me than the models say they will.

The 6.5 and .308 ELD-X are proving to be emphatic killers of goats and deer (with the one exception), perfect blend of fragmentation of the top half with the bottom half punching on through. Hope the 6mm performs similarly.

how do you rate the 100 gr pro hunters. I've bought 100 but am yet to get my reloading gear together.

I use the pro hunters, the BC is rubbish but keeping the shot this side of 350 they work fine, full penetration on broadside shots and the deer drop quick enough.
They are a good bullet, cheap too, just rubbish BC

Originally Posted by NewbieZAR

I use the pro hunters, the BC is rubbish but keeping the shot this side of 350 they work fine, full penetration on broadside shots and the deer drop quick enough.
They are a good bullet, cheap too, just rubbish BC

i don't intend on shooting fyrther than 300 with a 243 so no worries there

a farmer i know is selling me some 90 gr SST so we'll seen how those go.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

how do you rate the 100 gr pro hunters. I've bought 100 but am yet to get my reloading gear together.

The ProHunter has been my 243 bullet for longer than I can remember. It has accounted for hundreds of animals, roe, fallow, reds, gazzillions of goats, pigs.
@NewbieZAR is spot on with his range assessment, this one was taken at precisely 350m. It wobbled, took a step, fell down the bank. The ProHunters expand and shed fragments and do a lot of peripheral damage in the engine room.



The only thing I would say is that I'm very careful not to use these bullets in difficult wind conditions much past ~200-225m as they can misbehave. A heavier, higher BC bullet is the go on days like that, so I take either the Creedmoor or .308.

Its this reason why I'm so keen on getting the 90gr ELD-X to work. It will deal with wind heaps better than the ProHunter.

I see the press release was 19th Oct, titled “new for 2019” so probably won’t see them here for a while?

Im keen to give them a try, but haven't found any yet.
The 103s were no good in my 1:10 243, but are about quarter of an inch longer than the 100gr Sierra Prohunters that it seems to like.

I have talked to my local sports shop to see if they are available yet, will post it when I have found out more. I am using the 95 gr SST at moment but am keen to get some of these and try them out.

They're here!!!

Originally Posted by Cigar

They're here!!!

Where? Im having a majestic finished off pretty sure it's a 1/10 twist and want to try them, would make an easy life to have the eldx for all my rifles from .223 up.

Listed on Gunworks website.

Anyone tried the 95gr Sierra TMK in a 1-10" twist? They have a .500 BC and the same structural make up of the ELDM.
Personally Ive always been a fan of the 95gr Nosler balistic tip in the 1-10", it has a less aggressive ogive and stabilizes just fine as well as performing well on game with its tapered jacket and heavier copper base.

Have to keep an eye out for them.

https://www.reloaders.co.nz/shop/Rel...x100+2441.html

hurry up and try them somebody.
Nice to know what the best 243 bullet ends up being for when I get my shit together and start reloading.