Thread: got the bead on one, 7mm Rem mag stylez.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Good performance with that load and I think the ELDX should be similar if not better than the SST.
A mate of mine shot a big bodied sambar stag a few years back using a 270 and factory 130 gr SSTs at 260 yds but his first shot was in the guts, the stag ran no more than 30 yds and stopped and was looking mighty sick when the next shot hit its shoulder and he went straight down.
I haven't had a lot to do with SSTs but they do seem to work ok. My grandson shot his first deer while visiting a few years back with my 243 using a 95 gr SST at 236 yds , my son was with him and said the stag rolled over feet in the air and never moved again, pretty impressive performance.

Yeah i cant complain but i wont praise it from one shot yet ha ha.

ive done a fair bit of asking and searching in regards to this bullets Rep on the elks, the eldx is preffered choice there so thats where il concentrate id say, an possibly even some Speers i seen for good price 160gr.

cheers for that info, sounds like alot of energy being dumped on those deer and not much ele ya can ask for really, keeping clear of that leg bone (to be more specific) should see enough damage internally , lite a smoke an wait fifteen
il report back i rekon once i deck a few an maybe recover one