![]() There have been some claims that the ELD-X is simply a higher BC replacement for the SST. That the price of ELD-Ms seems to have shot up compared to the equivalent A-Max, well that’s somewhat annoying, especially when comparing the same weights. There are reports of bullet blow up and poor penetration with the A-Max when shoulder shooting heavy stags at close range, in fast calibres such as. I have lower neck shot red hinds at 100-150m with A-Max and not had an exit wound, the bullet vaporises on the spine like the ProHunter in. Some though will prefer a slightly tougher bullet to ensure adequate penetration, particularly when striking the scapula or humerus bones. 260 Rem) for medium range deer, very successfully on the basins of the Southern Alps. I know a couple of Youtube personalities here in NZ that use ELD-M over ELD-X in their rifles (e.g. Lots of guys use(d) A-Max across all hunting ranges, I have used them very effectively in. It is a soft, highly frangible bullet best suited in my opinion to proper medium to long range shooting, 300m to however far your rifle will shoot above 1600fps, as it will readily expand and fragment at lower velocities. Terminal performance of the ELD-M is the same as the A-Max. In 6.5mm and 7mm, the heaviest ELD-Ms are a lot heavier and longer than the heaviest A-Max in each calibre, this is where the largest increases in BC are seen in the ELD-M range over what went before. This accounts for the slight increase in BC. There is, however, an important distinction, and that is the material the tip is made of, which we are told doesn’t deform in flight due to the extreme temperatures generated through friction. The picture is a to-scale representation of the four bullets in. Most of what follows many of you already know, but if this helps someone make the right call on buying the right bullet for their intended quarry, then great. There’s still a lot of scepticism out there about what replaced what, some justified, some not so much. I was holding off several inches less than my friend in equivalent conditions and honestly, I think this saved my arse a little on one of the longer shots which was already a little farther back than I'd intended (still lungs, still dead, but not exactly behind the shoulder if you catch my drift).For the nth time I got into a debate about the differences between the aforementioned Hornady bullets recently, with shooters at the local NZDA. Anything with a heavier build or thicker muscle like boar though, and I'd worry about lack of penetration or deflection. Anything less than 200kg or so anyway, no concerns. 270 ELD-X on any mid-sized soft-skinned game species, so red deer, fallow, various antelope etc. I think they're very well suited for my application (lightly built cull animals for meat at mid- to long-ranges), but I'd worry about the damage to the cape if I wanted trophies. ![]() One shot which was slightly quartering showed some jacket frangments left in the beast as well. All of them did exit and travelled in a straight line, even the one that took out both shoulders, but the exit wounds are impressive to say the least, and much more than my friend was seeing with his standard cup and core bullets. That said, they are definitely extremely frangible. Examination of the beasts during the gralloch showed substantial damage to a pretty wide area. Everything fell quick as I could have asked, several on the spot, all within 50yds. The bullets are definitely good killers, better than a standard cup and core in that respect I'd say. 4 H&L shots, 1 lower neck shot and 1 shoulders. Shot 6 beasts last week with them ranging from 40KG (calves) to 100KG or so. I've now got experience of these on red hinds if that's useful?
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