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ELD-X, concerning terminal results. Disappointed.
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<blockquote data-quote="the444shooter" data-source="post: 1334567" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Shot a smallish cow elk on opening day of shoulder season here in Montana. 7mm Rem Mag, Hornady factory Ammo with the 162 ELD-X. The load itself shoots well and I had a shot as she was laying down, exposing her right side. 284 yards, shot her in the high shoulder to anchor her and thought she was done. She required another shot to the neck to end it. Recovered my bullet from the first shot. I believe it knicked the scapula and ended up breaking two ribs with about a baseball size wound/bloodshot area and it was just jacket with a minuscule amount of lead remaining in the base. Found a few fragments of lead surrounding the jacket as well. It was found in the upper lobe of the near-side lung and never penetrated to the far side lung. Impact velocity should've only been around 25-2600fps. I'm going to be very picky with the shots I take with these from now on, as this one didn't hold together like I thought it would. I don't have a scale for the weight. Thought you guys would be interested in the report.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the444shooter, post: 1334567, member: 46"] Shot a smallish cow elk on opening day of shoulder season here in Montana. 7mm Rem Mag, Hornady factory Ammo with the 162 ELD-X. The load itself shoots well and I had a shot as she was laying down, exposing her right side. 284 yards, shot her in the high shoulder to anchor her and thought she was done. She required another shot to the neck to end it. Recovered my bullet from the first shot. I believe it knicked the scapula and ended up breaking two ribs with about a baseball size wound/bloodshot area and it was just jacket with a minuscule amount of lead remaining in the base. Found a few fragments of lead surrounding the jacket as well. It was found in the upper lobe of the near-side lung and never penetrated to the far side lung. Impact velocity should've only been around 25-2600fps. I'm going to be very picky with the shots I take with these from now on, as this one didn't hold together like I thought it would. I don't have a scale for the weight. Thought you guys would be interested in the report. [/QUOTE]
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