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Hornady 6.5C 143 ELD-X performance issues
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveBurton" data-source="post: 1760892" data-attributes="member: 59541"><p>Those are puzzling results. Last year I shot a large 10pt with the 143 ELD-X out of a Creedmoor at 260 yards. Velocity was 2860 fps. Bullet did hit a rib going in, hit both lungs and left a 2-1/2" exit wound. Deer bolted and ran 30 yards before piling up with a blood trail a blind man could follow. 2 weeks ago I shot a Coues at 630 yards with the 143 ELD-X out of a PRC. Velocity was 2970 fps. Again it hit a rib going in, cut a lung in half and destroyed the off shoulder. Deer went 10 yards and flopped over.</p><p>Maybe you aren't hitting any bone and the bullet is just penciling through? I did experience that a few times with a 270 WSM that only had 1/2" entrance and exit wounds. That was with their ballistic tip ammo so was very surprised that the bullet did not expand at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveBurton, post: 1760892, member: 59541"] Those are puzzling results. Last year I shot a large 10pt with the 143 ELD-X out of a Creedmoor at 260 yards. Velocity was 2860 fps. Bullet did hit a rib going in, hit both lungs and left a 2-1/2" exit wound. Deer bolted and ran 30 yards before piling up with a blood trail a blind man could follow. 2 weeks ago I shot a Coues at 630 yards with the 143 ELD-X out of a PRC. Velocity was 2970 fps. Again it hit a rib going in, cut a lung in half and destroyed the off shoulder. Deer went 10 yards and flopped over. Maybe you aren't hitting any bone and the bullet is just penciling through? I did experience that a few times with a 270 WSM that only had 1/2" entrance and exit wounds. That was with their ballistic tip ammo so was very surprised that the bullet did not expand at all. [/QUOTE]
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