285 ELDM Experience Needed

[Tumbleweed]

Hi all.
I'm looking for your personal experiences with the Hornady 285 ELDM, specifically. Not interested in other bullets or other variations of the ELDM.

Has the advertised b/c been accurate? A biggy...how is the bullet to bullet b/c variation? I've looked and haven't seen any radar info on that from a percentage standpoint. Anyone done reduced load testing for minimum expansion? Anyone had good success with these in ELR hunting?
Thank you!
Jesse

 

[MagnumManiac]

To be honest with you, no Hornady bullet has met my strict conditions for ELR, not even the A-max.
I only use custom CNC turned bullets for ELR and I do not hunt at ELR distances, which to me starts at a mile.
I have taken game at 808 metres, have had opportunities at 1100 metres, myself and rifle are capable, but in a slight gusty wind, I passed.

Cheers.

 

[Dmagna]

I have had good target success with the 285 bullet. I have not hunted with it due to no need to use a 338 lapua for hunting. ELR hunting to me would be anything over 500 yards, Since that is my limit on big game hunting distance.

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

I never did have the chance of testing ELR with them with all the 338's I've built (furthest being 1400ish yards), however - BC has been spot on with them from launch velocity 2700-3000 FPS.

Terminal performance was great, sheds weight - very large wound channels. Tipped over a few deer and elk out to 800 yards - all solid work from what you would expect from a thinner jacketed cup n core tipped bullet. Lots of customers run that bullet in the 338 Rogues we built - all good reports (we are the first to hear of the bad ones )

I stopped running 338's due to hearing loss and just got sick of the recoil All in all, a good combo.