Hunterjones
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Good idea!!Time to up my game and leave the 264wm at home
Good idea!!Time to up my game and leave the 264wm at home
Expand dramatically and prematurely???
I have 230gr ELDX loaded as well as some 225gr CX and 185gr TTSX just to see what the hun likes hopefully.I found the thread as well. Looks like a COUPLE of people mentioned the ELDX but was mostly a "Rah, Rah" about each individual's favorite bullet which is quite ok. Makes for interesting reading. I have both 225 & 250 Accubonds and various weight TTSX's and am quite familiar with them. I am pretty interested to hear of some actual field experience on elk using the 225 ELDX.
I have a friend that shoots the 143 6.5 ELDX at close to 3000 FPS and he's killed everything he's shot with it stone dead. Only a couple of young cow elk with it though….
I don't shoot a 338 mag, but I've had zero issues with eldm's at muzzle velocity (2600fps). I doubt eldx's would be more "fragile"
I don't believe bullets "blow up"...do bullets fail occasionally? Sure. Do they "blow up" (vaporize?) upon impacting tissue? Doubt it.
Bigger is better,........ RightGood idea!!
If any 230 gr. bullet with a sectional density of .288 won't kill an elk, then you probably should get yourself a .50 BMG.
If you're 20 yards away, shoot them in the head, neck, or heart.
If any 230 gr. bullet with a sectional density of .288 won't kill an elk, then you probably should get yourself a .50 BMG.
If you're 20 yards away, shoot them in the head, neck, or heart.
How 'bout ……fragmentation to a degree of utter (not udder) uselessness!memtb
Ya you're probably right, the armor plated elk shoulder, impenetrable....Unless you're shooting depleted uranium rounds.![]()