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7LRM Hornady 175grn ELD-X load data please
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<blockquote data-quote="WalksLikeADeer" data-source="post: 1353429" data-attributes="member: 94603"><p>Sneekeehunter, I feel your pain! Reading thru your prolonged and frustrating attempt to get the ELD-X bullets to shoot well exactly mirrors what I just went thru with 162 gr ELD-X in a 7mm Rem Mag.</p><p></p><p>Groups at 100 yds were 1.5"-3.5"! I tried everything as you did from accurizing the rifle to different dies, annealing, neck turning, various charges and seating depths to shooting fundamentals. Nothing worked.</p><p></p><p>A few days ago I decided to try some old Berger 168 gr VLD Hunting reloads just for fun. The 3 shot group was .34"!Wow! The next day I shot .45", .54" and .85" 4 shot groups.</p><p></p><p>Today, I shot .60", 1.0", .75" and .60 4 shot groups with 3 different charges, cases and dies. At least one of the shots in the 1" group was me.</p><p></p><p>All I can say is I'm done with trying to get the ELD-X's to shoot in my rifle. I've also read about some marginal terminal performance which is the last thing I want. I originally got away from the Berger's because of the potential for massive meat damage, but on elk, with good shot placement, I'm not as concerned about that.</p><p></p><p>BTW- I weighed 10 random ELD-X bullets and they all weighed exactly 162.0 grains.</p><p></p><p>10 Bergers weighed 167.7-168.1 grains.</p><p></p><p>Good luck hunting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalksLikeADeer, post: 1353429, member: 94603"] Sneekeehunter, I feel your pain! Reading thru your prolonged and frustrating attempt to get the ELD-X bullets to shoot well exactly mirrors what I just went thru with 162 gr ELD-X in a 7mm Rem Mag. Groups at 100 yds were 1.5"-3.5"! I tried everything as you did from accurizing the rifle to different dies, annealing, neck turning, various charges and seating depths to shooting fundamentals. Nothing worked. A few days ago I decided to try some old Berger 168 gr VLD Hunting reloads just for fun. The 3 shot group was .34"!Wow! The next day I shot .45", .54" and .85" 4 shot groups. Today, I shot .60", 1.0", .75" and .60 4 shot groups with 3 different charges, cases and dies. At least one of the shots in the 1" group was me. All I can say is I'm done with trying to get the ELD-X's to shoot in my rifle. I've also read about some marginal terminal performance which is the last thing I want. I originally got away from the Berger's because of the potential for massive meat damage, but on elk, with good shot placement, I'm not as concerned about that. BTW- I weighed 10 random ELD-X bullets and they all weighed exactly 162.0 grains. 10 Bergers weighed 167.7-168.1 grains. Good luck hunting! [/QUOTE]
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