Hornady 7mm 180g .796 bc

[scdogman]

I think that a comparable 180-x will be out before hunting season, Deciding if the x is adequate bullet is up to the individual. Being able to deliver over 2000 ft-lbs with minimal wind drift at 5 mph(less than the horizontal kill zone of a elk) should provide humane kills at 1000 yards.

28 nosler pushing 3200 fps. 8000ft.

 

[B23]

Received and email back from Hornady and they said the bearing surface .540 on the 180 ELD-M.

Per Hornady

Length 1.540

Bearing surface .540

 

[Edd]

Received and email back from Hornady and they said the bearing surface .540 on the 180 ELD-M.

Per Hornady

Length 1.540

Bearing surface .540

What is the length of the boat tail?

 

[B23]

I didn't ask but I can email them back and see what they say.

 

[7mmShooter]

Polymer tip length is .140. JBM says its stable...

 

[B23]

Received and email back from Hornady and they said the bearing surface .540 on the 180 ELD-M.

Per Hornady

Length 1.540

Bearing surface .540

What is the length of the boat tail?

Per Hornady the boat tail length is .200

 

[tbrice23]

I don't want to start a ****ing match, and I totally agree with all your statements.
I have more red boxes in my reloading room than yellow.
I have noticed that the Bergers give me tighter groups past 600 yards.
The difference is small but I see it consistently, the Hornady will give me something like half Moa more spread at 1000 yards than the Bergers..
With that said, I think the price difference between some of these will steer me towards the Hornadys every time. I just think for the time being, Berger has better control over bearing surface and lot to lot consistency.. That's going to change I'm sure...

One thing I do notice, is the Hornadys are way easier to tune than any Berger... I always have to try a different seating depth every time I work a Berger load... With the Hornadys it's very seldom that they won't shoot at what ever length I try first...

I guess what I'm getting at is... Something has to be said for consistency. If I have a true BC but lower, I can get get tighter groups at extreme range.. When it's money or animals I tend to go with tighter groups..

Have you tried sorting the ELD by weight and/or bearing surface? I have had to sort mine by weight ( 6.5mm 143gr eldx had 1.2 gr ES in a single lot of 500.)
I know it's a headache but if I had the time I'd sort by both weight and bearing surface. At which point it's not worth $7 less a box vs Berger even if I have to do a seating depth trial.

No mater how much higher the BC is vs Berger, consistency will win out in the LONG RUN.

 

[7mmShooter]

$7 difference a box, I'd just run the Bergers if it was that close....

 

[gohring3006]

I'm usually about $35ish per box for Hornadys.
50-60$ per box for the Bergers....
I stated that the Bergers are more consistent and give less of a deviation at range.
I am thinking of switching to the 285 ELD M for my 338.
That just leaves the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 130 AR match bullets that I currently shoot, that's the only Berger I'll be shooting. But then again, I have 1000 140 ELDs and 500 147s in my cabinet..

The lowest SDs and ES I have ever experienced is with my 30-06 shooting the 208 ELD. (ES of 5fps and SD of 3 over 10 shots.) second is the 162 in my 7mm Rem mag.
Good enough for me.

 

[7mmShooter]

Same prices around here.... Tbrice23 I would love to know where you're getting Bergers for that cheap!

 

[tbrice23]

Powder Valley, Bullets.com, Butch's Reloading..... I shop around for sales and buy 500ct boxes.

 

[7mmShooter]

Powder Valley, Bullets.com, Butch's Reloading..... I shop around for sales and buy 500ct boxes.

I see, thank you sir!

 

[Viking264]

Have you guys loaded anything with these yet? I ask b/c Midway was selling "Factory Seconds" that I think are probably this very projectile.

 

[Clucknmoan]

Tag...I bought 1000 of these from Midway but haven't been able to shoot any yet. Very curious to find out how the published BC is holding up vs validated drops.