We have have been quite pleased & impressed with ELDX in 7mmRemMag & 300WinMag for deer and elk in our family and friends in our hunting circle. Mainly under 400 yards for both but some deer and cow elk beyond 500. Excellent performance. Not too many recovered bullets because full pass throughs have been typical. But the bullets recovered have been fully, well expanded and completely intact. The consistent accuracy is impressive. Thank you.

@JamesJones-cx5pk

5 ай бұрын

How many bullets shot through an elk? None if I had to guess.

@guardianminifarm8005

5 ай бұрын

@@JamesJones-cx5pk We have had mostly pass through on elk. The exception has been a quartering which lodged in hide and almost exiting.

@JamesClark-lw6sw

3 ай бұрын

​@@JamesJones-cx5pkBe less of an arrogant prick.

You guys have tested just about every bullet I reload with. You’re an awesome resource and are doing great work. Bravo!

That’s pretty good. I appreciate these tests

Good tests. Thanks for the good content!🤘🏼 keep it up

Yay, you're back!!!

great video lots of effort and attention to detail shows in your work on these bullet videos

You guys do a fantastic job. I definitely liked and subscribed. Look forward to future content.

Loaded in 30/06 and 308 it shines!

Ya’ll have some awesome content, keep it coming. I know there’s probably high demand for the mainstream bullets but reloaders like myself would appreciate some more of the “component only” projectiles like the ones you’ve done previously such as the Speer bullets for example. No complaints only requests! Keep this stuff going!

Seems like very good results.

You are the best!

Great video as I'm on the brink to buy a new rifle in 30-06 caliber.Thanks great video.. new subscriber

Looking forward to the 5 cartridge reviews!

Impressive results. With off the shelf ammo Hornady pockets most of the savings from the basic design. But as a handloader the ELD-X is a third of an AccuBond. Btw I shoot the 200 grain ELD-X in my 30-06 @ 2550 ft/s and so far I really like what I am seeing

@kaic9712

10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard the 200gr ELD-X holds weight quite well

@nikos6220

10 ай бұрын

@@kaic9712 and that would be at 300 Win Mag velocities for commercial loads. Hornady Precision Hunter is only available as 178 grain in 30-06

@kaic9712

10 ай бұрын

@@nikos6220 that is correct, and Joseph Von Benedikt said that his brother shot an Alaskan moose at 15 yards with a 300 win mag 200gr eld-x and it stopped on the offside hide

Awesome 👍

Good stuff! This is my first time seeing one of your videos. I’ll check out some others, too.

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Awesome tests! I also just watched your 165gr Hornady CX test. Pleeaasse do the 168gr Barnes TTSX in 30-06! Dx

As an old mountain man, who understands the importance of bullet construction as it relates to velocity no matter the caliber I'm worn-out by stupid closed minded people. What mean is the a group who will compare a hard cast 45-70 bullet to a random 150gr 30-06 in a water jug test@ a distance of I got wet. When the bullet fragments concludes..... see 45-70 is superior to the 06😮. So though the water jug test does not have the same relivence as my long years worth of median test, it is not irrelevant. So I going to link your channel to an up coming video of mine. A video I think I'll call STOP THE INSANITY!! Thank Goodness you young have the energy for this. Mountain man

🛑🛑 Great Video!! I know you folks have done many videos around the ELDX Bullet . I’m really on the fence, when shooting my Weatherby 257 Magnum at White Tails. I’m concerned with 100 yards and in, as the bullet traveling that fast (3400 ft/sec) can breakup. Please provide any information in regards to the 257 Weatherby and bullet characteristics. Thank You.

I love these tests. It is interesting that based upon impact medium, velocity, and annecdotal experience one can see highly different results. I used to use 7mm 162 gr ELDX but I quickly went away from them as 200 yards and in I never recovered a bullet in an animal. The results were devistating and it did exactly what it is supposed to do. I am not complaining about that. I had consistent jacket core seperation and would find the jacket. For some that may be perfect but I like a tougher bullet and if possible pass through. Your observations and recommendations I agree with although energy is not a measure of killing power (funny how its been presented that way for quite a long time.) I keep any distance limitations based from my experience solely on bullet velocity for expansion. Is energy important? I would opin most assuredly but that it is a side effect of mass and velocity. That said I am not a ballistician by any means but it often seems to me that bullet manufacturers list minimum expansion velocity for SOME expansion and energy because of hydrolic and hydrostatic shock. I would personally prefer a general number of maximum expansion velocity. However that is a personal preference and others thoughts and experiences certainly may vary. Keep up the great work!

Please test the 165gn Speer SPBT from the 30-06! Thanks.

Excellent bullet at 30.06/308 velocities

30-06 is the most common round used for moose here in Maine so I think this would be just fine up to Alaska moose, up to the individual on something like brown bear though.

If you guys could do a video on hammer bullets in 300 win mag super curious on how they do

Makes the 30-06 look very appealing for elk!

@REDNECKROOTS

10 ай бұрын

Just use federal terminal accent for elk. These are terrible on deep vitals animals.. they open up to fast for elk. Barley enter the vitals. The federal terminal accent open up fast with bonded lead front half but the back half is solid copper. They drive deep deep and hold together

@JamesClark-lw6sw

3 ай бұрын

​@@REDNECKROOTSBullsh*t.

@JamesClark-lw6sw

Ай бұрын

​@@REDNECKROOTSBULLSH*T

My concern with these eld bullets is I used the sst a couple times and they blow up at the ranges I shoot in. I hunt in the north east and pretty close up shots. So I want a bullet that holds together a little better. The sst was not a good bullet for what I do here but is the eld a better bullet as far as totally coming apart between 50 and 100 yards.

Did you use the hornady recommended eldx seating stem? The reason I ask is if not did you have any issues with indentations on the ojive from your seating stem?

There is a whole lot of stuff that can be done with a .30-06 firing a well made quality.30 cal. bullet that weighs more or less about 180 grains.

I know it's not a hunting bullet but I would be very curious to see if I cartridge comparison good on the EDM

They seem to work on whitetail 👍

I wish more "long rangers" would consider what a long-range bullet does at short range. Keep up the good work my fellow bullet nerds!

@jdg5682

10 ай бұрын

Head/Neck shoot animals at short range

@theowenssailingdiary5239

10 ай бұрын

Yes, they still work

Hey Nicely done again !!!. I may have missed it , but is this a handload ?? I can't figure out why its so slow.. My 308win handloads will push these into 2700...

I will have to compare the Federal Eldx with the federal terminal ascent

I used factory 308 at a deer at about 70 yds, quartering away shot. Bullet exploded, left palm sized bloody mess in the ribcage at entrance, lost the core, mangled jacket ended up under hide on opposite side. Deer ran 20-30 yds. Can't say I like the bullet based on my experience but yours seems to hold in one piece.

I want to run these in my 300 WSM

HAD 3 .308 200GR Eldx absolutel seperate and disintegrate in a 1500 plus pound moose 3 years ago at 60 yds in a 300wsm. I needed a bonded bullet.

@markoeberhardt3132

5 ай бұрын

You recover the moose?

I'm impressed for non bonded

This is AWSOME! but 500 yards is veeeeery close for this bullet. Please do upto 1000 yards. Thank you!

Min energy is a myth just look at handgun hunting for instance. I am now at 2 waterbuck bulls, 5 kudu cows and 4 kudu bulls, 6 impalas, 6 warthogs, a few bushbuck, 1 eland cow and 2 bushpigs with eldx and they perform just fine, they kill nicely al exits wounds exept frontal head shots on kudu bulls and one qaurteing to kudu cow which was about to run so I had no choice, the recovered bullet weighd around 100 grs shot was at 70 meters. The sierra gamekings do perform a little better in my opinion with slightly less fragmentation on the meat and better weight retention, however a small difference, the eldx seems to be more accurate in my firearms than the gamekings.

So the ELD-X is a regular cup and core bullet with a locking ring like Sierra Game Kings and are exactly like Hornady SST's.😮😮🤔🤔🤔

Merci pour votre video,il est super.Avec ma 300 wsm Browning A-Bolt hunter FLD a 3092 fps chrono j,ai tirer un orignal dans l,épaule a 253 verges le boulet a pénétrer mais il s,est tout défait en morceaux il restait juste un bout de cuivre de la jupe,l,épaule était casser il a fait 90 pieds et est tomber,je pense que si le boulet est trop rapide c,est pire pour se désintégrer,il na plus de poids donc il ne peut plus pénétrer,il fait le même travail q,un SST- 180 grains sauf le b.c est plus haut avec un ELD-X je n,ai pas aimer ce boulet trop mou pour mon calibre ou trop vite,un Fusion n,est pas comparable il fait un beaux champignon et pénêtre beaucoup plus,ca fait des Drop Down,mais dans une 308,30,06 ca doit être meilleur selon ce dont je vois sur la video...

These even fragment down to 1400 fps...they are used for long ranges for this reason. What other bullet vets you out that far.. Eldm is a bit better, and other match bullets

What do you think is the best 308 bullet for elk?

@REDNECKROOTS

10 ай бұрын

Federal terminal accent 175grain. .308 Dia. Them are the best in my opinion

@FC2ESWS

10 ай бұрын

@@REDNECKROOTS Can you buy just the bullets for reloading?

@REDNECKROOTS

10 ай бұрын

@SP-ov2tm yes there called. federal EDGE TLR. There the best game bullet I've used. I've been through quite a few. This one really shines on accuracy and hits like a 🔨

@texpatriot8462

10 ай бұрын

I heard a Hornady rep explain how they designed the ELD-X to expand at long ranges. That made me think: would it pencil in at 50 yards, explode? I like fast, light-ish 270 and 280AI loads. While I often shoot at the 150-300 yards; however, I did have a deer come in at 75yds.

@REDNECKROOTS

10 ай бұрын

@texpatriot8462 no they just come apart usually. Poor Penn up close especially if ya hit bone. These are great for long range. But I prefer a bonded bullet for close woods hunts

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I handload these in 308 as fast as 3006

Water jugs make every bullet look good.

@HazardousRob

15 күн бұрын

Truth

I’ve seen other ballistic gel videos in eldx and I wasn’t impressed