22 Cal .224 80 gr ELD-X®

[STI_1911_Guy]

Maybe I'm fucking blind cause I don't see where its mentioned but does anybody know if Hornady's new 80 ELDX can be loaded to mag length AR15?

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[MTRecon]

I don't have it handy but the Hornady 10th edition supposedly says the 80gr should be loaded to 2.390".

Hornady rep stated the 80gr was not intended for mag length.

Plenty of data out there for the 80gr Sierra @ 2.260" so maybe it's possible. I have some but never thought about loading them at mag length.

 

[STI_1911_Guy]

I don't have it handy but the Hornady 10th edition supposedly says the 80gr should be loaded to 2.390".

Hornady rep stated the 80gr was not intended for mag length.

Plenty of data out there for the 80gr Sierra @ 2.260" so maybe it's possible. I have some but never thought about loading them at mag length.

wow, thats quite a bit over mag length so thats probably a no go. I cull a fair amount of deer and due to circumstances I use the AR with 77smk mostly and I have never had an issue but I would like to have tried the eldx if I could.

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

 

[Pharmseller]

75 ELDM is a good killer, from what I’ve read. The 73 gr ELDM was designed for 2.260”, I believe. Might research it.




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[DIBBS]

Hornady .224 73 ELD-M Testing

padom XFirst Sergeant Rating: 3.8/5 this site 3050 posts this site Hornady .224 73 ELD-M Testing 12/08/2016 Last edited 12/08/2016 by padom Two boxes of the new .224 Hornady 73g ELD-M showed up today. I loaded up an OCW with 8208XBR in .2g increments from 23.2g to 24.2g to test in my 20"...

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[Ledzep]

The 80gr ELD-X won't work at magazine length in .223/5.56 AR-15's. It will work magazine length in 22 ARC @2.260" or with AICS in a bolt action in .223/5.56. It was designed with .22 Creedmoor use in mind.

 

[strow]

Does anyone have any idea if how they might run in a 223AI with a max COAL of 2.550 or less?
Any idea what the expansion threshold might be? 1800fps give or take?

 

[PappyM3]

The 80gr ELD-X won't work at magazine length in .223/5.56 AR-15's. It will work magazine length in 22 ARC @2.260" or with AICS in a bolt action in .223/5.56. It was designed with .22 Creedmoor use in mind.

I got some to try in 5.56 loads for manually loading. Haven’t developed any loads yet but I’m hoping it’s easy to find a node like an SMK rather than a VLD. But, I’m not optimistic.

 

[Ledzep]

Does anyone have any idea if how they might run in a 223AI with a max COAL of 2.550 or less?
Any idea what the expansion threshold might be? 1800fps give or take?

2.550 you should be fine.

 

[Cowtrail]

Am I missing something? The new Hornady 11th edition load manual list COL at 2.245" for my 224 Valkyrie and 2.255" will cycle great through all my mag's. Shooting exceptional groups with 25gr of CFE223 seated at CAOL of 2.250 through a 20" 1:7 AR barrel. Great coyote load with ELD-M or X. Have to say ELD-M's have less fur damage.

 

[lumberjack78]

Am I missing something? The new Hornady 11th edition load manual list COL at 2.245" for my 224 Valkyrie and 2.255" will cycle great through all my mag's. Shooting exceptional groups with 25gr of CFE223 seated at CAOL of 2.250 through a 20" 1:7 AR barrel. Great coyote load with ELD-M or X. Have to say ELD-M's have less fur damage.
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Talking mag length for 223/5.56. It can be mag length for 224 valk and 22 arc just fine

 

[hlee]

So, the answer is “Yes, it can be loaded to Ar15 mag length, with some limitations based on the specific cartridge in question…”