I’m really impressed with the Hornady 75gr ELD Match.
I’m shooting a factory Savage heavy 26” barrel 1:9 twist in B&C Medalist with CDI bottom metal.
New Lapua brass, 24.4 gr of Varget and a muzzle velocity of 3070 FPS.
I shot 2 five shot groups at 100 Yards to confirm/ adjust zero (.319” and .317”); then shot 2 groups at 300Y.
After that I shot steel. It’s as good as my 308 load (175 SMK MV of 2700 FPS in AIAT factory 24” barrel). With both, I can hit steel consistently at up to 800 yards.
At this point, I can’t really justify shooting the 308. To me it seems the 75 ELD has similar performance than the 175 SMK (maybe even superior).
Going forward I’ll probably only shoot the 75g ELD and use the AIAT only in a 260 rem configuration.
Now that I’ve discovered this bullet, I’m not sure I have any use for a 308!
At 1000Y with a 5mph wind this is what I get:
175 SMK MV2700 fps:
Wind drift 1.73 mrad
Drop 10.59 mrad
Energy 578 ft-lbs
75 eld 75 gr MV 3070 FPS:
Wind drift 1.28 mrad
Drp 8.02 Mrad
Energy 313 ft-lbs
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I’m shooting a factory Savage heavy 26” barrel 1:9 twist in B&C Medalist with CDI bottom metal.
New Lapua brass, 24.4 gr of Varget and a muzzle velocity of 3070 FPS.
I shot 2 five shot groups at 100 Yards to confirm/ adjust zero (.319” and .317”); then shot 2 groups at 300Y.
After that I shot steel. It’s as good as my 308 load (175 SMK MV of 2700 FPS in AIAT factory 24” barrel). With both, I can hit steel consistently at up to 800 yards.
At this point, I can’t really justify shooting the 308. To me it seems the 75 ELD has similar performance than the 175 SMK (maybe even superior).
Going forward I’ll probably only shoot the 75g ELD and use the AIAT only in a 260 rem configuration.
Now that I’ve discovered this bullet, I’m not sure I have any use for a 308!
At 1000Y with a 5mph wind this is what I get:
175 SMK MV2700 fps:
Wind drift 1.73 mrad
Drop 10.59 mrad
Energy 578 ft-lbs
75 eld 75 gr MV 3070 FPS:
Wind drift 1.28 mrad
Drp 8.02 Mrad
Energy 313 ft-lbs
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