I just saw these and wondered if anyone of you guys have tried these yet?
https://m.hornady.com/store/30-Cal-....-gr-ELD-Match/
I tried the 178g superformance at the range today (local 100 yard range) and they shot pretty poorly in my rifle with 1 in 12" twist
. I didn't have any flattened primers as some have reported, but I did have the occasional heavy bolt lift. I also shot a box of the 168g a-max superformance and they grouped great (about 3/4") and had normal bolt lift every shot.
FGGM 175 SMK's group very well too and performed out to 900 yards, so I guess my rifle just doesn't like the 178's but appears to like the 168g weight bullets. Only problem is most of the 168g offerings suck past 600 yards or so.
With a G7 BC of .263 the 168g ELD-M should outperform the heavier 175g SMK and 178g hpbt. Add to it the purported extra 200 fps from the superformance line, that's 2.4 mils less elevation compared to the 175 SMK'S and 1.2 mils less that the 168g a-max superformance. I ran the comparison in Applied Ballistics with the same environmentals and same MV for the 168's. Sounds pretty good to me if it works in the real world.
Has anyone else used these and had results similar to this?
https://m.hornady.com/store/30-Cal-....-gr-ELD-Match/
I tried the 178g superformance at the range today (local 100 yard range) and they shot pretty poorly in my rifle with 1 in 12" twist
. I didn't have any flattened primers as some have reported, but I did have the occasional heavy bolt lift. I also shot a box of the 168g a-max superformance and they grouped great (about 3/4") and had normal bolt lift every shot.FGGM 175 SMK's group very well too and performed out to 900 yards, so I guess my rifle just doesn't like the 178's but appears to like the 168g weight bullets. Only problem is most of the 168g offerings suck past 600 yards or so.
With a G7 BC of .263 the 168g ELD-M should outperform the heavier 175g SMK and 178g hpbt. Add to it the purported extra 200 fps from the superformance line, that's 2.4 mils less elevation compared to the 175 SMK'S and 1.2 mils less that the 168g a-max superformance. I ran the comparison in Applied Ballistics with the same environmentals and same MV for the 168's. Sounds pretty good to me if it works in the real world.
Has anyone else used these and had results similar to this?
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