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Hunting & Fishing Experimenting w/ different calibers on deer (Graphic)
- Thread starter Eurodriver
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More accurate is part of the answer I was asking.
Just curious as I shoot eldx's is several rifles,, I'm wondering what I'm leaving on the table? Accuracy? Do the M's hold together better? Do they expand better? Etc
Just asking what makes them more deadly.
I'm working through my stash of ELDX bullets and looking to see what else is working before I start trying to work up another load.
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Ms do not hold together better. They are a bit more "accurate" (consistent) usually than the Xs in most barrels.
For guys who want more fragmentation - especially at velocities a little closer to 2K FPS, the ELD-M will probably be a better option. I don't use the M for deer or big game, but it wrecks the heck out of 30lb coyotes up to 90lb canines. I'd even argue that the fragmentation has assisted in faster death and shorter runs in the couple of times I've hit less than optimally. I have definitely had them fail to exit though on lengthwise shots on 30lb coyotes at ~200 yards.
I tried the X for a little while, but swapped after I connected with a scapula (whitetail) at a quartering to angle at 276 yards (7mm RM). I was trying to blow through the shoulder and into the spine. The bullet absolutely did fail to penetrate the scapula, but the buck dropped to the shot like a sack of crap. I mean head flew up, ass sat down and he fell over stiff as a domino...The problem was that 3 minutes later he jumped up and ran off. I saw him 6 weeks later on a trail camera photo with a nice wound within an inch or so of where I'd aimed. I've since switched to the ABLR as that rifle will shoot them just as well.
I think Xs are a fine bullet for traditional hunting shots still. I just tried to get cute and asked too much of one.
25, 50, and 100yds. Estimated MV is 2350 from a 10.5" barrel.
I've dropped 250lb rutting bucks with 77gr (essentially M262) 5.56) matchkings through the lung, heart area for years at 150 -200 yds with a 13.7" mid gas AR barrel. Whitetail are relatively easy to kill. I prefer match bullets to obliterate the lungs and heart, preferably zero exit.
OP should try the ELD-M instead of X..
If I'm hunting whitetail or hogs with a .308 it's 155 Amax as I still have a few thousand.
With either of these bullets /calibers I've only had 2 deer out of about 30 not drop straight to the ground and stay. The 2 that moved, moved about 15 -20 ft and keeled over. Tracking is for archery season.
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