143 grain ELDX

hooligan1 · August 28, 2016, 08:44 AM

Just ordered some of these for my 6.5 Creedmoor build, ( still ongoing project) from Midway USA.
Has anyone tried these in this cartridge? What's your thoughts and findings so far?

nhyrum · August 28, 2016, 02:14 PM

I know a lot of the guys I go to matches with that have 6.5's shoot the eld x's. Not entirely sure why, maybe they want to practice with what they're going to hunt with, I don't know. I personally use the 140 eld-m, but I have almost 1000 of them, and they work for me(and I don't hunt... Yet...)

I guess what I'm saying is, I know guys that use them, and get amazing groups at 600

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hooligan1 · September 13, 2016, 06:42 AM

I've got my brass, dies, and powder.
Going to start with some BTO test, then maybe some powder test.
Also I've seen a few pics of animals shot and killed at distance with this bullet, but nobody has found the spent bullets yet, they say destruction was what it's supposed to be.

August 28, 2016, 08:44 AM	#1
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,619	143 grain ELDX Just ordered some of these for my 6.5 Creedmoor build, ( still ongoing project) from Midway USA. Has anyone tried these in this cartridge? What's your thoughts and findings so far? __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

August 28, 2016, 02:14 PM	#2
nhyrum Senior Member Join Date: March 10, 2016 Posts: 598	I know a lot of the guys I go to matches with that have 6.5's shoot the eld x's. Not entirely sure why, maybe they want to practice with what they're going to hunt with, I don't know. I personally use the 140 eld-m, but I have almost 1000 of them, and they work for me(and I don't hunt... Yet...) I guess what I'm saying is, I know guys that use them, and get amazing groups at 600 Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Last edited by nhyrum; August 28, 2016 at 02:20 PM.

September 13, 2016, 06:42 AM	#3
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,619	I've got my brass, dies, and powder. Going to start with some BTO test, then maybe some powder test. Also I've seen a few pics of animals shot and killed at distance with this bullet, but nobody has found the spent bullets yet, they say destruction was what it's supposed to be. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.