178 eldx in 308w exp

[WhelanLad]

Any infos on using the 178gr eldx in a 308 win , in a rifle that hasn't got altered throat or twist?

I have a good supply of said 178gr , an looks like they will get a run in the Franchi at some stage down the track..

It would be a mild to low load of Varget that will use an shots will be under 200meters.

Any downside to this-
Apart from being longer it will take up powder space , though they won't be full loads to begin with.

I can't see much of a drama with this combo?
Cheers

 

[dan belisle]

Any infos on using the 178gr eldx in a 308 win , in a rifle that hasn't got altered throat or twist?

I have a good supply of said 178gr , an looks like they will get a run in the Franchi at some stage down the track..

It would be a mild to low load of Varget that will use an shots will be under 200meters.

Any downside to this-
Apart from being longer it will take up powder space , though they won't be full loads to begin with.

I can't see much of a drama with this combo?
Cheers

I've used it in a few of my precision 308's. Over Varget, 4064, and a couple of surplus powders. Worked fine. - dan

 

[Alberta Woodsman]

I load them over Hodgdon bench mark. They shoot sub moa out of my Ruger American ranch rifle (16" barrel). Not sure of the velocity but they made a mess out of a whitetail doe and a mule buck both sub 50 yards.

 

[langfordbc]

178 ELDX over 42.7gn Varget in Lapua brass is my hunting load in a 11” twist Tikka Superlite. No issues with longer COAL because of the one-size Tikka action of course. It’s accurate and while I haven’t done it, legal for bison in BC at 2550 fps muzzle velocity of that charge.

 

[gtoad]

178g ELDX is my hunting load using varget, running 2570.
Shoots extremely well out of my Tikka t3 11 twist. I took a buck at 186 yards this year and he went maybe 10 yrds. Entrance and (exit about 1.5 inch)

 

[sammer]

178 ELDX 42.4 Varget, Peterson brass makes clover leafs @ 100yds with my T3X.
Not the fastest load out there but works pretty darn good.
They were under $0.50 each when I started loading them.
Think I paid 85c for the last few boxes I bought.
####e is getting too expensive.

Sam

 

[hawk-i]

178 eldx and 42.5 varget in winchester brass in a few different 308's. Shoots good in all of them.