I am planning to use this ammo in 280 Remington loaded with 150 gr ELD-X for elk this fall and wondered whether anyone here has used it for elk and what your results were. The manufacturers listed muzzle velocity is 2925 fps and with a 200 yd zero it only drops about 6.7 inches at 300 so looks to be a pretty good round, just wondering about actual field results on elk.
Hornady Precision Hunter
- Thread starter reomack
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnR1SZlcfSA he starts talking about the edl-x around the 10:00 mark. great video to watch it all, even the "bullet technology" is another great video. Old cat with real experience, not what he reads online.
I picked up a box to try in my .270 and was amazed at the accuracy. I was planning to try them on deer this fall. I have been shooting federal fusion 130 grain recently with acceptable accuracy within 200 yards. Ive taken deer the past 3 years with the fusion and core-lokt before that. I've tried many types now it seems and this precision were most accurate in my rifle. Tried nosler partition and my rifle just didn't like them. Just have to see how the precisions work on deer this fall.
What is said in that video about the ELD-X are the same as I've heard from several local guys who have tried them on game. The jacket is too light and the bullets come apart too fast. They compared them to game they've seen hit with the now discontinued AMAX bullets.
