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Less penetration than a tmk or eld?
In general, so far. 10’ish inches of penetration if it hits major bone at high impact velocities.
Less penetration than a tmk or eld?
Have you seen anything with them at lower velocities yet?In general, so far. 10’ish inches of penetration if it hits major bone at high impact velocities.
Yeah, they definitely wouldn’t be my first choice for an elk bullet. They work all right for hogs, and the price is hard to beat. Might try one on a deer this fall.
Have you seen anything with them at lower velocities yet?
Oh I’m sure they would work, just wouldn’t be my choice when there’s better bullets out there. If it was all I had access to, I’d use em.Shrug. An elk isn’t any different to get to the lungs than bigger sized pigs. I wouldn’t pick them as a first choice for elk, but I wouldn’t have an issue personally with them either.
Lol. Next time I’ll save ya some.
I have a load worked up with a Tikka .223 18.5" barrel with the 80 ELDX,Has anyone worked up a load for the 80 grain ELDX and planning to use them this year?
I have a load worked up with a Tikka .223 18.5" barrel with the 80 ELDX,
Starline brass, CCI 450 primer, 24.5 gr Varget and COAL ~2.42" (that's off the top of my head on the COAL, may be a bit longer, but I am using Ascension Industries mags that allow loading out to that length). The load is crunchy. I have the same load worked up for 80 ELDM as well, and they shoot to a very similar POA. I am planning on using them on elk and deer this year.
Yes.I have always wondered about this.
Decades ago, I had a rifle scope fail when checking zero as soon as we got to the hunt. We were all shooting 30-06s and 300 win mags but another hunter lent me his backup 222 and said is would work fine if I shoot well placed shots. With this beautiful but puny little rifle, I shot a walking deer through the lungs and he ran about 50 yards and fell over dead. No exit wound, no bullet or bullet pieces found, but lungs on this animal were vaporized. But whenever I have told this story, I have been immeditately told it was an unethical shot and that I was just very lucky.
I have a 6.5 Grendel in the Howa mini action that loves the 123 gr ELD-M Hornady BLACK. So now the question: Within the range that is above say 1900 ft per second impact velocity, do you guys think I can ethically use (assuming of course, well placed shots) with this on Elk?
I apologize for asking this after 400 pages of this forum, but I don't shoot a lot of big animals.
I have no firsthand experience on elk but quite a few guys on the 65grendel forum have used it on elk. Having seen what it will do to deer I’d have no concerns shooting an elk with one within appropriate rangeI have always wondered about this.
Decades ago, I had a rifle scope fail when checking zero as soon as we got to the hunt. We were all shooting 30-06s and 300 win mags but another hunter lent me his backup 222 and said is would work fine if I shoot well placed shots. With this beautiful but puny little rifle, I shot a walking deer through the lungs and he ran about 50 yards and fell over dead. No exit wound, no bullet or bullet pieces found, but lungs on this animal were vaporized. But whenever I have told this story, I have been immeditately told it was an unethical shot and that I was just very lucky.
I have a 6.5 Grendel in the Howa mini action that loves the 123 gr ELD-M Hornady BLACK. So now the question: Within the range that is above say 1900 ft per second impact velocity, do you guys think I can ethically use (assuming of course, well placed shots) with this on Elk?
I apologize for asking this after 400 pages of this forum, but I don't shoot a lot of big animals.
I have a 6.5 Grendel in the Howa mini action that loves the 123 gr ELD-M Hornady BLACK. So now the question: Within the range that is above say 1900 ft per second impact velocity, do you guys think I can ethically use (assuming of course, well placed shots) with this on Elk?