308 168 ELD-Ms on Game

[Mountainrancher]

My experience has been they both kill equally, as well. My only point - is that according to the people that design the bullet, eventually it won’t and math will catch-up with you. I did have an ELDM come apart really badly but it just blasted rib bone through the vitals and it was instant death. I can see on a shoulder how that might be a problem.

Do you feel that the same failure that you’re worried about could happen to an eldm could happen to say a federal powershok, sierra gameking, or Berger classic hunter?

 

[Formidilosus]

You should listen the Ballistician’s discuss the Hornady podcast. I think you would find it interesting. They have a lot of data proving the disadvantages. Hornady engineers highly recommend not hunting with the ELDM.

I am well aware of what Hornady’s public position is. It is extremely probable that I have been apart of more animals killed with ELD-M’s and their predecessors- AMAX, than everyone at Hornady combined.


You do not understand how bullets are constructed. There is nothing in construction or mechanics of ELD-M’s that differ from any other plastic tipped lead core bullet- hunting or otherwise.

Im aware. If a bullet comes apart at entry, which the ELDM has a substantial larger chance of happening,

No it doesn’t.

Additionally, the ELDX will most likely cause a larger wound channel, as it is designed to stay together and expand to the lock ring.

No, it doesn’t. The ELD-X creates a narrower wound than ELD-M’s of equivalent caliber and weight.

 

[Dlgies]

I’ve taken several deer with them in multiple calibers, and I have zero complaints. As stated above, they are a cup and core bullet like many others.

 

[156821]

Here is a spine shot whitetail with a 178 eldm from 30-06. Put a mega hole in it.