338 Win Mag. 230 ELD-X

[Schutzprecision]

Anybody here have any experience using these bullets? I bought a bunch to try in my 338 win mag. Primary use will be elk hunting. I have always used Barnes 210’s and have been very happy with terminal performance just wanted to try something different. BC on these is pretty impressive compared to most medium weight 338 bullets.

 

[dreamingWest]

My Browning X-bolt shoots the Barnes 210s quite a bit better than the 230 ELD-X. I would guess they would be incredibly effective on elk and larger game.

 

[skipper907]

worked good on a brown bear this spring

 

[Schutzprecision]

worked good on a brown bear this spring

Any details on velocity, distance, wound channel etc

 

[skipper907]

It was hornady factory ammo precision hunter and the velocity I was getting from a ( 24inch I think ) barrel was 2700. As for wound channel couldn't really tell you we didn't cut the bear open just skinned it. The bear was shot with ELDX from 7mmWSM primary and 338win backup two times each at 200yrds. The bear was dead and down I about 2 min. at least 2 of the shots were good mid body shots thru the lungs. We recovered one 7mm bullet in the off side hide.
the last big brown bear hunt I was on we used TSX handloads from a 338win and 300wsm. Shot the bear 4 or 5 time but never found the bear.
I will say shot placement is way more important than using than the caliber or bullets you choose.

 

[skipper907]

The bear we took this spring

 

[Schutzprecision]

It was hornady factory ammo precision hunter and the velocity I was getting from a ( 24inch I think ) barrel was 2700. As for wound channel couldn't really tell you we didn't cut the bear open just skinned it. The bear was shot with ELDX from 7mmWSM primary and 338win backup two times each at 200yrds. The bear was dead and down I about 2 min. at least 2 of the shots were good mid body shots thru the lungs. We recovered one 7mm bullet in the off side hide.
the last big brown bear hunt I was on we used TSX handloads from a 338win and 300wsm. Shot the bear 4 or 5 time but never found the bear.
I will say shot placement is way more important than using than the caliber or bullets you choose.

Thanks for the info. 100% agree shot placement matters more than anything. Been shooting the 210 Barnes hand loaded at 2910 for years. Always shoot a high shoulder shot. Several elk, large wild hogs and black tails at 20-450 yards. Always a bang flop.

 

[sierracharlie338]

The bear we took this spring

That’s a big bear, nice!