6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[handwerk]

Glad to see those 6mm's doing good work!

 

[walkingduckwaterfowl]

I've got a tikka .243 thats hammering with 95 gr hornady SST's at about 2925 FPS. Anyone have a bad experience with these? I have read that they behave similarly to an eld-m.

 

[Tobe_B]

Anyone out here try the 80gr ELD-VT bullets yet? I like the idea of a slightly smaller and faster bullet in my AR platform. From my reading it should perform similarly to the ELD-X.


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[KyleR1985]

If someone wants 95tmk’s, shoot me a PM.

Probably placing another order with Sierra if anyone is interested

 

[wind gypsy]

Anyone out here try the 80gr ELD-VT bullets yet? I like the idea of a slightly smaller and faster bullet in my AR platform. From my reading it should perform similarly to the ELD-X.

Designed to perform closer to the vmax IIRC.

Thread '100 Grain ELD-VT 6.5mm On Deer'

Nov 4, 2024

I've been kicking around the idea of getting a box of 100 grain ELD-VT and loading them up over some Varget for my 6.5 Creedmoor.

Would it be too explosive on whitetail if pushed hard? My shots can vary from 20-400 yards. The speed would be nice for a point and shoot solution for typical ranges.

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[omicron1792]

Anyone out here try the 80gr ELD-VT bullets yet? I like the idea of a slightly smaller and faster bullet in my AR platform. From my reading it should perform similarly to the ELD-X.


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Eld-vt works but just too soft at high velocities. If tempered down it could be an option. I post about a deer I killed with 100gr eld-vt in that thread in post above.

 

[CJ_BG]

I've got a tikka .243 thats hammering with 95 gr hornady SST's at about 2925 FPS. Anyone have a bad experience with these? I have read that they behave similarly to an eld-m.

my only bad experiences with ssts has been accuracy, terminally they're great. I think they're a little more violent than the eld-m but I don't have enough animals to prove it.