ELD-Ms Work.

[Wright406]

I’ve waited a few kills to post my successes but the ELD-M bullets. They are no longer just “match” for me. In the last two seasons my wife and I have had nothing but success. 1 antelope, 3 deer so far ( hopefully a bull with the 7PRC) all dead on arrival with less than 50 yards from where shot.

Distances for kills, 250, 425, 525 and 530.

Shot my 2024 mule deer this last weekend with a perfect heart shot and I know have no worries about the ELD-M at correct distances.

 

[khart_6882]

What was going on with that bucks lower jaw?


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[huntnful]

That first buck is a dandy!! ELDM’s are simply devastating also.

 

[StupidLightweight]

Congrats. My results have mirrored yours. Of maybe two dozen different projectiles I’ve used on game, the 6mm 108 and 6.5mm 147 ELD-Ms have impressed me most. I think the furthest an animal has gone is 10 yards after impact.

 

[Wright406]

That first buck is a dandy!! ELDM’s are simply devastating also.

For sure. That was this years buck. Got lucky

 

[Wright406]

What was going on with that bucks lower jaw?


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Man, it was a nasty nasty puss infection the size of a softball or larger. Pretty gross.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

Murder bullets.

 

[go4thegusto]

If I could hijack a bit....
I intend to shoot factory ammo in a 22 Creed on deer and antelope. Max 300 yards
Thoughts on ELD-M vs ELD-X from Hornady

 

[bigbassfish]

Those are some great pictures! I will be trying the 168gr ELDM out of a 308 for black bear this spring.

 

[StupidLightweight]

If I could hijack a bit....
I intend to shoot factory ammo in a 22 Creed on deer and antelope. Max 300 yards
Thoughts on ELD-M vs ELD-X from Hornady

You'll be fine with either. Personally, I'd lean toward the ELD-M. Oddly enough, based on the performance of other calibers in the M and X family, the M seems to be the better hunting bullet.

 

[General RE LEE]

Man, it was a nasty nasty puss infection the size of a softball or larger. Pretty gross.

Probably a painful abscess. He thanked you from deer heaven.

 

[Chris_in_Idaho]

I don't currently have experience with either flavor of ELD. What is the primary advantage of the M on game? I see in many sizes the M is heavier, so more bullet to fragment, but in a case such as 7mm 162gr where both M and X are the same mass, what sort of wound difference could be expected?

 

[sr80]

Anyone with experience with the ELDM on an animal below 100 yards?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

ELDMs kill very well. I personally prefer the consistency of the ELDXs in generating killing shaped wound channels, especially the smaller in diameter you go.

 

[RyeWhiskey]

No doubt ELDMs are devastating. Great buck btw!

 

[Wyo_hntr]

Anyone with experience with the ELDM on an animal below 100 yards?

Yes. About 30-40yds, 140gr eldm. Very dead elk.

 

[Juan_ID]

Anyone with experience with the ELDM on an animal below 100 yards?

This was a buck my wife shot a few years ago with the 147 eld at about 50 yards 2700mv. Entrance center of chest and had shrapnel and bloodshot mid rib. Dead on his feet, made it maybe 50 yards

 

[Hnthrdr]

I’ve waited a few kills to post my successes but the ELD-M bullets. They are no longer just “match” for me. In the last two seasons my wife and I have had nothing but success. 1 antelope, 3 deer so far ( hopefully a bull with the 7PRC) all dead on arrival with less than 50 yards from where shot.

Distances for kills, 250, 425, 525 and 530.

Shot my 2024 mule deer this last weekend with a perfect heart shot and I know have no worries about the ELD-M at correct distances.

Awesome buck!

 

[JRay]

Anyone with experience with the ELDM on an animal below 100 yards?

10yo bull, 60 yds, 6.5 prc, 147 eldm. Full pass through. Massive trauma.

 

[miller3483]

Anyone with experience with the ELDM on an animal below 100 yards?

Mature mule deer at 80yds, 147 eldm at about 2700 impact velocity, complete pass through, massive internal trauma. Buck made it about 40 yards. If I remember correctly it looked like the bullet started opening almost immediately.