ELD-Ms Work.

Wright406

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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.
 

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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.
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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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?
 

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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.
 

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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
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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!
 
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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.
 
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