Eldm’s for antelope

[coast range]

I have an Oregon tag this year. I have killed a handful of antelope before.
I currently have a 6.5 Prc shooting 147s and 223 running the 75s.

Anyone have personal experience with these and antelope? I have killed some blacktails with eldm and performed great. Very little meat loss, but that’s my worry with Antelope is losing meat! 15 years to draw and I love Antelope meat.

Antelope die easily and the eldm’s are deadly, but too deadly?

Anyway I’d thought I’d just see what people thought.

 

[Braaap]

Killed one last year with my 6.5cm shooting 147 eldm’s and they worked great! Impact velocity on this shot was probably between 1800-1900. I normally shoot the 143 eldx but my gun was sighted in for the 147’s this that season and I just went with it.

 

[2Stamp]

Not the 147, but the 108 ELD-M. The ELDM work really well on pronghorn.

 

[OXN939]

Very little meat loss, but that’s my worry with Antelope is losing meat! 15 years to draw and I love Antelope meat.

Very sure ELDs would kill an antelope fine, but if you really enjoy eating your harvest, why shoot it with one of the most frangible lead bullets out there? Any of your copper options would also kill an antelope and you wouldn't have a whole shoulder contaminated with lead dust.

The 124 hammers in particular with 6.5 PRC would be a very deadly combo that you could probably get laser like performance from easily.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Over 20 antelope with the 180 eldms. They kill great and aren’t explosive on antelope in my experience. Stay off the shoulder, aim for the white behind the shoulder and you’ll be fine. No reason to shoot any animal in the shoulder, especially antelope.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Killed a few with eldms, like mentioned, stay off the shoulder and you’ll be good

 

[coast range]

Sounds good. Like I said I have had great luck with them even at ranges of 100 yards on blacktail. I’d rather not change up what I’m shooting.

 

[JPeters218]

Just like others have said, I’ve used the 108’s on a number of whitetail and antelope at this point. Just stay behind the shoulder and you’re good. Turns the cavity to soup and doesn’t ruin meat

 

[waspocrew]

Send it! ELDM kill well. Just shoot it in the ribs and you’ll be fine.

 

[cuerro viejo]

It’s an pronghorn, don’t over think it

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Prc will buck the wind better by a lot. At least in Montana wind is a major consideration. Not much meat on an antelope so obviously stay off the quarters

 

[coast range]

It’s an pronghorn, don’t over think it

For sure l. More of just something to discuss. Those things die pretty easy

 

[cuerro viejo]

For sure l. More of just something to discuss. Those things die pretty easy

My favorite pronghorn rifle is a suppressed 16” 22cm with 77TMK. I hunt pronghorns every year on my ranch.

 

[kcm2]

Very sure ELDs would kill an antelope fine, but if you really enjoy eating your harvest, why shoot it with one of the most frangible lead bullets out there? Any of your copper options would also kill an antelope and you wouldn't have a whole shoulder contaminated with lead dust.

The 124 hammers in particular with 6.5 PRC would be a very deadly combo that you could probably get laser like performance from easily.

What OXN939 said. Antelope are not big, so minimize your meat damage. They are very tasty and every bite is work keeping.

 

[mtnbound]

I have an Oregon tag this year. I have killed a handful of antelope before.
I currently have a 6.5 Prc shooting 147s and 223 running the 75s.

Anyone have personal experience with these and antelope? I have killed some blacktails with eldm and performed great. Very little meat loss, but that’s my worry with Antelope is losing meat! 15 years to draw and I love Antelope meat.

Antelope die easily and the eldm’s are deadly, but too deadly?

Anyway I’d thought I’d just see what people thought.

As others have said, just keep them off the shoulder, and you will be fine.