Hornady ELD-X

[bdan68]

How far away were you from the goat?

200 yards.

 

[KenLee]

Exit from a 178 grain ELD-X from a 30/06. I won't be using these bullets ever again, except maybe for coyotes.View attachment 771998

Looks like perfect bullet performance to me. Destruction of boiler room achieved.

 

[bdan68]

Looks like perfect bullet performance to me. Destruction of boiler room achieved.

And I lost much of the backstrap.

 

[KenLee]

And I lost much of the backstrap.

Shoot lower

 

[Kimber7man]

I watched the 175 ELDX put two elk down a week ago, both from 7mm PRC’s. One was at 250 yards, nice 6x6 bull was higher up and quartering to my buddy. One shot just in front of the front shoulder, up and out the high side of the rib cage on opposite side of bull. He fell in 5 seconds.
Second was a cow at 160 yards, and just a bit lower. Quartering away, he hit her back in liver and got lungs. She was down in 10 seconds. Bullet did not exit but we didn’t find it.

Both of these had muzzle velocity around 2,920.
I’d say they work and might use them next year.

 

[eoperator]

Exit from a 178 grain ELD-X from a 30/06. I won't be using these bullets ever again, except maybe for coyotes.

And I lost much of the backstrap.

So a .30 cal fragmenting bullet did to much damage?

Maybe try a 6mm 103eldx that you will shoot more accurately next time. Or if you want to stick with the 3006 try a slower velocity barnes or non fragmenting bullet that leaves more of a pencil through like wound channel.

 

[Packer9037]

I shoot a 300 Weatherby and took 200 gr ELDX bullets on my first elk hunt. Shot a cow at 300 yards, through her front shoulder and lungs, dropped her where she stood. Shot a bull in Montana with the same load and at 285 yards and minimal meat damage as well. So far pretty happy with the eldx myself. But would agree with the overall sentiment...need to shoot something you are comfortable with.