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7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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Hunting a wheat field this morning with my 17" 7mm-08 A.I. Doe at 285 yards, vitals, did the stiff leg fall over.
Spike at 265 yards, quartering away, vitals, made a 20 yard lap, and piled up. Maybe I can get autopsy pics to load, later.
The muzzle velocity on my load is 2640 fps.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/10/18 02:40 PM
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17 inch barrel, dang. I am used to 26, lol. Excellent.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/10/18 03:20 PM
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Those whitetails are tough
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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Those whitetails are tough It's new bullet, foo. The question has been asked here, fairly recently.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/10/18 05:26 PM
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Still an all time favorite cartridge for me.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/10/18 06:35 PM
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How does it perform on deer sized stuff under 100 yds?
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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How does it perform on deer sized stuff under 100 yds? 200 pound hog, in and out the center of the neck from 30 yards. Only close range experience I have with it yet.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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On the quartering deer, this morning @ 265 yards. It entered on the last rib left side, passed through both lungs and came out the center of the right shoulder. Entry 3/4", exit 1 1/2". So a diagonal pass through. The lungs were liquid.
I'd load pics if I could.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/10/18 10:02 PM
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How does it perform on deer sized stuff under 100 yds? I shot a buck quartering last year at 83yds with a eld m with great results. Behind the impact shoulder and fist size exit in front of the off side shoulder.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/11/18 01:10 AM
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Good to hear. I’m planning on throwing things together enough to shoot a couple does with the 175’s. They’ll be going just a bit faster than that to see what higher impact velocities do to them.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/11/18 01:59 AM
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I’m sure someone would gladly post the pics for you if you emailed them
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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Deer number 3 this evening.
250 yards, 90° broadside. Missed a rib on the way in, so 7mm hole. 1 1/4" exit.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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I’m sure someone would gladly post the pics for you if you emailed them I've texted them to Chad and Dee I don't know if that'll work.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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Looking forward to seeing the pics if they can get them up.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/11/18 04:23 AM
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How are these different than the Amax?
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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How are these different than the Amax? As far as I know, the ELD-M is the same bullet, basically, with a heat resistant tip. The ELD-X, that JG is using, and that Hornady designed to hunt, is similar to the ELD-M, but with a thicker jacket for more controlled expansion.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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How are these different than the Amax? Stronger, faster, better!!!
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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How does it perform on deer sized stuff under 100 yds? I shot a buck quartering last year at 83yds with a eld m with great results. Behind the impact shoulder and fist size exit in front of the off side shoulder. Good deal. My son shot a really nice muley buck with his 260 and 140 ELDM. Performed well. I was really curious about the ELDX though since they shoot so well in my 6.5.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/12/18 02:12 AM
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How are these different than the Amax? Stronger, faster, better!!! Just like the $6 Million Dollar Man!
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/22/18 03:08 PM
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Phone pics, managed to email them to myself and get them loaded via laptop. This was a spike at 265 yards. Top pick is entry, the bullet clipped the last rib on the way in. Deer was obviously quartering away. I was facing north, and he was facing north west. Point of aim was exactly where entry was. . . . This is exit. I don't like tearing up a shoulder, as this was a meat hunt, but I gotta do, what I gotta do. 7mm 162 gr. ELD-X, MV 2640 fps. The bullet works!
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/22/18 03:10 PM
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250 yard doe. 7mm entry, as it slipped right between ribs. Missed both shoulders, though. . . 1 1/4"-1 1/2" exit. She ran about 40 yards, and piled up.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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That entry didn't disrupt the guts?
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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That entry didn't disrupt the guts? It did not. The angle of pass-through was all well forward of the diaphragm. And I found no bullet fragments anywhere in all the deer hit with it. I could not be more pleased with the bullet's performance.
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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01/22/18 03:14 PM
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hummm, no neck shots? I know, you were testing for terminal ballistic data for the ELDX I THINK IT WORKS
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Re: 7mm 162 gr ELD-X did great on whitetail.
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hummm, no neck shots? I know, you were testing for terminal ballistic data for the ELDX I THINK IT WORKS Not this time, Buzz. Two reasons for no brainstem shots. I really wanted to see what this bullet did, on vitals. And, two, I had a seriously modified position. I had to get into my competition shooting brain, and "game it". Rifle balanced ahead of the mag well, backpack in my lap. I just didn't feel still enough for a brainstem shot.
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