Chad’s 308 Amax did the job twice a couple of weeks ago.

My understanding is it has a thicker jacker than the ELD-X. CBlackall shot a cow elk at 200-ish with a 7mm 162 ELD-M. Dead cow, good sized exit wound.

My understanding is it has a thicker jacker than the ELD-X. CBlackall shot a cow elk at 200-ish with a 7mm 162 ELD-M. Dead cow, good sized exit wound.

This past season five animals were shot with my rifle using the ELD-M. I shot a coyote at 87 yds, a cow elk at 300~ yds, and a doe at 60 yds. Two buddies used it to shoot a coyote at 220 yds, and a spike at 50 yds. This is with a suppressed, 20” 7-08 running the 162 ELD-M at 2660 fps. All animals dropped where they stood. I chose the ELD-M over the X due to the decreased muzzle velocity from the shorter barrel. I knew the AMAX performed flawlessly, and I was hedging my bets that the ELD-M should perform similarly. There weren’t a lot of in the field reports when I started loading it. I have been thoroughly impressed. The only bullet I’ve recovered was from the elk. It was just under the off-side hide. Perfect mushroom. I have photos, but haven’t figured out how to post them from my iPhone or iPad since the update. The rest were pass throughs with massive internal damage. I think as long as you know the limitations, and don’t try to push them at screaming velocities, they work well.