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New Bullits #7161344 05/05/18 11:06 PM
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Shot the new 88 gr ELD-M Bullets in my 22 Creedmoor today.
Only loaded a few just to see if they would shoot from 1/8 twist well enough to play with.
They did. Shot 5 at 340yards and considering erratic wind not to bad. First two almost touched but wind got really brisk from behind and for some reason 3rd went low and next two were same elevation as first two just further left as that’s the way the wind switched to. Group was 3 inch but if you took out the low shot it was .75MOA
Average velocity 3396 with Suppressor.... I shot a couple without just to make sure all was good.
ES 8 SD 4 for 5 shots

Oh and yes I have pictures but still have no luck getting them from IPhone or IPad on to here.

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"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."

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Sounds pretty good. Sometimes a group is more of a weather report than anything else


lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
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Thanks for the report. 80 gr ELD-M has been unavailable for several weeks. I may need to use those 88 gr. anyway, in .223 A.I. It is a 1:7.7

I've got 100 pieces of brass left to shoot, and I will have 400 fire formed.


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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7161771 05/06/18 04:32 PM
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Nice David! Can you do me a favor? Would you, please, measure the bullet for me and post the length of this bullet? I'd like to run some twist rate numbers. Thanks!!!


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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7161898 05/06/18 06:46 PM
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The 88gr ELD-X is 1.244 long vs a 80 gr ELD-X at 1.153


"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."

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Originally Posted By: DStroud
The 88gr ELD-X is 1.244 long vs a 80 gr ELD-X at 1.153


Base to ogive on the 88 gr?


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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7162067 05/06/18 10:45 PM
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90gr Berger VLD is 1.25 don't have the new ones to compare to.


lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7162308 05/07/18 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted By: DStroud

Oh and yes I have pictures but still have no luck getting them from IPhone or IPad on to here.


Easiest thing to do is get the photobucket app assuming u have an account. That how I used to do it when i had an iPhone.


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Originally Posted By: Korean Redneck
Originally Posted By: DStroud

Oh and yes I have pictures but still have no luck getting them from IPhone or IPad on to here.


Easiest thing to do is get the photobucket app assuming u have an account. That how I used to do it when i had an iPhone.


Photobucket can eat [censored] and die.


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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7162381 05/07/18 03:23 AM
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I have a photo bucket account and I agree with FiremanJG. I guess my account is still there.... only thing that’s on there is about 800 pictures of dead coyotes.

I get .6955 base to ogive with a 22 comparator.

Also took a coyote today with the 88gr bullet..... 521 yards. Left to right wind so held back of rib cage and hit it in the neck. DRT. Got some awesome video of coyotes while I was waiting for some pigs to show up too.

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"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."

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Was looking at these a few days ago. If the bc stays at advertised I'm not sure it offers much over my current 90gr vld load but if it's higher like the 80gr eld I'll try some out.


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The 168 ELDM in my 308 are the real deal. Going to try a few other calibers and possibly the ELDX too.

Re: New Bullits [Re: Korean Redneck] #7163949 05/08/18 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted By: Korean Redneck
Originally Posted By: DStroud

Oh and yes I have pictures but still have no luck getting them from IPhone or IPad on to here.


Easiest thing to do is get the imgur app assuming u have an account. That how I used to do it when i had an iPhone.


There, fixed it for you. Just upload them to the website if no app.


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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7166922 05/11/18 03:23 PM
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Just checking to see if this photo works using Flickr


https://www.flickr.com/gp/161659116@N06/2W07mG


"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."

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David,

Where are you buying your 88 grain ELD-M bullets. I can't seem to find them. Thanks!

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I only have small quantity to play with. They came in a baggie from a local dealer who sells other addictive items... like guns/scopes cool


"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."

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Re: New Bullits [Re: DStroud] #7167458 05/12/18 12:06 AM
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Sounds like Chad needs a new dealer...

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