brandonapps
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Last year I began reloading for my savage 300wm and decided to reload the 178gr Hornady ELD-X. I managed to shoot about .6-.9 moa depending on the day and at 2970fps. Previously I have always used power points and partitions for deer and antelope which leaves a good size exit hole damn near the size of an orange and for elk always used power points and accubonds, both of which also left good sized exit holes. The 2017 year hunting season I managed to take a CO Whitetail Buck, WY Mule Deer and WY Antelope with the 300wm 178gr ELDX load and am very happy with the results, for the most part.
Since this was the first year reloading I liked the overall accuracy of the ELDX. With my 300wm in Savage and dads in Howa both managed the shoot at least 1 moa no matter the powder charge and seating depth but with a little more tuning we managed to get average .75 moa which in my opinion for hunting is accurate. My 264wm on the other hand is shooting about .9 moa and seems to like the load as well but a little more load development I would like to start using it for all game. Overall accuracy from factory rifles and reloading seems to do well.
Whitetail deer was shot running about 50 yards away just behind the shoulder but high below backstraps, dropped in its tracks. High lung shot good size entry not exit hole but internal organs were shredded no recoverd bullet. Overall happy
WY Deer on the other hand was a little different, a little more long range was at 601 yards in GEN A deer hunt shot a 140in mule deer. Shot once heard a hit by the time I acquired him in the scope again he had walked 10 yards and I watched him pile up. It was a perfect midbody behind shoulder heart and lung hit. The bullet didn't seem to expand as much as I had imagined about average sized entrance but maybe only a golf ball sized exit if best. Internally still did a lot of damage that's why he went down but still would have thought at 2000+fps it would have been a bigger exit hole.
WY Antelope managed to shoot a doe at about 200 yards. Hit high shoulder that it manage to hit bone and snap the spine. Recovered bullet and almost 80 weight retention on the small doe. Seems to still do good at medium ranges but unsure on longer distances. I think I'm going to try my 264wm for all 3 species this 2018 hunting season. My dad managed to also take a mule deer buck and antelope buck near the craig area with the ELDX both within 200 yards and bullet performance seems exceptional all 1 shot kills.
But I'm curious does anyone have experiences with bullet performance at the longer distances say 600+? Also what are thought on 264wm for elk? Ballistics shows it hits harder and faster than 300?
Since this was the first year reloading I liked the overall accuracy of the ELDX. With my 300wm in Savage and dads in Howa both managed the shoot at least 1 moa no matter the powder charge and seating depth but with a little more tuning we managed to get average .75 moa which in my opinion for hunting is accurate. My 264wm on the other hand is shooting about .9 moa and seems to like the load as well but a little more load development I would like to start using it for all game. Overall accuracy from factory rifles and reloading seems to do well.
Whitetail deer was shot running about 50 yards away just behind the shoulder but high below backstraps, dropped in its tracks. High lung shot good size entry not exit hole but internal organs were shredded no recoverd bullet. Overall happy
WY Deer on the other hand was a little different, a little more long range was at 601 yards in GEN A deer hunt shot a 140in mule deer. Shot once heard a hit by the time I acquired him in the scope again he had walked 10 yards and I watched him pile up. It was a perfect midbody behind shoulder heart and lung hit. The bullet didn't seem to expand as much as I had imagined about average sized entrance but maybe only a golf ball sized exit if best. Internally still did a lot of damage that's why he went down but still would have thought at 2000+fps it would have been a bigger exit hole.
WY Antelope managed to shoot a doe at about 200 yards. Hit high shoulder that it manage to hit bone and snap the spine. Recovered bullet and almost 80 weight retention on the small doe. Seems to still do good at medium ranges but unsure on longer distances. I think I'm going to try my 264wm for all 3 species this 2018 hunting season. My dad managed to also take a mule deer buck and antelope buck near the craig area with the ELDX both within 200 yards and bullet performance seems exceptional all 1 shot kills.
But I'm curious does anyone have experiences with bullet performance at the longer distances say 600+? Also what are thought on 264wm for elk? Ballistics shows it hits harder and faster than 300?