300 H&H with Hornady ELD-X 212 Grain bullet

[phil300H&H]

Hi fellow riflemen, anybody loaded and tried the Hornady ELD-X in the 300 H&H with 212 grain and 220 grain bullets?

 

[Just a dude in BC]

Hi fellow riflemen, anybody loaded and tried the Hornady ELD-X in the 300 H&H with 212 grain and 220 grain bullets?

Did you ever figure this out? I am about to embark on the same journey.

 

[DSchmidt]

I used the 220 ELDX in my 300 PRC last fall for an elk and I wasn't super impressed. The elk couldn't have been more dead, but I hit it twice where it counts and one bullet disintegrated, and the other was mostly gone, lodged in the off side hide. I have decent accuracy with them, but I'm looking for a different bullet for my safari.

 

[Just a dude in BC]

I used the 220 ELDX in my 300 PRC last fall for an elk and I wasn't super impressed. The elk couldn't have been more dead, but I hit it twice where it counts and one bullet disintegrated, and the other was mostly gone, lodged in the off side hide. I have decent accuracy with them, but I'm looking for a different bullet for my safari.

Interesting, I had one partially blow up (178 eldx from 308) in a large whitetail. but 2/3 of the bullet penetrated well though. In the end it smashed the heart and caused him to drop on the spot. So while I will use them, I think using heavy ones and assuming half the bullet will ablate in the animal is how you have to think about them.
IN a 300 h&h they will be moving slower than a 300 prc, so blowup should be lessened. For africa though, I would not use them.

 

[Josh P]

I have a handful of vintage Win 220gr projectiles, but I'll need to start looking for something suitable to replace them myself. If anyone has a proven bullet, there's probably enough interest to warrant sharing.

 

[Just a dude in BC]

I have a handful of vintage Win 220gr projectiles, but I'll need to start looking for something suitable to replace them myself. If anyone has a proven bullet, there's probably enough interest to warrant sharing.

There is a 220gr partition that fits that eight and bill. But the BC is not great. under 200 it would be perfect.

 

[Graham Hunter]

A bunch of us here have used them on Deer, Elk and Moose. Work great on the Deer. Petals typically come of but do a lot of devastation inside. I would use the new Hornady CX especially on heavy game. Have had excellent results with them and prefer them over Barnes T TSX. Or the good old Nosler Partition.