Eld-x bullets

[Jetjockey]

I can’t say because I wont use them in thicker skinned animals, but basically, Hornady has marketed a match bullet as a hunting bullet, which is fine if you get that nice broadside shot. BUT, when driven fast, and you need to go through a shoulder to hit vitals, they are known to separate and explode, which even Hornady acknowledges. I would use them on pronghorn, deer, and the smaller antelope, but give me a 55” kudu quartering toward me where I need to drive through shoulder to get to vitals, and the ELD-X is one of the last bullets I’d want, and I’d probably pass on the shot. I get that they are accurate, but with bullets like the Federal Terminal Ascent on the market, I just don’t see the need for the ELD-X.

 

[WAB]

A lot of what is behind this thread are our personal biases on bullet design relative to terminal performance. Members who I respect greatly like the ELD-X and Berger bullets. These are bullets that are designed to expand almost explosively after entering the target. They claim to have good experience with them and I believe them.

I personally prefer more controlled expansion. I am an A-Frame addict. For long range applications I shoot a Nosler AccuBond LR. I like to break through bone and know I will have a good exit wound.

So IMO to answer a question on ELD-X performance, I think you first need to decide what your expectations of a bullet’s terminal performance are.