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<blockquote data-quote="sweeney" data-source="post: 330400" data-attributes="member: 453">This year I shot a 6.5 creed with 130 gr eld-m at deer, with 45gr of 6.5 staball powder at 2800fps 2265 ft/lbs at muzzle in a 24&quot; barrel. The buck was at 340 yards it was a vital area shot behind front shoulder, not hitting shoulder on either side. The buck took 3 steps up the hill and fell back down.&nbsp; Ballistics roughly 2280 fps 1500ft/lbs at distance according to my app. Entrance was a minimal wound not much over bullet diameter, exit was a little smaller than a tennis ball sized hole, so no bullet recovery yet was very effective. The only other bullet performance info I personally have using the eld-m was a head shot at 300 yards (2355fps and 1600ft/lbs at distance) made soup of the cavity and entered behind ear exited near the forehead instant death. Not my bullet of choice or caliber but I will no longer worry about using them if it is all I have available with proper bullet placement they are 2 for 2 with me. I know of several people who have used them at longer range in faster calibers, with good success also according to them, one of the main reasons I wanted to try them out this year.- - - Updated - - -[ATTACH]50986[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sweeney, post: 330400, member: 453"] This year I shot a 6.5 creed with 130 gr eld-m at deer, with 45gr of 6.5 staball powder at 2800fps 2265 ft/lbs at muzzle in a 24" barrel. The buck was at 340 yards it was a vital area shot behind front shoulder, not hitting shoulder on either side. The buck took 3 steps up the hill and fell back down. Ballistics roughly 2280 fps 1500ft/lbs at distance according to my app. Entrance was a minimal wound not much over bullet diameter, exit was a little smaller than a tennis ball sized hole, so no bullet recovery yet was very effective. The only other bullet performance info I personally have using the eld-m was a head shot at 300 yards (2355fps and 1600ft/lbs at distance) made soup of the cavity and entered behind ear exited near the forehead instant death. Not my bullet of choice or caliber but I will no longer worry about using them if it is all I have available with proper bullet placement they are 2 for 2 with me. I know of several people who have used them at longer range in faster calibers, with good success also according to them, one of the main reasons I wanted to try them out this year. [COLOR=silver][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] [ATTACH=CONFIG]50986._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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