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<blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 133831" data-attributes="member: 704">Because the new Hornady ELD-X bullet is new maybe some of you are interested in it's performance.I was using a 300WSM with the new 178 gr Hornady ELD-X.&nbsp; Sort of a picky rifle, but with that bullet and R19 it gives me 3000 fps and groups .4 inches.&nbsp; It's an older Browning A Bolt.&nbsp; Lets see my wife gave it to me for our 32nd anniversary and we have been married 46 years now.&nbsp; So 14 years old I guess.&nbsp; The distance was 396 yards.&nbsp; She was at a downward angle so with angle compensation 384 yards.&nbsp; Not a lot of difference.&nbsp; I thought I may be shooting over so shot low once.&nbsp; Notice her right foot has a hole in it.&nbsp; Needle and thread will fix it.&nbsp; I thought I was shooting over because my son seen dirt squirt on the backside of her once.&nbsp; I guess penetration is ok with that new bullet.&nbsp; I did find one bullet and it mushroomed perfectly.&nbsp; Maybe I'll go get it and take a tooth brush after it to clean it up then take a pic and post it.Edit:&nbsp; The core separated from the jacket when I dropped it in the sink while cleaning it up.&nbsp; Getting close to coming apart I guess.&nbsp; At an elevation of 6000 ft impact velocity would be 2419 fps.&nbsp; Sure mushroomed a lot, but then it entered the left front shoulder and lodged under the skin of the right hind quarter.&nbsp; Low velocity maybe, but 300 lbs of bear is tough on a bullet. The bones of the upper left shoulder were pulverized. It will be my hardest sewing job.Edit ----again:&nbsp; Retained weight was 124 gr or 69.66% of original weight. [ATTACH]8169[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PrairieGhost, post: 133831, member: 704"] Because the new Hornady ELD-X bullet is new maybe some of you are interested in it's performance. I was using a 300WSM with the new 178 gr Hornady ELD-X. Sort of a picky rifle, but with that bullet and R19 it gives me 3000 fps and groups .4 inches. It's an older Browning A Bolt. Lets see my wife gave it to me for our 32nd anniversary and we have been married 46 years now. So 14 years old I guess. The distance was 396 yards. She was at a downward angle so with angle compensation 384 yards. Not a lot of difference. I thought I may be shooting over so shot low once. Notice her right foot has a hole in it. Needle and thread will fix it. I thought I was shooting over because my son seen dirt squirt on the backside of her once. I guess penetration is ok with that new bullet. I did find one bullet and it mushroomed perfectly. Maybe I'll go get it and take a tooth brush after it to clean it up then take a pic and post it. Edit: The core separated from the jacket when I dropped it in the sink while cleaning it up. Getting close to coming apart I guess. At an elevation of 6000 ft impact velocity would be 2419 fps. Sure mushroomed a lot, but then it entered the left front shoulder and lodged under the skin of the right hind quarter. Low velocity maybe, but 300 lbs of bear is tough on a bullet. The bones of the upper left shoulder were pulverized. It will be my hardest sewing job. Edit ----again: Retained weight was 124 gr or 69.66% of original weight. [ATTACH=CONFIG]8169._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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