Thread: 162 ELD-M close range performance 284win

Hi all

Hoping to pick the collective brains of the forum;

Just getting my Tikka 284win load finalised. Initial testing with 162 ELD-M + RL26 suggest I should be able to comfortably sling them out ~2830ish. This will be ideal as a mid-long range projectile but i'm wondering how it will go on at close bush ranges (hopefully with roaring stags!)?

Would it be worth doing a bush load? I have some 162 Interlocks or 140gn bonded pills i could use sub 200m, or will the ELD-M be okay up close at those speeds?

Cheers