Thread: 162gn ELDX not expanding

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

bet you 50 quid to knob or goat shit Speer will make a big heavy 7mm softy that will be cheaper and will if anything over expand at that speed right through to something hard enough to stay together..... its the same old catch 22 to hard it wont expand,too soft it may blow up...hit bone it causes havoc,slip through rib gap and it can sail on through without doing bugger all expansion..... think of the old culler with FMJ .303 he wouldve had same delima with shot placement being criticle unless ammo was dumdumed etc.

I bought speer 7mm 145gr hcsp as was told by @chainsaw they are basically the cheaper version of the partition. $50 for 100 and I reckon in my 284 I will get them over 2800 fine as my 162eldms do 2760. Here is a recovered pill from a stag at 92yds I shot on Saturday.