Thread: 162gn ELDX not expanding

Yeah G'day Mooseman i've been a little busy mate yeah those ELD-X work for some and not others i'm starting to think caliber may have something to do with it and weight we have blokes over here that absolutely swear by them then they get a bad one and that is my point unreliable a bad shot for me could mean my butt torn to shreds by a wounded bull
I haven't heard of any 6.5's or 7-08's the smaller calibers having problems with the x's mainly the heavier calibers but a bloke told me the other day that if you push them 2800fps and over at close range then there is more of a chance of them failing at close range just something to ponder and there maybe something in it as most larger calibers run from 2900fps to around 3300fps smaller calibers do to but they're a smaller caliber smaller weight which may make a difference but one thing is i won't be going back to them the 168gr Bergers were exactly the same some got good results some got bad i had a complete pass through on a chest of a bull at 280yds a hole the size of my pointer finger both sides yet i shot a wild dog and tore it to bits at 200yds you'd think the tougher meat would have opened the projectile up sooner than the soft ya know since using the old sp i can't figure why the people are going away from them they slam dunk from wild bulls to wild dogs with authority i couldn't imagine going back to x's or vld's also the sp is deadly accurate more so than both the others and more forgiving on seating depth the others might be better out to 1000yds or more but i'm knocking w'dogs @650yds who can ethicly hunt past that i know some do but 700yds would probably ease me up good to have a chat mate cheers