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    200gn Eldx out of 308?

    has anybody done this and how did it go?

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    You need a 1:10" twist and a long barrel to be worthwhile. A 1:10" twist will definitely stabilise them, a 1:12" definitely won't, but they'll still be slow as in a short barrel and that's part of the problem.

    I tried a sample pack in a 20" Sako 1:11", it didn't like them. Technically, a 1:11" twist should stabilise them, and I don't remember them keyholing, it just shot like shite. You can't really get them going fast enough in a .308 carbine. It's basically a 24" .300 Win Mag bullet.

    As with any of the cartridges / calibres, once you get to the extreme end of the weight & length : calibre relationship, you tend to run into problems more often than not.

    I remember reading quite a bit about this and finding some fellas in the US who had succeeded with the 200gr ELD-X but pretty sure they were semi-custom .308s.
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    Chers im loading some for a mates win mag soon and was thinking of trying it out in another friends 308 unsure of twist is a savage axis budget job might try something a little lighter , what is a practical heavy 308 projectile?

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    168gr ELD should do the trick.

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    180gr is normally considered heavy.

    You might consider a 150 or 165/168gr bonded bullet? This way you have all the pentration you need with the advantages of the lighter bullet?
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    I find 165/168 to be the sweet spot in 308. If I had a full length barrel then maybe 178/180
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    I know a few that were running the 208 amax in short 308s, slow as but smashed the redskins
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    for bush ranges...180grn round nose hornady...job done.
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    The 180grn Norma Oryx also a good bullet and very accurate in my 20" .308.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-Ring View Post
    The 180grn Norma Oryx also a good bullet and very accurate in my 20" .308.
    Hi mate, how do these compare to say the Partitions for retention on game? I know they are a good bullet.
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    Im running 178gr eldx thru a 1/10 twist Shilen barrel.
    Groups really good, havent tried anything heavier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tribrit View Post
    Im running 178gr eldx thru a 1/10 twist Shilen barrel.
    Groups really good, havent tried anything heavier.
    what powder are you using?
    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tribrit View Post
    Im running 178gr eldx thru a 1/10 twist Shilen barrel.
    Groups really good, havent tried anything heavier.
    The 178 shoots really well in my 1/12 twist 308 too.

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    Not a 308 but I have have some very good results with 200gr ELDX with Superformance powder in a 30-06.

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    Check out Stan Leenders videos on YouTube. He shoots the 212eldx from a short barrel 308 with good results. I'm planning on experimenting with these or the 208 amax
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