Thread: 6.5 ELD-M 140 vs 147....ELD-X?

I found the 147gr ELDMs out shot the 143ge ELDX in both my creedmoor barrels and the .260Rem. Even though its heavier than the 140gr and 143gr I found the 147gr gets higher velocities before pressure signs due to the thinner jacket and shorter bearing surface. Side by side I have not seen any difference on deer and goats. The ELDM probably has the edge over the 143gr past 400m due to the higher BC and lighter jacket.
Currently running the 147gr at 2730fps from a 19" barrel in my Creedmoor which I cant achieve with the 143gr Eldx

Originally Posted by Wingman

I found the 147gr ELDMs out shot the 143ge ELDX in both my creedmoor barrels and the .260Rem. Even though its heavier than the 140gr and 143gr I found the 147gr gets higher velocities before pressure signs due to the thinner jacket and shorter bearing surface. Side by side I have not seen any difference on deer and goats. The ELDM probably has the edge over the 143gr past 400m due to the higher BC and lighter jacket.
Currently running the 147gr at 2730fps from a 19" barrel in my Creedmoor which I cant achieve with the 143gr Eldx

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What powder? That's shifting

41.gr RL16 Lapua SRP Brass CCI BR-4. No pressure but I took it up to 2770fps which showed the start of cratering but not flat primers and groups opened up as I went past the 41gr.

Longest Red deer with the 147gr were around the 500m mark, they dropped where they were standing.