Thread: Loading 162 ELDX vs ELDM ?

Hey how about an Eldm out of a ‘big magnum’ that would be even better.

Most everyone went from the Amax to the eld M in their magnums

Some of us are still running the AMAX !! And they work like they always did.

I think it is a bullet by bullet proposition. I find the 145gn X in the .270W very explosive, core exits, shrapnel cuts through the lungs, heart from chest shots. Emphatic killers.
The 178 Eldx .308 cal have a following with .308, 30/06 users, so must be working at sub magnum velocities. I've loaded some in the 06 for this winter's hunting.

Love the 162 ELDM 3000fps in 280AI. In the 6.5PRC 143ELDX shoots very well at 3130fps but only one horse of a hind at 400y with a quick shot high on the shoulder - dropped in 10m. 168gn Amax in 308 at 2650fps lots of bang flops.

I prefer the ELDM overall.

If your rifle can take the 180ELDM, don't bother with anything else.