Thread: New 90 gr 243 ELD X

Postie delivered some today.
Photo is one compared to the 103gr version, that didn't stabilise in my 1:10 twist 243. Length is 28mm for the 90gr compared to 31.9mm for the 103gr.

Nice looking bullet let's hope they shoot well. I aren't having any luck with the 90 gr Game changers, could be the rifle though so I took a bit more out of the barrel channel and played around with the pillars I put in so will try it out again. This time I will try so 87 gr Hornady, 85 gr Partitions, 95 gr SST, and I have a few 90 gr BT, as well as the Game changers. Will shoot a group with each and see what happens. If I get some consistency with these ones I will get some 90 gr ELD X to try out, should be a good hunting bullet.

I couldn’t get the Gamechangers to stabilise in my 1:10 Tikka .243. The 95gr Ballistic Tips shoot great so hoping the Eld-X’s will work given their similar length to the Nosler.

I've got some 95gn Targex to try now my BLR trigger and action is well sorted. Also keen to try the ELD Xs.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

I've got some 95gn Targex to try now my BLR trigger and action is well sorted. Also keen to try the ELD Xs.

Ive shot plenty of deer and Tahr with the 95 Targex. They are a good projectile that behave like the Berger.

Neck shot @ 300 odd yards with the 95 Targex. Ouch.

Wow...they work then!

Targex work very nicely, only reason I'm not still using them at the moment is I have a few hundred projectiles to use up first.

I’ll second the targex projectiles in the .243

Mooseman
My old sav 99 243 stabilized the berger 87gr VLD hunting bullet just fine and dropped some red hinds and goats.
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They are finally here @Mooseman.

Am sorting out an order right now.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

They are finally here @Mooseman.

Am sorting out an order right now.

Mine arrived three weeks ago but I still haven't got around to loading any yet

I'm sure I was reading a post with a table on various 6mm chamberings using 2209 and rl26, on the forum today. Fucked if I can find it though, can anyone help me out?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

The ProHunter has been my 243 bullet for longer than I can remember. It has accounted for hundreds of animals, roe, fallow, reds, gazzillions of goats, pigs.
@NewbieZAR is spot on with his range assessment, this one was taken at precisely 350m. It wobbled, took a step, fell down the bank. The ProHunters expand and shed fragments and do a lot of peripheral damage in the engine room.

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The only thing I would say is that I'm very careful not to use these bullets in difficult wind conditions much past ~200-225m as they can misbehave. A heavier, higher BC bullet is the go on days like that, so I take either the Creedmoor or .308.

Its this reason why I'm so keen on getting the 90gr ELD-X to work. It will deal with wind heaps better than the ProHunter.

Originally Posted by Tommy

I'm sure I was reading a post with a table on various 6mm chamberings using 2209 and rl26, on the forum today. Fucked if I can find it though, can anyone help me out?

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....parison-53076/

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Here it is at 2.710" in the COAL gauge. Looks like a satisfying amount of case capacity behind the 90gr ELD-X, I'm planning on 3150fps for this one. Maybe 3300fps if I get it Ackleyed.