Factory ammo. Hornady ELD X. HORRIBLE accuracy.

[Ahugemuledeer]

Long time lurker, Just wanted to share some results from shooing Hornady EDL X ( allegedly match grade ammo ). Wondering if anyone else has seen anything like this.

.300 win mag 200 grain, 100 yard groups quite literally all over the map!

Gun does shoot federal moa groups.

 

[jpmulk]

No I’ve had great experience with it in 7mm

 

[5MilesBack]

Where in the shooting sequence were the four in the middle?

 

[Team4LongGun]

Yes. FWIW, ELD's of any kind don't like me, and I gave up on them. This is across several precision rifles.

 

[Ahugemuledeer]

Where in the shooting sequence were the four in the middle?

Good question.

Shot number one was on the money.

Next 2 shots way off

Then 3 ringers damn near on the bullseye.

After that I’m just wasting bullets.

Then gun was previously zeroed for 200 yards

 

[Laramie]

We are shooting under .5 MOA with them in our 6.5 PRC. My guess is you have something else going on but some guns don't like some ammo for a variety of reasons.

 

[BCsteve]

Your rifle doesn't like this ammo, it happens. Move on.

 

[Ahugemuledeer]

Yes. FWIW, ELD's of any kind don't like me, and I gave up on them. This is across several precision rifles.

Have you seen variance this extreme?

Really wonder if the velocity’s are that much different from round to round or what

We are shooting under .5 MOA with them in our 6.5 PRC. My guess is you have something else going on but some guns don't like some ammo for a variety of reasons.

Federal 200 grain group with a screaming hot barrel

 

[backyardbandit]

That exact ammo shoots moa out of a bergara wilderness ridge and wilderness hmr. It's a couple years old though.

 

[HuntandFly]

212 Grain ELD-x shot sub-MOA on my first attempt with it in my new .300 PRC. Then surprisingly the ELD-M didn’t shoot well at all. Never know what your rifle will prefer

 

[MuleyFever]

Your rifle doesn't like this ammo, it happens. Move on.

 

[Team4LongGun]

Yes I have seen them "group" like that at 100 yards. If your not using a chrono, I can't really help with narrowing down the issue. I'd start there.
I reload a lot-I just moved on from them. Not worth the time, headache, and wasting valuable components.

 

[nobody]

Rifle type?
Scope Type?
Rest type?
Scope Mount Type?

 

[deadwolf]

Have you seen variance this extreme?

Really wonder if the velocity’s are that much different from round to round or what

Federal 200 grain group with a screaming hot barrel

I’m curious, is this a 100 yard group?

And what is your rifle, scope, etc.? Shooting off a bench, bipod, rear bags?


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[S-3 ranch]

Truth be told the federal classic is probably a better game round then a eldx
federal is bonded, eldx isn’t
gun likes them

 

[Pharmseller]

This load prints like a shotgun pattern in my brother’s Tikka.






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[ResearchinStuff]

Have you seen variance this extreme?

Really wonder if the velocity’s are that much different from round to round or what

Federal 200 grain group with a screaming hot barrel

that is not a moa group.

 

[Pharmseller]

Truth be told the federal classic is probably a better game round then a eldx
federal is bonded, eldx isn’t
gun likes them

ELD-X is a pretty good bullet. One shot apiece.







I have more pics but you get the idea.

It’s more about where you hit them, anyway.





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[bradgrace]

Is the barrel clean? What else have you shot bullet wise out of the barrel? Any Barnes by chance?

 

[Agross]

My 300 prc loves it.