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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #30 on: December 16, 2017, 03:59:16 PM »
Well since you keep bringing up Barnes, I won't shoot them because I have seen and also read countless stories of complete bullet failure.  Also the issue of excessive copper fouling. 

People are trying the eld-x over the berger to try and find something that doesn't grenade so bad at high speed.  Doesn't hurt that they are less expensive either. I've got zero complaints about the eld-x bullets.  In fact my next build is a 6mm and I'll be running the 107's out of it.

Yes indeed and why I started testing them. Bergers have blown up at high speeds and close range for me several times. I shot a cow at under 100 through the shoulder with a 143 eldx at 3250 and it broke the leg. Passed through lungs and stuck in the arm pit. Still had 55% weight retention at that blazing speed. I love accubonds more then anything but with as many critters as I have been killing with the eldx, I am super happy with them.
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #31 on: December 16, 2017, 09:30:12 PM »
Well since you keep bringing up Barnes, I won't shoot them because I have seen and also read countless stories of complete bullet failure.  Also the issue of excessive copper fouling. 

People are trying the eld-x over the berger to try and find something that doesn't grenade so bad at high speed.  Doesn't hurt that they are less expensive either. I've got zero complaints about the eld-x bullets.  In fact my next build is a 6mm and I'll be running the 107's out of it.
Funny... the only time I have heard of anyone having an issue with barnes bullets was shooting a .270 loaded with the TTSX at a pronghorn and he gut shot it.. thus the bullet didn't expand. The TSX which is what I recommended is a hollowpoint so as soon as it hits something it will begin expanding. I have never had an issue with fowling from the barnes bullets either lol. I will leave this discussion now so that we don't have to discuss proper shot placement on a game animal for bullet expansion now...

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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2017, 08:30:02 AM »
Wow that's an awfully bold statement there. Guess one day ill figure out where to shoot a big game animal.  The 4 or 5 i shoot a year must all die of natural causes.  Smh

Google Barnes bullet failure and Barnes copper fouling. 
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2017, 04:18:35 PM »
Wow that's an awfully bold statement there. Guess one day ill figure out where to shoot a big game animal.  The 4 or 5 i shoot a year must all die of natural causes.  Smh

Google Barnes bullet failure and Barnes copper fouling.
Googled it... Went through several forums for both bullet failure and copper fouling. On the failure its the same story every time.. marginal shot and animal still recovered. That's not the bullets fault that's the shooters fault! On the fouling. I found out that about 7-8 years ago barnes put the grooves on the TSX to help with copper fouling but most people were finding that it fouled about the same as any other bullet. It also depended on the rifle. Some guys would shoot barnes through 1 rifle and it would need to be cleaned in 20-25 rounds and then shoot a different rifle with barnes and not need to clean for 100 rounds or more. EVERY bullet has failures. What this really comes down to imo.. is blaming the equipment instead of yourself for the issues you had. Not every animal is going to be BANG FLOP! Maybe you should google the things you are talking about as well before opening up on here. Have a nice day!

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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2017, 04:40:58 PM »
Wow that's an awfully bold statement there. Guess one day ill figure out where to shoot a big game animal.  The 4 or 5 i shoot a year must all die of natural causes.  Smh

Google Barnes bullet failure and Barnes copper fouling.

I agree...you should prolly get alil more experience using google under your belt before commenting amongst us pros.. field experience just isnt worth much these days with the power of google..

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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2017, 04:53:04 PM »
Wow that's an awfully bold statement there. Guess one day ill figure out where to shoot a big game animal.  The 4 or 5 i shoot a year must all die of natural causes.  Smh

Google Barnes bullet failure and Barnes copper fouling.
Googled it... Went through several forums for both bullet failure and copper fouling. On the failure its the same story every time.. marginal shot and animal still recovered. That's not the bullets fault that's the shooters fault! On the fouling. I found out that about 7-8 years ago barnes put the grooves on the TSX to help with copper fouling but most people were finding that it fouled about the same as any other bullet. It also depended on the rifle. Some guys would shoot barnes through 1 rifle and it would need to be cleaned in 20-25 rounds and then shoot a different rifle with barnes and not need to clean for 100 rounds or more. EVERY bullet has failures. What this really comes down to imo.. is blaming the equipment instead of yourself for the issues you had. Not every animal is going to be BANG FLOP! Maybe you should google the things you are talking about as well before opening up on here. Have a nice day!
  i don't need to Google anything since I've been there tried that.  When you can hit solid structure on an animal and the bullet can darn near be reloaded I'd call that failure on the bullet not the shooter.  Fouling was terrible.  I wanna clean every 500 rounds not 30.  Cool you like barnes.  That's not what this thread was about yet you keep beating the Barnes drum.  Continue to make judgements about people you know nothing about though.  People like you are why I don't hardly post on this site anymore. 
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2017, 04:58:43 PM »
Barnes let me down once. That's all it takes with me. Haven't shot them again, never will. Shot lots of bergers, working up some eldx now for a 30 nosler. Well see how they do. So far I like them on paper

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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #37 on: December 17, 2017, 05:03:33 PM »
Barnes let me down once. That's all it takes with me. Haven't shot them again, never will. Shot lots of bergers, working up some eldx now for a 30 nosler. Well see how they do. So far I like them on paper
well according to the internet that was all your fault and not the bullets🤣
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #38 on: December 17, 2017, 05:08:49 PM »
Last animal we flung a Barnes bullet at was a cow elk that took 4 lung shots to get her knocked down, 180 gr tsx out of a 30-378 at 400 yds. They pencil holed thru and left tiny little exit holes. Never shot them again. Just got a new 7 mm going with the 150gr eldx, nothing else I tried shot under 1 1/2" in this particular gun including the ABLR. getting about 5/8" out of the hornadys. Hope they kill good

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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #39 on: December 17, 2017, 05:24:29 PM »
Back to the eld-x. Took the wsm out today to burn some more life out of the barrel and empty out this garbage brass so I can toss it.  Shot some groups at 200 and then stretched it out to 880 because I love the sound of a 212gr bullet hitting a steel plate.  Two 5 shot groups and one 6er.  Ground was frozen so it was tough loading the bipod.  First time I've shot since I got back from CO in November.
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2017, 05:25:10 PM »
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #41 on: December 17, 2017, 06:19:28 PM »
Everyone should just stick with accubonds and 150 yard shots. The world would be a better place and Karl would post here more.
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #42 on: December 17, 2017, 06:21:06 PM »
Everyone should just stick with accubonds and 150 yard shots. The world would be a better place and Karl would post here more.
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #43 on: December 17, 2017, 06:21:29 PM »
150 yard shots man!! Who cares about BC!
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Re: Experience with Hornady ELD-X bullets?
« Reply #44 on: December 17, 2017, 06:22:32 PM »
Dangit I forgot the smiley emoji :bash:
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