I picked up a box of the new Hornady ELD-X 200 gr bullets. Looking to experiment a bit with them in 30-06 and 300 WSM. I have H4350, RL17, Big Game, and Ramshot Hunter. I'm planning on using 208 gr A-Max starting load data and going from there.

But looking at the data I have it looks like RL19 or RL 22 would be a better option for these. Never shot anything over 180 gr so this is new territory for me.

I tried RL17 in my 300 WSM with 180's and got good speeds with it, but much better accuracy with H4350. Trying to decide if it is worth buying more powder or just make what I have work.

What do you think, or any other options worth considering.


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