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I plan to try the Hornady ELD-X in my Remington 700 7 mag. It is an unmodified factory gun. I called Hornady and was told the twist may not stabilize the 162's that I should shoot the 150's. Just wondering if anyone has tried the 162's in a factory Remington 700 in Rem 7 mag and if so, how did they shoot?

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That makes no sense unless factory remingtons are 10 twist.


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I had a factory saum that shot the 162 amax great. I believe they're not much different as far as stability goes.

So I've not shot the bullet you're asking about or the gun you asked about. Hope this helps...grin



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The 162 A-Max shoot excellent out of a factory Remington barrel no reason the ELD's wont.

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Your factory 9 twist will stabilize them if you get enough speed on it. It will not be good at slower speeds IME with the 162 Amax.

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I'm shooting them out of a factory tubed M70 1:9 twist and they stabilize fine. Chrono says they average 2910fps so I'm not all THAT fast and they work great. A word of caution if you handload, these things are CRAZY long. Lots of bearing surface. I worked up to Hornady's book max and will stay there. No pressure signs but they're plenty fast for how slippery they are. I've shot almost a full box (100) and it's promising so far. Averaging .75" at 100 for 5 shots. Reports of on game performance are starting to trickle in and it seems mixed, but I've noticed a lot of the bad reports are from shots at closer ranges, so a bullet as soft as these isn't going to perform well. At extended ranges it seems to be performing well.

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I just purchased some 162 grain for my 7mm-08. The gun is a Ruger with a 9.5:1 twist. My understanding is the Remington has a 9.25 twist in their 700s. If they will not stabilize in a 9.25 to 9.5 twist guns they are not going to be much use to a lot of guys. I think Browning also uses a 9.25 twist rate.


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Rems come with 9.25 twist and will stabilize 180gr VLDs.

You should get fine results with the 162 ELD-X.

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162 ELD-X's do better then good in my 7 mags. I have a. 26" 9 twist (Benchmark) and a factory 28" 10 twist (pro encore). They are well under sub now with my handloads and not much effort.

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They shoot fine in mine.

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They shoot good in my 700 SPS SS just touching lands.


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