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Looking at expanding my repertoire, so I loaded 4 162 ELD-X over 70 grains of MagPro with a WLRM, 3.290", and shot them over my chronograph. Very interesting.

I got slightly higher velocity as the chamber and barrel heated up. I waited four minutes between shots 3 and 4.

2935, 2958, 2984, 2971.

Ave. 2962, ES 48.

Here are the primers. A little flat, but no ejector marks.





Light was fading but I was having a good time so I grabbed a few 160 Partitions, 72 gr MagPro, same primer, and tried those. Noticeably more recoil.

Err2 (dang it!), 3045, 3085. Ave 3065, ES 40, two shots doesn't tell me much. Primers were really flat, still no ejector marks.





Next (and last) was the 160 Accubond. The Err2 bug bit me again, but I got 3066 and 3034 for an average of 3045 and ES of 42. Primers looked fine.





I think I'll stick with the Accubond.






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