Originally Posted by Whttail_in_MT
Originally Posted by Crowkiller
In speaking with the guy who answered the phone at Hornady, he implied but wouldn't come out and definitely state that the EldM is the Amax with a new tip.

mathman posted a photo showing that's not the case.
Originally Posted by mathman
Some of the designs are slicked up. If I can get done handling some unexpected obligations this evening I'll post a pic of a 168 grain, .308" Amax next to a similar weight ELD-M.
Originally Posted by mathman
.308", 168 grain side by side, Amax on the left

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It depends on the specific model. When the ELD-M was first released, I took a series of measurements on both the .224” 75 AM and 75 ELD-M. They were identical to within typical lot-to-lot variation.