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
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.
I noticed lot to lot on the 6.5 143s that you have to measure from the ogive. Tip to tip I've seen as much as .01 difference. That's a ton! The beat bullet as far as that goes is a berger vld. Hands down.