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And I've yet to see anyone actually shooting a 145 ELD-X at ANY velocity...but I'm sure you're all over it. Just keep speculating out your ass....

How are the 175's shooting?

Don't be afraid to admit to the time and money you've wasted chasing your ass for a mystical advantage "to kill you a deer". I mean, that's what we're talking right? Or are you still wanting a F1 car to get groceries? Oh wait, this must be about "competition"

I hear them deers are extra far away this year and extra tough. But not as tough as next year.

Oh, and scribe that load data. Ima try me some 175's in my 7RM cause them 162's just suck ass and are soooooo 2008.

More like an F-150 vs. F-250....

You sending me that 20% or not?

I've wasted A LOT of time chasing all kinds of advantages.... so have you... you've just come to some arbitrary Mendoza Line that works for you, and your needs, that fits within your confines of time/money/effort. Now your plugging your ears and stomping your feet saying that your choice is "just as good"... or even "the same"... when the facts are staring you in the face.... Liberal much?

I've got a box of 175s on the bench... and a brand new 7 Mag sitting in bedding in a McClassic as we speak. It'll only be a matter of time before I know what's what with the 175/7 mag combo..... all while you're still rubbing one out to the mythical 145 .270 ELDX... even though you'll never actually shoot one.

Feel free to post your experience and load for the 145s... oh wait... this isn't about actual performance... it's about a .270 shooter puffing his chest out and saying his new magical bullet makes .540 on the BC chart and that effectively turns his .270 into a Seven Mag..... keep trying...

Here's where I pat you on the head for the good try. Orange Slices and Juice Boxes for all the .270 participants!!

You have a whole box? Wow! Don't forget the welding mask when you hit 3K.

But wait, this one goes to 11....

That's better than your no boxes of 145s....

Don't forget your magic BC pixie dust for your 145s.... then they might actually break .500.... I doubt it though...

I was shooting 195s at 2800 a couple days ago... .75 BC FWIW...

Since someone, Bob maybe?, brought up muleys... In the last three years I've shot or witnessed three above average muleys get shot and the closest one was 440 yards, so I'll take every advantage I can get. But maybe my stalking skillz aren't as good as you east coast guys.

Tell me what to look for between a 10 mph and 13 mph wind call at 500. I don't know and neither do you.

Keep dreaming the dream. Perhaps the "difference" between the two is the net difference in drift after the misread. Dunno, educate me since you missed fizics and ekonimicks class. Somehow a guy can learn lots o' stuff with .435's at 2,950. But maybe not. Of course not. NEVER.

Then throw in all the other variables that don't exist or a 1/2 MOA rifles vs a 1 MOA rifle, blah, blah, blah and so on.

Be sure to YouTube the load work up. Hope I'm wrong AGAIN.


Now I'm feeling sorry for my 7RM, because I thought it was JAFR.....

I've got Retumbo, H1000, Magpro and RE 25 sitting here... I'll get working on a load here soon. Until then I'm gonna dream about the A-Bolt .270 I may someday own....

Bore... I've shot more than a little bit of .525 BC at 2900-3000 fps... though it was in a .260. And I know for a fact that on blustery days, it's easier to make hits with a .600+ BC at those same velocities... to the tune of about a third more first round hits. Easy as that.

Not sure where the formula for empirical evidence is on the Excel Spreadsheet....

2+2=potato