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I know this has been discussed to death, however what is the consensus of this bullet for elk. If I use them it will be loaded in a 7mm saum

I'm interested in this answer too. I havent been able to find any of the 162 ELDX's, but 162 SST's are available. the reviews said that the 162SST was a decent elk projectile, but that was a surprise to me (and not sure I believe it yet).

what I can tell you is that the 162 SST's group very well in my 280AI which is pretty comparable to the 7SAUM.

if I had ELDX's and they grouped well, thats what I'd likely use, fwiw.

all that to say..... following.....

I can't answer for the 162 gr eldx but I have killed a truck load of elk with the 162 gr BTSP bullet from Hornady out of my 7mm Mag. I would expect the 162 gr eldx to work just fine.

SST? Hope you don’t have to do anything like a shoulder shot…..aim between the ribs!

ELDX is not the SST. But I agree with your comment on the SST, not the bullet you want if you have to break heavy bone.

I agree in concept. my limited use of sst (25-06) have shown quick fragmentation, but the reviews online for the 162 say it's a great elk bullet. I'd absolutely want to verify on paper/pigs/etc before using them on an elk hunt.

fwiw..... 162 is a fairly heavy 7mm bullet.

The 162 eldx out of a 7mm Rem Mag is the go-to bullet for me and my brother.



We have 6 or seven elk between us using this load and nothing needed a second shot.

MV around 3,000 fps.




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Looks good pharm. I just loaded up some this morning.

You say "fairly heavy", I say just right..

Wtf a 3 shot group? Don’t let bsa see this.. You might want to delete this post..

Hey, you guys in Alaska do it all the time. If I remember right, you were just saying you shoot 3 in your magnums. Even though the 7mm rem mag is a puzzy cat to shoot.. I just finished my newest one. I'm hoping it shoots that well. It probably will..

Was responding to Billy Goat’s post

A buddy shot moose (2 broadside pass thru's at 200 yards), several elk and mule deer with a 180 SST out of a 300 WM. No bullet blow up, just dead critters.

I do and I don’t bust people balls for not shooting 5 shot groups or 10. But that BSA fella watch out, he will be on you like an Indian at Indian casino buffet.

What is funny about the SST is you have some guys saying they work great and then others say they don't. Kind of like the Barnes TSX. I realize this thread is about the ELDX, but if the SST works as well, I'd buy those. The 7MM 162 ELDX seem to be hard to find right now, where I can go out and buy the SST's.. Hornady says the SST is basically a more "streamlined" polymer tipped interlock bullet.. I've used enough interlocks to know they work just fine on deer and elk..

Two friends went to Africa for the 6 plains game animals including Eland and Kudu. Their rifles were Weatherby Mark 5's in 7 STW, with hand loads of 162 SST loaded at 3150. All animals dropped in their tracks, the Ph was so impressed that he wrote an article in PH magazine that all those Professional Hunters subscribe to.

The 162g SST must be a tougher bullet than most think.

Powder Valley has them for $37/100

and I havent seen ELDX's for sale for a while.

I bought 200 of those SST's just to have something to shoot while waiting on the next ELDX run. turns out..... both my 280ai's really like them.

Dang, that sounds good Keith. I know you also like the 154gr Interlock bullet in your 7mm's. I'm dang tempted to go and buy those SST's I saw for $32.99/box!!

They are my favorite bullet in 180 grain for my 30-06. Never recovered one but haven’t found any fragments either and I take high shoulder shots for less tracking jobs.