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Has anyone killed any deer with this new .224 80gr ELD-X bullet yet? Anyone shot it in a .223 ?
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No but I'm going to give some a try out of curiosity.
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I like the idea of a .22 cal 80gr hunting bullet, but the high bc plastic tipped part seems a waste in a 223 if you're shooting at deer.
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never saw an issue with the 80 grain A Max from Hornady. dropped several blacktails with those. worked fine in a 223... and really fine out of a 22.250. 1 in 7 twist on both calibers.
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Could be just a revamp of that bullet then... It'd tickle me if someone just made a .224 80gr flat base sp.
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Could be just a revamp of that bullet then... It'd tickle me if someone just made a .224 80gr flat base sp. +1 a 75-80 flat base soft point would be perfect!
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never saw an issue with the 80 grain A Max from Hornady. dropped several blacktails with those. worked fine in a 223... and really fine out of a 22.250. 1 in 7 twist on both calibers. I would imagine. The 80 A-Max was pretty stout. Where 75's would open up nicely in the PD towns, the 80's were never remotely close to explosive, even when launched 3,400 or more at the muzzle.
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Do you think these will stabilize in a 22-250 with 8" twist?
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Do you think these will stabilize in a 22-250 with 8" twist? It should be just fine. Hornady worked with Horizon to SAAMI the 22 Creedmoor based on this bullet and 1:8 twist. Lots of development with this bullet and field testing reports on their podcast.
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Do you think these will stabilize in a 22-250 with 8" twist? It should be just fine. Hornady worked with Horizon to SAAMI the 22 Creedmoor based on this bullet and 1:8 twist. Lots of development with this bullet and field testing reports on their podcast. Thanks nimrod, I figured they would, but no data on them yet. I haven't shot over 75 gr in mine yet. Been running 70 gr accubonds at 3350 fps and love them
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I wish they'd make a heavy interbond like that.
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