Hornady ELD X bullets

[JaDub]

I do remember starting a thread on these rounds but for the life of me I can`t find it.

So.........

We were discussing the melted tip theory expressed by Hornady and it seemed that most of us ( including me ) were not overly convinced that this could be true. Well, seems like many of us out there in the real world weren't believers as well. I was reading an article the other day that now has Hornady giving a bit more info..............if you can believe it ( as Paul would say.......... Ptooooey). According to Hornady`s Doppler test this phenom was happening on shots longer than 300 yards with muzzle velocities in excess of 3,000 fps.

Just so you know.............

[farmboy]

Not that many cartridges can make that number if you load heavy for caliber bullets. I will look at the bullet weights that may be interesting.

[farmboy]

Lol 143 grain 6.5, 162 and 175 grain 284, 178 212 220 grain 30 cal bullets. If that is all correct very few cartridges can have a muzzle velocity much over 3000 in those weights. 3000 is about the max for the three hundred win mag and a 180 grain bullet which leaves the three hundred weatherby and the rum and some wildcats. Same thing with a seven mag 3000 is about it other than an stw and a few other wildcats etc. So they solved a problem that does not exist!��

[JaDub]

My thoughts exactly !