Hornady ELD-X Review out to 2,020 yds

John Porter demonstrates the effectiveness of the Hornady ELD-X heat shield tip out to 2,020yds!!! He takes his 7mm Rem Mag with a Best of the West load with a 175 gr. Hornady ELD-X.

[@tonyadams1168]

Great video just got back from a hunting trip I tried a new projectile reloaded Hornady ELD-X 162 GR in a 28 nosler the rifle fierce fury and March scope i put a target out to 1000 meters very happy with the result and at 100 meters first group 0.355 .

[@nelloagostini4389]

Good sales pitch, now if I could find some reliable load data for these bullets I might even give them a try seeing as that's all I can find lately

[@nateglasscock2883]

Dang brother, that’s awesome!

[@EdAb]

I don't doubt this is doable, but you are so tight lipped with the details, that the report comes off sounding suspicious. What cartridge were you using (not just caliber). Was it a hand load, or a factory load? These kinds of videos are fun to watch, but offer little value otherwise.

[@iraizsanchez7292]

Are you dumb or something its in the title

[@EdAb]

@@iraizsanchez7292 No, but you obviously are. ELD-X is a bullet line, not a cartridge. He might have been using Precision Hunter factory cartridges, or he might have used hand loads. A "Best of the West load" is pretty uninformative. A 22 inch barrel might have been used, or maybe a 26 incher. What were the velocities? I wasn't rude, I was just asking for more info. Go back to sleep.

[@iraizsanchez7292]

300 win mag kid goodnight

[@EdAb]

@@iraizsanchez7292 Oh my, you are simple. In the video description (not the "title") it says, "He takes his 7mm Rem Mag", not 300 win mag! All you had to do was read and move on, but instead you picked a fight for no reason. Now you just look like a fool.

[@chadillac95]

It showed a custom load of best of the west. The rest of that info is irrelevant because it's a custom load and if you go through them, they'll make a custom load for your rifle anyway and your rifle will be able to do the same thing

[@Ryan-jx4vh]

Over 20 football fields. Wow!! Speaks highly of Hornady and your skills. Well done, man.

[@latorgatorracing]

How ya gonna make a video of a 2020 yard shot without any bullet specs!?!? What caliber at LEAST?????

[@botwtv]

175grain 7mm

[@vicentewhite9881]

Hello John I also use Hornady ELD-X 175 bullets on my 7mm-08 and consistently hit targets to 1060 which is the farthest at my local range. My question is where you using a 7 mag or 28 nosler for that distance I am trying to decide on my next build.

[@bigred1385]

Vicente White since he won’t answer back, pretty sure it was a rem. mag

[@PBYZB]

Vicente White 7mag 175 gr

[@danielcrawford7315]

Curious what cartridge you are using for the 2022 yrd test sir? I'm building a MSR 10 in 300 wsm specifically for the Hornady 200gr eldx with goal of moa or less at the mile marker range

[@botwtv]

7mm

[@trumpie5399]

1-10

[@glennsmith7575]

in 300 Winchester magnum and a 200 grain eld x what twist rate or range of twist rate would make this bullet stabise, I'm building a hunting rifle for shots out too 700 to 800 yards max.

[@botwtv]

Recommended 1-10" twist rate.

[@Quentin217]

I recently bought some 175 grain 7mm ELD's. I got them cheap because they were "factory seconds." They were longer than a witch's dream. Weights deviated by up to three grains. Loading them over my usual 45 grains of IMR 4831 in 7X57 cases, I found that there was not enough room for them. I cut the charge down to 44 grains. At 200 yards, they sprayed a four-hole group evenly over most of the left side of a 100-yard DCM target paper measuring two feet by a foot and three quarters. I then fired a 200-yard, three-shot group with the handloads that I normally use at the same range and scored two tens and a nine in a one-inch group. The rifle is a 130-year old Spanish Mauser, Model of 1893 fitted with a Williams peep sight and a custom-made hooded front barleycorn. The twist is one in seven. The original military ammunition was a 173 grain round nose. I know that ELD's must be high-quality bullets. What was it that could have gone wrong in my case?

[@DR-zl2ct]

Could it be that you were using factory rejects?

[@42N8_1]

Looking forward to getting a 300 PRC

[@redpilledsupak9979]

Oh, yeah...im looking forward to getting a 400prc

[@Sharberboy]

@@redpilledsupak9979 why the hate?

[@RandyMan388]

Hello John, What's the specs on the bullet you're using in this video. Thanks

[@deaconjones6784]

He ain't got them. Comment posted a year ago, still no response.

[@williammicou5757]

Do they make a 7mag 168grain in any of their rounds 🤔?

[@braxtonjones4002]

What’s the load on those bullets

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Scope used?

[@fredbartlett4394]

And over pricing, never thought it would be 80dollars a box in CANADA,

[@billpeirce7127]

Is best of the west loading these in a 168gr for 7mm mag? If so how much? I hv the huskemaw scope on my 7mm mag Browning semi auto. Paid u guys to set it up.

[@williammicou5757]

I'd like to know about the 7mag rounds 168grain, I have a 7 remington Mag ,where can I get this from?

[@deaconjones6784]

I have a savage model 12fv in 6.5 creedmoor that will shoot half inch groups with good ammo all day at a hundred. Consistently. I'm talking about 7 shots into a half to 5/8 inch group. Out to a thousand yards with a good optic using 147 grain hornady eld loads. 2725 fps average muzzle velocity . At 1000 yards I'm getting sub moa but nothing close to half. Roughly 9 and ten inch 7 shot groups . At 1100 it starts going to 1 moa, sometimes 1 and a quarter all the way out to 1300. Then they will start keyholing. Maybe 2 to 3 of 7 shots. I'm using a bullet that has a b c of .697 . And can't get past 1300. There's no way you're getting out that far making a good shot. It may very well be hitting moa at that distance. But they are keyholing, that I can tell you. A 175 grain bullet in 7mag can safely be loaded to 2850 fps max. And even at that you're going to burnout your barrel. So the velocity isn't outdoing my rifle by much. And the b c on that round isn't any better. This is hard to believe for an experienced shooter like myself. I aint buying into it. Hornady match ammo is great. But it ain't all this.

[@hoffmiermp]

They're definitely good types of bullets and shoot them quite often out of my rifles clambered in the 6.5 CM and .300 WM, but always been partial with the sierras.

[@Commiefornia]

I think to go farther than you are attempting you need heavier bullets. Heavier bullets carry their momentum and stabilization farther than lighter bullets. You're maxed out bullet weight-wise with 6.5mm bullets. To go past 1300 yards you need to up the cartridge size and bullet weight.

[@serverlan763]

But what are they like on thin skinned animals like deer?

[@rafaelrivera5020]

Yards not Yes

[@billpeirce7127]

So u make a vedio yet don't reply to anyone and answer questions???? Did not say what gun caliber u was shooting and what grain bullet, and load data would be nice to.

[@BadKarma.-]

Its in the description lol

[@mysticalhealer]

thats over a mile

[@mysticalhealer]

1760 yrds to a mile

[@redpilledsupak9979]

Youre full of it friendo

[@ynotjf]

Zero credibility! I use Hornady ELD 140gr for my 6.5cm but have slightly less respect for them after this video.

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

Your not no hunter i never do want to haul a big alaskan bull moose more then 100 yards ypur no hunter to take em out at 900 yards

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

I've personally met Don Caldwell(Owner) and Jack Peterson (editor) and they don't come off as liar's, but when you sir post a video like this and then don't back up what you did and don't answer questions it does look rather odd. By the way I've shared a blind with both of these gentleman. Wouldn't be to surprised if Don Caldwell isn't with us anymore he was pretty old when I met him.

[@nealhess6770]

Match Target Bullet only The core breaks away from the jacket and fragments!! I personally refuse to use ELD-X for hunting.

[@str3tchr]

James clark no, it’s not. It has an interlock ring but it is not bonded. Before calling someone a dumbass make sure you aren’t outing yourself as one.

[@deaconjones6784]

@@str3tchr yes good idea

[@jdirt1982]

You guys are all in a gay porno ....

[@adamshaw8214]

I call bullshit.

[@rafaelrivera5020]

Please don't shoot big game animals at 800-900 yes, learn to hunt and exercise your body to get closer, that's why it's called, (hunting), and not shooting, you owe it to God's animals. So much muzzle energy is lost past 500 yes and the risk/probability of poor shot placement is increased past that distance.

[@caesar5555]

I am sorry but this is not very useful video because ELD-X is for hunting. And everyone questions its HUNTING performance. we all know it is a laser beam accurate bullet.

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Scope used?

[@KKKKKKK-sr1fz]

Huskemaw scoped