Hornady ELD match

[Rifle realist]

GDay all
Has anyone had any thing to do with the Hornady ELD match bullets? A bloke at the range shoots them in a 6.5 Creedmor , he has recommended them for a .260 Rem for F class, hope to try them tomorrow.

[bladeracer]

GDay all
Has anyone had any thing to do with the Hornady ELD match bullets? A bloke at the range shoots them in a 6.5 Creedmor , he has recommended them for a .260 Rem for F class, hope to try them tomorrow.

I have the 162gn ELD-M and ELD-X in 7mm but I haven't had a chance to test shoot them yet.
The M is slightly shorter than the X - 1.4255" to 1.478".
The 175gn ELD-X is 1.567" so I'm not convinced they'll work in my 9.5"-twist 7mm-08 as I'm going to struggle to push them much harder than 2400fps. That's a 7mm bullet that's 40mm long! I'll try them after I see what the 162's can do.

[Rifle realist]

I don't know which type the LGS has I will try either. Have a shoot tomorrow @ 500 I will use the SMKs. Load some A max for load test/development for Sunday. I will post results then.

[bladeracer]

I don't know which type the LGS has I will try either. Have a shoot tomorrow @ 500 I will use the SMKs. Load some A max for load test/development for Sunday. I will post results then.

The M is the match bullet which I would expect to be the more accurate of the two, and it's BC is higher.
The X is the hunting bullet, it loses some BC in exchange for terminal performance.

[Rifle realist]

Thanks for that. I would hope the LGS has the m as the guy who runs it is the local club captain and a keen F class shooter.

[bladeracer]

Thanks for that. I would hope the LGS has them as the guy who runs it is the local club captain and a keen F class shooter.

I would've thought F-Class shooters would be using monolithic VLD's?

[Rifle realist]

I don't know what most guys use only one guy uses the A max he shoots consistent high scores . I shoot SMKs before that Nosler custom comps. Try these for something different. See how they go.

[Gwion]

Keen to know how these go as I'll probably be moving to then soon as the Amax is no more!

Blade. Of the dozen or so fclass shooter I know, none of them shoot monolithic bullets. I'm sure there's some that do in f-open but f-standard is very restrictive of what you can use.

[bladeracer]

Keen to know how these go as I'll probably be moving to then soon as the Amax is no more!

Blade. Of the dozen or so fclass shooter I know, none of them shoot monolithic bullets. I'm sure there's some that do in f-open but f-standard is very restrictive of what you can use.

When I manage to shoot some tests I'll post what I think of them.
That's cool, I haven't seen an F-Standard Class shoot.

[Gwion]

I shoot f-open because I don't like having to use exactly the cartridge, bullet, powder that f-standard dictates. Im not really competitive because I don't shoot enough and I take it pretty casually.

Both standard and open are basically but open has fewer restrictions on rifle and ammo.

[bladeracer]

I shoot f-open because I don't like having to use exactly the cartridge, bullet, powder that f-standard dictates. Im not really competitive because I don't shoot enough and I take it pretty casually.

Both standard and open are basically but open has fewer restrictions on rifle and ammo.

If I do decide to try F-Class I'll shoot Open as well. I want to hone my field shooting with my hunting rifles, not be competitive against target rifles.

[Gwion]

Exactly my theory... It does get addictive though. I'd love a dedicated target rifle and a carry around hunter but reality is I can't afford it right now so I have a hunting rifle that you can't carry very far to use as a target rifle that isn't all that competitive!

We are starting up a hunter class version at the club this year for people to just have a go and for practicing with your hunting rig with no 30" bull barrels and Barnard actions with two thousand dollar rests......

[Rifle realist]

Hello Gwion & Bladeracer
Picked up the ELD match in 6.5 140 grain, started loading 10% below max with a 10 thou jump. First problem too long to eject unfired rounds it will just fit into the mag not that it matters single load for fclass. I can always press the bolt release on the firing line. I didn't get a chance to test today, shooting 500 yard fclass not my best score but acceptable, usual wind gusting at 20 knots. I was going to bench rest test tomorrow but I have been offered a trip to the city to go to the shot show. I will try to shoot next week and let you know how they go.
Regards