I should never have sold my 7mm STW, but it was heavy and long, and I'm no spring chicken any more. I was hoping the 145 gr might be the perfect compromise and work with the 1:10 twist rate.

There also seems to be a significant velocity difference between 130 gr bullets and 150 gr bullets from what I've read. Problem is it's so new there is no load data. Pretty good MV and the ability to hold it over a long distance because of the excellent BC's. I thought the 145 gr ELD-X would be a good compromise. I can't load the really long bullets like the Burgers, they won't fit unless seated deep into the brass and pressure gets up again. The 130 gr bullets give you the MV, but have relatively poor BC's. I also think 150 gr is just a bit heavy for the 1:10 twist rate to give really great accuracy in my rifle. I tried the 150 gr range of bullets in a 270 WSM and just couldn't get the velocity I wanted without signs of pressure. When I had my 7mm STW it shot the 162 gr Hornady SST really well.excellent accuracy and really good velocity. You can still run into issues with expansion with the TSX/TTSX at low impact velocities. The original X bullet had issues with fouling and with not expanding at times, but the expansion issues were worse at lower velocity. I understand that Barnes has fixed that issue. I switched back to Partitions after that. That poor animal suffered unnecessarily because the bullet didn't do it's job. IMO that is a bullet failure! It went right thru and never opened up at all, doing minimal damage to the lungs on the way thru. A note on the bullets design: writing in Gunmart, Peter Moore says that the EDL-Xs design is based around a heat-proof ballistic tip, as Hornady engineers. I tracked a wounded buck I hit broadside at under 100 yds for the entire day in the Duck mountains in Manitoba and found it half stuffed under a fallen tree 4 hours later. That original X Bullet was bad for not opening up at close range/high velocity and just punching a pin hole. I had tried the original Barnes X bullets many years ago in my (at the time wildcat) 7mm STW. How far did the deer go before it dropped? Did the bullet hit a rib on the way in? I'd rather have a bullet fragment than fail to open. Not real impressed with the way it held together. The bullet was found in many pieces under the hide on the opposite shoulder.

I shot a mule deer last night at 730 yards from a300wm with a 200 gr eldx. Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady Precision Hunter factory loaded ammunition.

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