![]() It’s not the standard Delrin polymer used for most tipped bullets. On impact, the composite tip drives rearward, edges sheer off and the bulk of the tip acts as a wedge to initiate massive, dramatic expansion.Īs an important aside, the tip itself is made of a high-tech material Hornady calls Heat Shield. It’s a bit of a trade secret so I can’t provide specifics, but I can state this: It works. To accomplish the first issue, Hornady’s engineers incorporated a mechanical expansion-initiating device in the relationship between the composite tip and the jacket mouth. Namely, creating a bullet that expands reliably at the low-impact velocities of long range yet won’t tear to shreds at the high velocities of close-range impacts. Now we come to the really difficult design elements. Hornady’s tech gurus used Doppler Radar to eliminate BC-degrading variables and finesse the ELD-X to velocity-maintaining perfection. Not to worry: ELD-X bullets offer best-in-class ballistic coefficients (BC), which is a measure of a projectile’s ability to shrug off air friction and hold on to velocity, and shoot very accurately out of about 80 percent of the rifles I’ve handloaded them for. However, massaging a bullet’s profile to flow through air molecules with minimum resistance is different from finessing it to take rifling with extreme consistency, and combining the two elements can be tricky. In a long-range bullet, extremely good aerodynamics are just as important as accuracy. Job accomplished, the bullet came to rest against the hide. ![]() More rib bone and heavy muscle shredded lead from the mushroomed ELD-X as it passed through the far shoulder, reducing its remaining weight to 116.7 grains - about 67 percent of its original mass. Rippling waves created by hydraulic shock compressed, fractured, and deeply hemorrhaged the lungs around it. And as you can see, the shape is absolutely perfect. Retained weight is 116.7 grains, or about 67 percent. It expanded to 0.562 inch, drove through both shoulders, and was recovered against the offside hide. ![]() Shown is the bullet recovered from Emery’s bull. Lungs offered less resistance, and the bullet - still traveling more than 2,300 fps - blew a fist-sized hole cleanly through the thoracic cavity. Heavy hide, dense shoulder muscle, and rib bone crushed the bullet's nose into a classic mushroom shape, expanding it to almost double its original diameter before the bullet’s strongly tapered copper jacket halted expansion. As I focused our spotting scope on the bull, Neal Emery dialed the turret on his Leupold VX-6HD scope, nestled in, and squeezed the trigger, sending a 175-grain 7mm Hornady ELD-X across a third of a mile and precisely into the bull’s vitals. Daylight was fading fast, and it was the last of a 10-day hunt.Ī nearby rock offered an ideal rest, and there wasn’t a breath of wind. Exhibiting conventional expansion with a large mushroom and 85-90% retained weight the bullet provides deep penetration and large wound cavities.When the massive bull moose moved ponderously from the scrub pines and into view, he was 611 yards away. Upon low-velocity 400+ yard impacts, the Heat Shield ® tip drives backward into the bullet to initiate expansion. The thick shank of the jacket and high InterLock ® ring keep the core and jacket together providing 50-60% weight retention.īest extended range terminal performance available With high velocity 0-400 yard impact, the bullet continually expands throughout its penetration path. ![]() ![]() Devastating conventional range performance Streamlined secant ogive with optimum boattail design + highly concentric AMP ® bullet jackets + Heat Shield ® tip combine for radically superior aerodynamic efficiency.ĮLD-X bullets are available in factory loaded Precision Hunter ammunition. Verified by Doppler radar, the Heat Shield ® tip is immune to the effects of aerodynamic heating and retains its shape to maintain the highest-in-class BC over its entire trajectory. ![]()
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