Hornady’s New ELD Ammo: Low Drag, Super Long Heavy Hitters

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Posted December 23, 2015 10:00 am by Comments

By Dr. Martin D. Topper


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<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-lead" data-cycle-desc="After lots of research and development, Hornady created its ELD bullets with their dark red Heat Shield tips (front row). These 6.5 Creedmoor ELD rounds outperformed the traditional polymer-tipped bullets (back row) during testing." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-range" data-cycle-desc="The author tested .300 Winchester Magnum ELD bullets out to 1,200 yards and found that they were very flat-shooting and bucked the wind extremely well." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-test" data-cycle-desc="Hornady employees put together test loads to continuously improve their products." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-cores" data-cycle-desc="Lead cores for Hornady bullets are extruded from solid ingots under high pressure for consistency." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-factory" data-cycle-desc="Steve Hornady discusses the process of making a cartridge case at the Hornady factory." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-mushroom" data-cycle-desc="This .30-caliber ELD-X bullet mushroomed perfectly in gelatin during an 800-yard simulation." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

<div data-cycle-hash="twfm16-hornady-gelatin" data-cycle-desc="This gelatin block simulates a 150-yard hit with a new 200-grain, .30-caliber ELD-X bullet. It penetrated 20 inches." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>

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