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Finally got around to loading a few 123gr ELD's. I've been using 123 SST's with good success. (I've shot 16 hogs, and 3 or 4 coyotes since the first of the year with my sst loads , all but 4 hogs were recovered). The ELD's shoot about 1/2" lower at 60yds than the sst's, with same powder load. (may have something to do with the shaky old man shootin them) 
The sst's chronoed a little over 2500 fps, haven't checked the eld's yet. I expect they are very close to the same? I don't have video or pictures. I apparently was a bit low with the first shot at around 200yds cause he jumped straight up and took off. He zig zagged out to about 240yds and thought he was safe . He was quartering away when the round hit him behind the left front shoulder 4" below the top of his back, and exited through the left eye ball socket taking some skull material with it. He dropped and never moved again. There was blood coming from the right ear. Don't know if it was from the hydraulic shock or bullet fragmentation. Not a real good test of the bullet, but since I don't do "necro",(leave that to DNS) I'm just happy to see'em go down. I am really glad I found this forum and the 6.5 Grendel a year or so ago. Thanks to all who share their experience and knowledge on the site. Good huntin
The sst's chronoed a little over 2500 fps, haven't checked the eld's yet. I expect they are very close to the same? I don't have video or pictures. I apparently was a bit low with the first shot at around 200yds cause he jumped straight up and took off. He zig zagged out to about 240yds and thought he was safe . He was quartering away when the round hit him behind the left front shoulder 4" below the top of his back, and exited through the left eye ball socket taking some skull material with it. He dropped and never moved again. There was blood coming from the right ear. Don't know if it was from the hydraulic shock or bullet fragmentation. Not a real good test of the bullet, but since I don't do "necro",(leave that to DNS) I'm just happy to see'em go down. I am really glad I found this forum and the 6.5 Grendel a year or so ago. Thanks to all who share their experience and knowledge on the site. Good huntin
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