Hornady ELD-M out penetrates SST

[grayfox]

I dont get why people hunt with match bullets. There are so many good hunting rounds to pick from. SST is hardly any better then ELD-M but at least they tried to make a hunting bullet out of it.

For varmint or stuff not for the table, i can understand. But deer? Never!

I was once keen on the Eld-X in my 6.5x55, but I realised that its made for the 500+ meter ranges that americans tend to hunt at, not the sub 100 meters we expect in sweden. Taking on something like a moose with that sure kills it, but we hunt for meat and there is no reason to pepper it all with lead fragments. Give me a heavy roundnose or softnose with bonded lead core if you must use lead bullets at all.

There are 3 types of hunters regardless of which country you're in.
1. People who hunt with a bullet because they know/like how it performs for them.
2. People who hunt with a bullet because that's what they were "told" to hunt with.
3. People who hunt with a bullet because they have no real idea of bullet selection but they're blasting away anyway.
4. People who hunt with a bullet because that's the one they have.

As to meat loss, I lose more meat to the butcher's knife than I do to the wound channel. Maybe that's just me.

Note also that the Eldx, like any other bullet, has an effective range for the caliber and cartridge you've selected. I use it nicely in my 6 Creed at up to 300 yds but I'm not going any further than that for ethical-shot reasons.

Most Americans hunt and shoot at 100 yds or less.

Pick your bullet properly, it is what translates your intention to the animal. Again, this is true no matter what country you're talking about.