wtnhunt Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 An oooooooooold thread brought back....... Over 10 years old. Sure Dan(the op) has figured out what works for his gun by now. lol If I were loading a deer round for 30 caliber in 06 or .308 it would be a 178 grain eld-x. Been very happy with the hornady eld-x bullets I have loaded so far for my .308. Considered an 06 and if I get one will also try and likely use the eld-x. I tried sierra game kings from a .308 into milk jugs and for close range was not happy with the way they came apart. Best as I recall I posted a thread here with the results. Had great accuracy on paper cloverleafing groups, but think at over 100 yards they only penetrated into the 2nd or 3rd jug and fragmented terribly. They may do better at longer distances, but since I have shots often in bowrange I was hesitant to try them on deer. With the eld-x, have dropped 2 deer dead in their tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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