I was thinking of trying them in my 7 twist 25 creed. 90 grain Blitzkings shoot good, but a lot of wind drift. The numbers look better with these. If they’ll shoot.
.257 95 gr. ELD-VT. Anyone tried them?
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Guess I’ll be the one to try them. Got some ordered.
Coyotes right now, but smaller varmints next spring. I’ll post my results.
First tests with the 95 ELD-VT out of my 25 creed. Rifle: Terminus Zeus SA, Hart 26” 7 twist, suppressed. This was shot with Lapua brass, N550 and CCI 450’s at 300 yards. I’ll test at 655 yards as soon as the wind settles down. I hit pressure when I got over 46.0 gr and 3500 fps. It looks like I might have something I can work with at 44.3 and 3350 fps. I plan on trying Fed 205’s, CCI BR4’s and Varget.
It definitely likes Varget better. It’s repeating 1” groups at 300 yards with 42.2gr Varget, .020 OTL @3385 fps. The wind is supposed to quit blowing, so hopefully I can test it at longer range tomorrow.
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Great information, thank you. Pretty remarkable how much more Varget you’re able to run than I was with the 90 Blitzking before encountering pressure. I settled on N-150 for my load, and my particular lot nearly mirrors Varget burn rate. Thanks for sharing and keep us updated please.
This is my 90 SBK load. It worked good on coyotes but didn’t have the knock down energy of the 110 ELDX at 3130 fps. Wind drift is pretty significant. The ELD-VT beats them both so I’m anxious to see how they do on coyotes.
This shot was 325 yards with the 90 SBK and it ran about 75 yards with no exit.
Here’s three from a cold bore at 655 yards. I pulled the top one a little and it’s still comfortably sub-1/2. It’s ready for testing terminal performance on coyotes. Here’s the final load:
25 creed, Terminus Zeus SA, 26” 7 twist Hart
19X Lapua SRP brass, never annealed, .283 bushing (.002 NT)
CCI 450
42.2 gr Varget
95 gr ELD-VT .020 OTL, 3385 fps
COAL 2.883
25 creed, Terminus Zeus SA, 26” 7 twist Hart
19X Lapua SRP brass, never annealed, .283 bushing (.002 NT)
CCI 450
42.2 gr Varget
95 gr ELD-VT .020 OTL, 3385 fps
COAL 2.883
Did that seating length leave plenty of bullet shank in the case neck?
I just loaded some 134’s for my new rifle, 2.875coal is all I can fit in my mdt mag that’s about.006 in from touch on my barrel.
Curious, did you neck down 6.5 Creedmoor Lapua brass?
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I tried more jump, out to .050, and it liked this the best.
Yes, 6.5 creed brass.
Good catch! That was a typo. I corrected it to 42.2.
I just got the 100 grain .264 vt’s to try in my truck gun 6.5 creed. Very simple Savage with a 1” duplex scope, hoping to sight in a 200 and just hold on hair.
I will go straight to your .020 off on it. Thanks!
Interesting,with a BC of .433. I'll have to try those out of my 257 WBY
I got two coyotes today with the 95 ELD-VT’s. One broadside through the shoulder at 334 yards. It went ridgid and tipped over with no exit. Actually, not a drop of blood whatsoever!
The other was about 350 broadside through the ribs. It ran about 50 yards, but I could tell it exited because I could see the blood trail with my binos.
I think they’re going to work good for coyotes!
The other was about 350 broadside through the ribs. It ran about 50 yards, but I could tell it exited because I could see the blood trail with my binos.
I think they’re going to work good for coyotes!
Evidently the accuracy is exceptional also.
But a little touchy in the wind. I missed the wind call on a 710 yard shot.
Have you tried any of the 134 eldm’s for that type of longish shot?
I have a load for the 134’s, but after a couple of crawl-offs on rock chucks I quit them. The 135 Bergers kill very reliably. Almost always a bang/flop with a quarter sized exit. That would have been better for this shot. I just got to where I prefer a higher velocity round for coyotes as I have a much better kill ratio on follow up shots when I dont have time to range. I’ve been liking the 110 ELDX’s at 3130 fps and have taken coyotes out to almost 900 with that. I like my Wheeler 30-28/230 Berger combo for long shots. Wind callls are pretty easy.
I thought to mention you’re right in line with Hornady’s manual load. It shows a max load of 42.4 grains with Varget.
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