62 ELD_VT with 1-7 twist
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urbanrifleman
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I would be shocked if they would make it to the target.
I had my doubts as well but just checking. I'm shooting a 22 Creed and a 22-250 AI, both 1-7 with 88 ELD-M's at 3200 and just curious. 73's and 75's shot well too.
RussellJ
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I'm a furry varmint hunter not a benchrest shooter however, shoot guns with quality components. It was a windy day and didn't chronograph the loads when I tested the 62grn ELD-VT in a 22BR with a 7-Twist Kreiger barrel. I shot two different powders, Varget & IMR4895 at 29.0, 29.5 and 30.0 grains and seated the bullets at the lands. The worst group was .400" and the best groups were .250" at 100 yards. Both powders at 30.0grn shot the best. Not bad for the 1st outing with the 62 ELD-VT, I'm going to bump up the charge weight on the 2nd test and will chronograph.
I'm looking forward to the chronograph results Thanks for the response.
These are long for caliber and actually call for a 7 twist according to Hornady mfg.
RussellJ
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I originally was going to try the 62 ELD-VT bullets in one of my 8-twist 22 Dashers with a .025" Freebore however, all but 1-pc of my brass is currently loaded.
UPDATE: Jan 27th 2025. I'm just getting started on testing this bullet. So far 33.0grn of Varget is averaging 3576fps out one of my 22 Dashers. SD=7.1fps
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Thanks for the info Russell! Looking forward to trying these in my 8 twist. 22BR. Could be a game changer. Mine has a really short throat so these bullets could be the holy grail! This bullet should have been made 20 yrs ago. I asked Hornady, way back when, and they said no. Times have changed. Lol.
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Nope 8 twist. Says on the box.
A 7 twist at 2700 is different than a 7 twist at 3700.
I regularly shoot 50 grain bullets from a 7 twist at 345,000 rpms and have never had one not arrive at it's final destination intact 
These 62's were designed to be spun up fast since they have a bearing surface length comparable to something in the 85+ grain weight range, so I'm sure it's a nonissue.
Edit: I'd like to add that I listened to the engineer from Hornady on their podcast as he said these are at home in a fast twist barrel and not your average varmint twist 10 or 12 like guns in the past. He recommended the faster twist for these and also went on to say they are not for 223 gas guns (ar15's) unless you have a fast twist and would single load because they are too long to run at magazine length.
Dan
These 62's were designed to be spun up fast since they have a bearing surface length comparable to something in the 85+ grain weight range, so I'm sure it's a nonissue.Edit: I'd like to add that I listened to the engineer from Hornady on their podcast as he said these are at home in a fast twist barrel and not your average varmint twist 10 or 12 like guns in the past. He recommended the faster twist for these and also went on to say they are not for 223 gas guns (ar15's) unless you have a fast twist and would single load because they are too long to run at magazine length.
Dan
Depends on what caliber you’re shooting I personally would run them in my 223 tikka 8 twist but with my 22 CM I would go heavier 75 80.5 grain bullets.I regularly shoot 50 grain bullets from a 7 twist at 345,000 rpms and have never had one not arrive at it's final destination intact
Edit: I'd like to add that I listened to the engineer from Hornady on their podcast as he said these are at home in a fast twist barrel and not your average varmint twist 10 or 12 like guns in the past. He recommended the faster twist for these and also went on to say they are not for 223 gas guns (ar15's) unless you have a fast twist and would single load because they are too long to run at magazine length.
Dan
The beauty of the 62gr ELD-VT is that you get the BC of a 75gr bullet at the velocity of a 62gr bullet, if you have a fast enough twist.
Box says 8 twist. I have shot the factory 22 ARC loads from my 8-twist barrel and they shoot very tight. I have reloaded the 62gr ELD-VT for my 223 AI at similar velocities, but it's a 9-twist barrel, and it was shotgun patterns.
Barrels vary a little also
Barrels vary a little also
That long Bearing surface is going to generate a lot of heat traveling down that bore which is a factor in bullet blow ups……I regularly shoot 50 grain bullets from a 7 twist at 345,000 rpms and have never had one not arrive at it's final destination intact
Edit: I'd like to add that I listened to the engineer from Hornady on their podcast as he said these are at home in a fast twist barrel and not your average varmint twist 10 or 12 like guns in the past. He recommended the faster twist for these and also went on to say they are not for 223 gas guns (ar15's) unless you have a fast twist and would single load because they are too long to run at magazine length.
Dan
True. So show me a 9-twist barrel they shoot tight in. Produce the data.
I'm awfully tired of, on multiple forums, folks doubting these results. Yet not a single person has posted a nice tight group of a 62gr ELD-VT shot from a 9-twist barrel at 22 ARC velocities. I have seen one example shot from a more extreme cartridge at several hundred fps faster (giving it higher spin).
I have a 6mm CM, 1:7.5T 26" barrel, I have tried 58vmax, 65vmax, 62gr Barnes VG, 75gr Speer HP, 75gr vmax and 87vmax. I have had blowups with 58, 65, 62 and 75gr speer hp, the 75gr and 87 vmax have held up.
I contacted Hornady and I got this reply:
"Thank you for reaching out. Since you have a faster then the standard 1-8 twist rate. You will probable want to stay around 3200FPS or less when running the v-max. Our general rule of thumb is to stay under 280,000 RPM however some bullets are able to push that limit to a certain extent. However, this will be heavily dependent on the specific barrel and environment.
Thank you,
Hornady/SnapSafe Tech Team"
I contacted Hornady and I got this reply:
"Thank you for reaching out. Since you have a faster then the standard 1-8 twist rate. You will probable want to stay around 3200FPS or less when running the v-max. Our general rule of thumb is to stay under 280,000 RPM however some bullets are able to push that limit to a certain extent. However, this will be heavily dependent on the specific barrel and environment.
Thank you,
Hornady/SnapSafe Tech Team"
jelenko
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I got the same reply.
searcher
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I bought some of them to run in a 1-8" twist tube in a .22 Nosler. Now, I see that Hornady has changed stance on twist best at 1-7". So - I'm now wondering if the 1-8" is fast enough for great stabilization. You will run them faster and with more spin - but not too much for the bullet from what I see from Hornady.
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