6mm 108 Eldm... no love

[urbanrifleman]

Almost no talk of this bullet on the web. I am curious why? They are readily available these days while others are out of stock.

 

[Dave Zander]

I hope they work, I'm new to 6mm bra. I picked up about 800 of the 108's.
Waiting on my barreled action so I can start testing.

 

[dk17hmr]

My 6mm Creed loves them. It was so boring honestly because it shot the first load I tried with single digit SDs into one hole at 100.

 

[CA_Shooter]

Curious why people don't like them.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

Curious why people don't like them.

Seems no one has posted any praise for them which would account for them not being popular

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Curious why people don't like them.

Probably most don’t think there good if they don’t come in a yellow box and rhyme with burger.

 

[MikeMcCasland]

I'd shoot them for fun if I had any of them. I can guess as to why folks on this forum don't like them as much though.

1.) Large bearing surface/higher pressures/lower speeds relative to other 105-110gr bullets.
2.) ELDMs in general do not have a good reputation for maintaining structural integrity during string fire.
3.) ELDMs usually aren't as consistent lot-to-lot as the yellow box.

I'm indifferent about them. I'd shoot them for fun, but would pass for competition.

There's a reason they're ~50% of the cost of some other bullets.

 

[JB10]

I shoot them in my 6mm creedmoor. I wanted them over bergers just due to cost. For me i can tune a berger bullet faster than a hornady, but i wanted to be able to shoot this more often at a cheeper cost. They do shoot well in my rifle. Under 1/4 inch. Im glad i picked it over bergers now that prices are up so high. I stockpiled them before last year.

 

[Jeff Porter]

I built a DMPS pattern LR-308 in .243 Win that loves them. The shot well in the maiden 1000 yard match. Petersen small rifle primed brass and VVN160. Not screaming hot load but running just under 2900 at the muzzle, still 1480fps at 1000. I have been shooter Berger hybrids in the 6BRA but would not feel to shaky running the ELD-M in a pinch. Load development target from 100 yards.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

I'll let you know when some arrive in NZ at a reasonable price

 

[urbanrifleman]

I have something like 450 boxes available for ship.

I had 15 boxes of Bergers they lasted a few hours.

 

[DHuffman]

It's been a few years now but in a 24" 6 Creed shooting factory Hornady ammo the 108s outshot the 103s in my gun

 

[Rob01]

I really like them. I use them in my 6 Creed in factory ammo and loading them. Good BC and have shot them to around 1200 yards in matches. No issues with them at all.

 

[darkangel_r2]

I have had good results with all of the eldm line bullets I have tried. The only one anyone I know has stuggled with is the 225 eldm 30 cal but thats out of a 10 twist 300 win so it may be poor stabilization causing his problems. We will find out as hes got an 8 twist pipe coming soon.

I do see more lot to lot variation in the eld line than with the couple of bergers I have tired. But after the first box of 100 to test I buy them 1000 at a time to avoid that problem with production lots of ammo.

 

[Beiruty]

1) All the ELD-M I shoot are excellent in my rifles.
Example, Yesterday my Savage Elite Precision 300WM was launching 225 ELD-M at 3050 fps at 54F. MV was from +-5 fps max
Easy peasy hits at 1000 yards on 20" targets

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I'd shoot them for fun if I had any of them. I can guess as to why folks on this forum don't like them as much though.

1.) Large bearing surface/higher pressures/lower speeds relative to other 105-110gr bullets.
2.) ELDMs in general do not have a good reputation for maintaining structural integrity during string fire.
3.) ELDMs usually aren't as consistent lot-to-lot as the yellow box.

I'm indifferent about them. I'd shoot them for fun, but would pass for competition.

There's a reason they're ~50% of the cost of some other bullets.

At 42¢/bullet plus shipping, for the ELDM’s, that’s significantly higher than what I give for 108 Berger. I’d buy a pile if they were less money like the old amax. Crazy how much bullets cost. 22’s cost what 6mm used to, 6mm are what 7mm price was, and so on.

 

[shoot4fun]

At 42¢/bullet plus shipping, for the ELDM’s, that’s significantly higher than what I give for 108 Berger. I’d buy a pile if they were less money like the old amax. Crazy how much bullets cost. 22’s cost what 6mm used to, 6mm are what 7mm price was, and so on.

If you are buying Berger 108BT Match for .42 each today then clue us all in as to where they are hiding.
The 15 500 count boxes on @urbanrifleman site went vey quickly at $251/500 and that is about the normal selling price these days. That is without factoring in shipping too. Berger seems to have jump more in price than any other brand of late.

 

[gme]

2019 Berger SWN first and second place Any Rifles were using them, great bullet

 

[B23]

If you are buying Berger 108BT Match for .42 each today then clue us all in as to where they are hiding.
The 15 500 count boxes on @urbanrifleman site went vey quickly at $251/500 and that is about the normal selling price these days. That is without factoring in shipping too. Berger seems to have jump more in price than any other brand of late.

Sent you a PM

 

[Rob01]

At 42¢/bullet plus shipping, for the ELDM’s, that’s significantly higher than what I give for 108 Berger. I’d buy a pile if they were less money like the old amax. Crazy how much bullets cost. 22’s cost what 6mm used to, 6mm are what 7mm price was, and so on.

$30.39 at Scheel's but limited to 2 boxes.

Hornady ELD Match Rifle Bullets

Hornady ELD Match Rifle Bullets

www.scheels.com