350.4g Bore Driver ELD-X

[ronlaughlin]

Bullet provided by Reginald Crumpepper with hopes it could be caught, and examined.










From rifle to bottles is 25 yard. Powder charge is 80 grain Blackhorn. Primer is 209a.









In front of bottles is 1/4" plywood faced with a carpet sample; behind the bottles is a stack of magazines.





VIDEO













The bullet destroyed the first two bottles; went through the third bottle, and was captured by the fourth bottle.





























The bullet was caught by the fourth bottle; the pieces of copper were found in the third bottle.

 

[jsteurrys]

It should work fine for deer.

 

[billyboy*]

Surprised it weighs so much more than the Advertised 340 Grs.

 

[ElDiablo]

Surprised it weighs so much more than the Advertised 340 Grs.

The base weighs about 9 gr.

 

[ElDiablo]

Results look similar to mine. Thanks Ron!

 

[ronlaughlin]

It should work fine for deer.

Yes, seems it would be perfect.

 

[ronlaughlin]

Here is the base after being shot; still a nice tight fit on the bullet

 

[bronko220002]

Ron thanks for going through all that trouble to test a bullet. Was that charge 80 gr volume or weight (I assume volume to be similar to your other tests). I know you've tested a lot of bullets like this in the past. Have you ever had any reach or penetrate the magazines? I'm curious.

 

[ronlaughlin]

yes

 

[elkivory]

This is a video done by muzzle-loaders.com shooting the 340 Bore driver ELD X into ballistic gel. They seemed very impressed with results. Weight retention was 224gns. Bullet mushroom looked good. Just curious why I haven't seen this test on this forum.

 

[ElDiablo]

This is a video done by muzzle-loaders.com shooting the 340 Bore driver ELD X into ballistic gel. They seemed very impressed with results. Weight retention was 224gns. Bullet mushroom looked good. Just curious why I haven't seen this test on this forum.

That test is referenced and linked in the thread I started.

https://www.modernmuzzleloader.com/...r-bore-driver-eld-x-review.57889/#post-553524

 

[gle3105]

Wow! From 340 grains down to 171~ 191 grains. Boy o boy. If the animal didn’t die from the bullet performance, it would from lead poisoning .
That being said. I bought some . I gots ta know.

 

[Hatchet Jack]

No one was more excited about the release of this bullet than me. From what I've seen so far, it's a big nothing burger. Totally disappointed.
Thank you El and Ron for your tests, photos and videos.

 

[ronlaughlin]

Was curious to see how the bullet would shoot in my favorite hunting rifle. The Omega Dream Season with a 28-twist barrel with the QLA intact. Scope is 1X. Load was 100 grain Blackhorn, and STS primer,




Made three shots at target out 75 yard

 

[Hausser1]

I gots ta know.

A classic of classic movies, but shouldn't this quote be used under 44 magnum subject headings?

 

[1874sharpsshooter]

Was curious to see how the bullet would shoot in my favorite hunting rifle. The Omega Dream Season with a 28-twist barrel with the QLA intact. Scope is 1X. Load was 100 grain Blackhorn, and STS primer,




Made three shots at target out 75 yard


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I have 5 packs. I might have to try them in the Knight ultralite . Looks pretty good to me .

 

[ronlaughlin]

Looks pretty good to me .

Hello Chet,

Yes, it does to me also. Seems accurate and should be deadly on deer.

 

[Bill_N]

These were touted as big game bullets. I was expecting better penetration.