Hornady eld-x 175gr 7mm

[crapshoot]

Anyone tried these in a 9 twist. I was looking at the 180gr berger that said 9 twist and decided to try the hornadys in stead. When I got home I noticed the box recommends an 8.5 twist and not 9 like the bergers.
Just wondering if anyone has tried them in a 7mm rm with a 9 twist.

 

[ackleyman]

Crap, you wil have to try them and see. They have to state a twist rate for all calibers.

What case are you shooting them in?

I am going to try them in some various mags and a 280 AI this year.

 

[crapshoot]

I'll be trying them In a 7mm rem mag.

 

[venatic]

I loaded them in a 7mm Weatherby Mag with 1/9 and they shot fine at 200 yards.

Berger as well as Hornady it seems with the new advances in being able to verify ballistic coefficients way downrange have slightly changed their recommendations on twist rate.
I won't get into all the boring details but while the slightly slower twist rate will shoot just fine you may lose 2-3% of BC versus the faster twist rate.

 

[coyotezapper]

As long as you are a couple thousand feet above sea level your 9 twist will be fine.

 

[crapshoot]

Testing will be at around 2000ft asl.
Hunting will be done between 6 and 10k.

 

[blingslinger]

You will likely need the 8.5 or 8 twist, unless you are running them really fast.

 

[Rock Knocker]

No problem.

 

[nastynatesfish]

I shoot them out of my 1-9 twist. I use retumbo.

 

[Kino M]

Can't speak for the 7mm bullet but the 178ELD-X out of my 308 is nothing short of amazing. Groups under 1/2MOA and terminal performance has been great although I haven't killed many with it.