7mm PRC - Hornady ELD-X vs Federal Terminal Ascent - Penetration Test, Part 1 of 3

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  • @ReloadingWeatherby
    @ReloadingWeatherby 6 місяців тому +3

    I'm surprised the ELD-X held together. Nice video!

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah most of what I've seen online showed it falling apart. Thanks, glad you liked it!

    • @jmgates09
      @jmgates09 6 місяців тому +1

      Randy Shelby says you are unethical killing that paper with a eldx

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому +1

      Haha tell Randy that it was feral paper that my family needed to get rid of!

    • @Accuracy1st
      @Accuracy1st 6 місяців тому +1

      Last fall was my first experience with any Hornady rifle bullet. I used 175 ELDX from Hornady and Federal and the 180ELDM in Hornady. All performed as well as any other hunting bullet on multiple deer from PBR to 235 yards. That's my very limited experience.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому

      @derekmcmurry From everything I've heard people either love or hate the eldx. So fare I'm skeptical of it but I've only had good results as well.

  • @wildchild795
    @wildchild795 Місяць тому +1

    7:36 - federal terminal ascent
    11:02- hornady precision hunter eldx
    14:08 - bullet inspection

  • @RepublicofTX
    @RepublicofTX 5 місяців тому

    Good video. More 7PRC test!

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  5 місяців тому +1

      More coming. Another video came out last Friday and the next one this Friday!

    • @RepublicofTX
      @RepublicofTX 5 місяців тому

      @@mike.hardy37nice. Liked and subscribed

  • @Jonathan-0331
    @Jonathan-0331 3 місяці тому +3

    Federal Terminal Ascent groups the best out of my Bergara in 7mm PRC and the more I use it and more data I see, the more I’m impressed with it. Would be more impressed if the price dropped! 😂

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  3 місяці тому

      Yeah they are expensive for sure!

  • @brycehiigel235
    @brycehiigel235 18 днів тому

    I don’t own a 7PRC, but have been using the Federal Terminal Ascent with my .270win, 300wm, and a .308. Haven’t had a chance to try it with the 6.5PRC.
    Really wish they would load for it with my 25-06

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  18 днів тому +1

      Nice! What types of groups do you get with them?

    • @brycehiigel235
      @brycehiigel235 17 днів тому

      @ with my shooting ability about 1-1.5”groups at 100yds.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  17 днів тому

      @brycehiigel235 good enough for hunting!

  • @Dalesarty
    @Dalesarty 5 місяців тому +2

    You should clean all copper fouling from your barrel before testing all copper bullets. The jacket material is different from mono bullets and doesn’t layer/mix well in the barrel and will affect the accuracy.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  5 місяців тому

      Yeah I learned that earlier this year. I didn't believe it until I tried it myself

  • @42N8_1
    @42N8_1 23 дні тому

    I am also using the TA rounds and I can't trust the accuracy of the ammunition. I really want it to work but it doesn't group very well.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  18 днів тому

      Yeah, it seems like a common problem!

  • @Manbunmen65
    @Manbunmen65 5 місяців тому +1

    The 130 terminal ascent 6.5 PRC is running 3150-3180 in my 24 inch Bergara. Box velocity is 3000.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  5 місяців тому

      That's quick! I haven't chronographed the TA out of my 7 PRC yet but from what I've heard Federal is normally pretty good at getting close to box velocity.

  • @liverpool6380
    @liverpool6380 6 місяців тому

    Can you find some other copper loads, velocity, expansion, accuracy

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому +1

      Remington has a copper bullet I want to try in 7 PRC but most of the stores that carry it are out of stock. I'm keeping my eye out for it though!

    • @liverpool6380
      @liverpool6380 6 місяців тому

      @@mike.hardy37
      Remington has two a 160gr, and 170gr copper…Cut

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому +1

      I'll have to give them a try. It would be cool if I could get the 170 grain to group well

    • @Accuracy1st
      @Accuracy1st 6 місяців тому

      @@mike.hardy37 Historically, Remington has used Hornady bullets but used green tips in place of red tips for several of their factory ammo. Remington bought Barnes bullets, then sold them to Sierra in 2020 during bankruptcy. The CuT ammo 7PRC 160 grain is likely the Hornady CX bullet. That said, Barnes is soon to release their 7PRC Vortex ammo with a 160 gr bullet. My hunch is Rem is using Hornady bullets though. Their old Accutip is an SST bullet.

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому

      That's interesting, I never knew that!

  • @bekkerbosbeer3453
    @bekkerbosbeer3453 5 місяців тому +2

    Any of the bonded bullets or copper bullets will be your best bet if you don't want to lose too much meat...

  • @s_nick1024
    @s_nick1024 3 місяці тому +2

    i think he's trying to piss me off by saying "Hunter Precision"

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  3 місяці тому +2

      Hunter Precision, Hunter Precision, Hunter Precision

  • @martinrichard-r1v
    @martinrichard-r1v 10 днів тому

    You can kill coyotes and gopher with fmj

  • @mrV69
    @mrV69 6 місяців тому +2

    100% federal ammo

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  6 місяців тому +2

      They did outperform hornady

    • @puckerfactoroffroad1326
      @puckerfactoroffroad1326 5 місяців тому +3

      Federal's bullets and ammo are top tier, as far as off the shelf! Their customer service is also top tier. I just purchased a box of 7 rem mag terminal ascent. Two shoulders had creases in them. Still shootable. I emailed them, stating that I wasn't looking for free ammo, I just wanted to let them know what was going on in that lot so they could make corrections if needed. Later that same day they returned my email and told me they're sending a full box of terminal ascent!

    • @mike.hardy37
      @mike.hardy37  5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@puckerfactoroffroad1326that's cool of Federal for doing that! I've always liked their ammo