Pet Loads with the ELD-VT Bullet?

AR-180 · Feb 22, 2025

These bullets have been out a while. Hopefully some guys here can share the loads the have worked well.

Bolt/Gas
Cartridge
Powder
Charge
Velocity
ES/SD

All of the usual guidelines apply. Every gun is different. Start low, and work up. Et cetera.

Thanks in advance.

918v · Feb 22, 2025

In my 308 26” bolt gun I like 40.7grs of AR Comp in a heavy case @ 2.933” coal (.060” off) with a FC210. Velocity is 2700-2730 depending on brass and ES is in the teens. It shoots under half moa. I also tried Varget but 5he ES was in 5he 30’s.

mwiggi · Feb 23, 2025

My 16” 6.5cm Tikka loves 43.2 gr of Varget and whatever the recommended COL. Single digit SD and ES under 10. 3180fps

Working on doing a 25” SJA 6.5cm load now.

AR-180 · Feb 23, 2025

I was able to compare a couple loads in a couple uppers with different barrel lengths.

20” Odin Works barrel
Avg: 2474; sd: 14.9
Load1: 30.2 CFE 223 and 100 ELD-VT

Avg: 2403; sd: 17.2
Load2: 27.0 AR Comp and 123 SMK

24” Lilja barrel
Avg: 2526; sd: 23.4
Load1: 30.2 CFE 223 and 100 ELD-VT

Avg: 2452; sd: 7.5
Load2: 27.0 AR Comp and 123 SMK 24"

jthor · Feb 23, 2025

Yote load
223 wylde that was throated for 85.5 bergers.
62 ELD-VT
0.010” off the lands.
25.5gn N-135
Average FPS 3277
SD: idk but it hit a yote at 897 something yards.

st1650 · Mar 21, 2025

jthor said:
Yote load
223 wylde that was throated for 85.5 bergers.
62 ELD-VT
0.010” off the lands.
25.5gn N-135
Average FPS 3277
SD: idk but it hit a yote at 897 something yards.

What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

jthor · Mar 21, 2025

st1650 said:
What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

I’ll check when I’m back home. It’s a Wylde chamber, but we throated it for 85.5 bergers. Barrel is 26”

st1650 · Mar 21, 2025

Make sense. I have a 223 at the smith being throated for the 80.5 at 2.495in.
It’s a 20in and I was hoping to load to about 3175-3200fps which looks reasonable compared to your numbers.

jthor · Mar 21, 2025

st1650 said:
Make sense. I have a 223 at the smith being throated for the 80.5 at 2.495in.
It’s a 20in and I was hoping to load to about 3175-3200fps which looks reasonable compared to your numbers.

I think 3,100 maybe reasonable with a 20” just going off the standard of 20-25 FPS per inch of barrel. I’m right under pressure at 3277 and a 26” barrel.

jthor · Mar 21, 2025

st1650 said:
What’s your coal with that chamber ? And what’s your barrel length ?

COAL is 2.486”

st1650 · May 7, 2025

I had very good luck with N-133 on my 223 rem match chamber 3410FPS out of a 26in barrel loaded at 2.495in.

260284 · May 7, 2025

80 gr ELD-VT, 6 Creed srp Lapua, CCI 450s, 18" 1-8", max load of H4350, 3380 suppressed.

Triggerf16 · May 9, 2025

100 gr 6.5mm ELD-VT

Bolt Gun. 6.5 Creedmoor.
StaBall Match. 42.2gr.
Lapua SRP brass, CCI450
2.762” OAL
3065fps.
SD 9

st1650 · May 9, 2025

Triggerf16 said:
100 gr 6.5mm ELD-VT

Bolt Gun. 6.5 Creedmoor.
StaBall Match. 42.2gr.
Lapua SRP brass, CCI450
2.762” OAL
3065fps.
SD 9

What kind of accuracy did you get ? I have couple of lbs of staball match.

Also what barrel length ?

Triggerf16 · May 9, 2025

Two different Sig Cross rifles. One STX with 20” barrel, the other an HXT with 24” barrel. Velocities from the 24” barrel. Both rifles grouped the same load into 1/2”.

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