Hornady - New 50 cal ELD-X

[Rvrrat14]

https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/browse/50-cal-.499-340-gr-bore-driver-eld-x

 

[txhunter58]

Cool bullet. Wish it had been out a few months ago. Would have tried it out. Accuracy may be better but doesn’t look any tougher than the original BOR driver.

 

[700motherlover]

Nice BC, would love to hear some feed back on how well the bullet obsturation bites the rifling. Why does it need to be .499?

 

[ram2]

ELD-X is jacketed, vs a Powerbelt ELR which is plated lead.

 

[Rvrrat14]

Nice BC, would love to hear some feed back on how well the bullet obsturation bites the rifling. Why does it need to be .499?

Thread 'Hornady 290gr Bore Driver FTX - 50 cal'
Hornady 290gr Bore Driver FTX - 50 cal

 

[MeatMachine]

I wonder what the minimum twist rate is for this bullet?

 

[ElDiablo]

I wonder what the minimum twist rate is for this bullet?

I was thinking the same thing. Looks long for the average 1:28.

 

[billyboy*]

I was thinking the same thing. Looks long for the average 1:28.

?Typical Hornady Advertisement, Shown with a TC Encore?

 

[quaid]

Podcast w Video
Ep. 043 - Bore Driver ELD-X | In-Depth Discussion | 2023 New Product |

 

[dsotm]

$40 per 12 pack... ooooooof

 

[quaid]

~11m55s they state designed for 1:28 or faster for twist rates.

New tip design and not the 'heat shield tip' material. They say it is a conventional DELRIN (Polyoxymethylene, aka POM), and that this is more optimal for terminal performance.

RE the BC increase, with a 100y zero they are claiming ~2ft less drop at 300y vs original bore driver (16m00s).

 

[ElDiablo]

I was curious about the BC on these. Didn’t notice it till now in the advertising. They claim it’s .315 G1 (~ 15:30). First the guy said .345 then he corrected himself. . This is compared to the 290 gr FTX Bore Driver’s BC of .135. Significant improvement.

 

[52Bore]

Isn’t the Powerbelt ELR 45cal, 280gr BC around 0.31? (Advertised at 0.45).
Diameter plays a huge role in BC and I wouldn’t expect to see this larger 50cal, by Hornady with the same, even with the extra weight.

 

[robertb]

This is interesting. I'd love to see more on these. Looks like a good bullet for the smokeless setups.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

ELD-X is jacketed, vs a Powerbelt ELR which is plated lead.

According to the Hornady website, the FTX is jacketed but the ELD-X is gilded. Very much like the PB ELR, i believe.

https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/browse/50-cal-.499-340-gr-bore-driver-eld-x#!/Atop the base is an ELD-X® or FTX® bullet, featuring a rugged gilding metal jacket coupled with polymer tip technology and an InterLock® ring that delivers maximum lethality.

 

[brad502a]

According to the Hornady website, the FTX is jacketed but the ELD-X is gilded. Very much like the PB ELR, i believe.

https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/browse/50-cal-.499-340-gr-bore-driver-eld-x#!/Atop the base is an ELD-X® or FTX® bullet, featuring a rugged gilding metal jacket coupled with polymer tip technology and an InterLock® ring that delivers maximum lethality.

gilding is the type of metal, not the process

 

[michiganmuzzy]

gilding is the type of metal, not the process

Thx, i thought it was a plating process.

 

[GM54-120]

Gilding metal is just a copper alloy, similar to a soft brass. PBs are electro plated with copper like the Speer line of bullets but Speer does a better job of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding_metal

 

[brad502a]

Gilding metal is just a copper alloy, similar to a soft brass. PBs are electro plated with copper like the Speer line of bullets but Speer does a better job of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding_metal

yes if PB performed like Golddots there would be a lot of happy hunters.

 

[txhunter58]

I don’t understand why powerbelts haven’t updated their bullets. Actually, I guess they did somewhat, with the ELR, which is a tougher lead alloy. As far as I know, all the other PBS are still just soft lead, with some having a copper or platinum outside that does nothing to make the bullet tougher.

It has to be money: that the original is still selling well so why change a good thing? Eventually their lack of innovation will catch up with them. The bullets are virtually unchanged since they came out 30 years ago as “black belt bullets”