20 Rounds of .308 Win Ammo by Federal - 178gr ELD-X

Deer and other huntables think they are smart by staying very far away from you. What they don’t know is that you are about to order 308 Win hunting ammo which renders great distances irrelevant.

Federal Premium could have loaded this elk-slayer with any bullet. They chose the Hornady ELD-X, because it combines match accuracy and massive takedown into one elegant (and heavy) 178 grain package.

The ELD-X meets air head on with its most interesting feature: its Heat Shield polymer tip, which showcases Hornady’s new patented Drag Variability Reduction Technology meplat (flat, to simultaneously improve drag uniformity and decrease dispersion; 0.552 G1 BC). The Heat Shield is invincible in the face of aerodynamic friction. It remains unchanged until impact.

Impact changes the Heat Shield a great deal, however. That’s when the hard tip smashes through the ELD-X’s attenuated jacket rim to deliver reliable expansion, even past the 400-yard line. The ELD-X can easily take its prey at much closer ranges, where its InterLock ring secures its jacket to its core to support higher weight retention.