Hornady ELD-X .338 Caliber 230 Grain Hunting Bullets

Hornady ELD-X: Match-Grade Hunting Excellence

The Hornady ELD-X represents a significant advancement in hunting bullet technology. These .338 caliber, 230 grain projectiles combine precision engineering with real-world hunting performance across all practical shooting distances.

Superior Aerodynamic Design

Heat Shield Technology — The proprietary Heat Shield tip is immune to aerodynamic heating effects that degrade other bullets at extended range. It maintains its shape throughout the trajectory, preserving the highest-in-class ballistic coefficient (.616 BC) from muzzle to target.

Streamlined Construction — A secant ogive profile with optimized boat tail design, combined with highly concentric AMP bullet jackets, delivers radically superior aerodynamic efficiency.

Controlled Expansion Performance

The ELD-X performs consistently across the full spectrum of hunting scenarios:

• High-velocity impacts (0-400 yards): The bullet continually expands throughout its penetration path, creating devastating wound cavities while maintaining structural integrity.
• Low-velocity impacts (400+ yards): The Heat Shield tip drives backward into the bullet body to initiate expansion, resulting in conventional mushrooming with 85-90% weight retention and deep penetration.

Construction Details

A thick jacket shank and high InterLock ring keep the core and jacket bonded together, ensuring 50-60% weight retention across impact scenarios. This combination of controlled expansion and weight retention delivers the deep penetration and large wound cavities serious hunters demand.

Specifications: .338 caliber, 230 grain, 100 rounds per box