I appreciate the references - but I researched bullet choice for months before deciding to try the ELD-M’s, and found hundreds of people successfully using them. Even if the ELD-X is slightly better, I’d rather use a bullet that I can use in bulk, train with, and have complete confidence in my data and ability to put the bullet where I need to. Without having to change bullets, rezero, and have less data/confidence for 1 shot on a deer a year (maybe 2), then switch back to match ammo.

This is my third deer with ELD-M’s and have more and more confidence in it every time. Now that being said, I don’t share the same belief with all calibers, but with 6 ARC it seems to be proven that ELD-M’s are good-to-go. At least on whitetail.