2,000 fps For the CX bullet, Hornady recommends an impact velocity of no less than 2,000 fps for proper expansion on big game. From Hornady: The CX™ (Copper alloy eXpanding) bullet from Hornady represents the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market.

The CX™ (Copper alloy eXpanding) bullet from Hornady represents the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market. Its optimized design offers extended range performance, greater accuracy, high weight retention, and deep penetration.

Hornady ELD-X To achieve best-possible BCs these bullets tend to be heavy for caliber, which provides plenty of mass and momentum for raking shot presentations. There are those that believe the ELD-X is the single most versatile deer bullet on the market.

The Remington fired Outfitter factory loads pretty accurately, with five three-shot groups averaging 1.35" at 100 yards. Hornady states a muzzle velocity of 3,000 f.p.s.; the speed of 150-grain CX bullets averaged 2,856 f.p.s. over nine shots from the rifle's 24" barrel with a standard deviation of 11 f.p.s.

“With all the terminal performance benefits of the CX bullet, it was a natural choice for this hunt,” says Swerczek. Elk have thick hides, big shoulder blades, and they're dense animals that are tough to bring down – making a monolithic bullet a popular choice for elk hunters trekking into the backcountry.

The ELD-X® (Extremely Low Drag - eXpanding) bullet is a technologically advanced, match accurate, ALL-RANGE hunting bullet featuring highest-in-class ballistic coefficients and consistent, controlled expansion at ALL practical hunting distances.

Of all the vital organs to hit, a heart shot will kill the deer the quickest because the animal bleeds out rapidly when either the atria (upper chambers) or the ventricles (lower chambers) are hit. A deer has a left lung and a right lung with its heart between the two.

The CX™ (Copper alloy eXpanding) bullet from Hornady represents the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market. Its optimized design offers extended range performance, greater accuracy, high weight retention, and deep penetration.

Hornady's Precision Hunter and ELD-X bullet is a similar loading that I've also used a good bit on whitetails, hogs, and antelope, at ranges of 50 to 300 yards in 6.5 CM, and it's an excellent game bullet.

After a wounding shot, a buck will associate the area with danger for a few days to a few weeks, he says. But if the reason the deer was there in the first place doesn't change - it is still a quality food source or a major travel corridor or whatever - a buck will return to the area.

Early Morning and Late Afternoon No matter what the conditions, deer move best early of a morning and late of an afternoon. That's when they're wired to move most. It's when their eyesight is most effective. And there are few things that impact this movement, other than hunting pressure.

The Remington fired Outfitter factory loads pretty accurately, with five three-shot groups averaging 1.35" at 100 yards. Hornady states a muzzle velocity of 3,000 f.p.s.; the speed of 150-grain CX bullets averaged 2,856 f.p.s. over nine shots from the rifle's 24" barrel with a standard deviation of 11 f.p.s.