Hornady Precision Hunter 338 Win Mag 230gr ELD-X 20rd Box

Description

Hornady's Precision Hunter line cuts through the complexity of finding ammunition that works equally well at close range and extended distances. These 338 Winchester Magnum rounds load the 230-grain ELD-X bullet with uniform propellant charges and premium components to deliver the kind of shot-to-shot consistency that hunters need when a single opportunity is all you get.

What Makes the 338 Win Mag ELD-X Different

The ELD-X bullet represents a meaningful shift in how hunting ammunition approaches the velocity problem. Conventional polymer-tipped bullets soften and deform under aerodynamic heating, especially beyond 400 yards, which throws off your ballistic calculations. Hornady's Heat Shield tip, verified by Doppler radar, resists this degradation and maintains the bullet's shape throughout its flight. That means the ballistic coefficient you dial into your calculator is what you actually get at distance. At impact, the Heat Shield tip drives backward to initiate expansion, while the InterLock ring keeps the core and jacket together through the penetration path. You're looking at controlled expansion with roughly 85 to 90 percent weight retention, producing deep wound channels that reach vitals from any practical shooting angle.

Clean Burning and Temperature Stable

One of the little details that separates good factory ammunition from truly consistent ammunition is how propellants perform across temperature swings. Hornady uses clean-burning powders loaded to uniform capacity, which means whether you're hunting in September heat or November cold, your velocity stays predictable. That consistency matters when you've dialed in your scope for a specific load. The 2810 feet per second muzzle velocity and 4032 foot-pounds of muzzle energy put the 338 Winchester Magnum in serious big game territory, making these rounds suitable for everything from elk and moose to brown bear and larger North American dangerous game.

Real-World Range Performance

Field reports from hunters using this exact load consistently highlight reliable accuracy and quick, clean kills across typical hunting distances. The 230-grain bullet with its 0.616 G1 ballistic coefficient keeps energy above the expansion threshold well into longer-range territory, maintaining effectiveness out to ranges where most hunters would consider the shot marginal anyway.