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 Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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11/21/13 03:44 PM
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This buck thought they worked just fine. Did a 180 turn and dropped. Heart exploded and lungs were reduced to a few identifiable pieces. Don't need and exit if they don't have a heart of lungs left. 
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: aggiehunter03]
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11/21/13 04:48 PM
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[quote=aggiehunter03]This buck thought they worked just fine. Did a 180 turn and dropped. Heart exploded and lungs were reduced to a few identifiable pieces. Don't need and exit if they don't have a heart of lungs left.
^ best point made on this thread
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: HorizonFirearms]
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11/21/13 04:56 PM
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Shot placement should be first and foremost!
I've killed several deer in tbe past with a ballistic to bullet out of a 22-250. No need for a blood trail if they drop within sight.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: DFWPI]
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11/21/13 08:16 PM
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my bad thought i read 60 yd shot, anyway i bet it was mush inside the cavity and thats not bullet failure. means it worked, pass throughs dont mean better either. its a give and take, pick tuffer boolits expect less trauma, pick rapid expanders get more trauma but no pass through.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: Jmac19]
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11/21/13 08:47 PM
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I shot a doe tonight at 150yds, with my 25/06, Hornady 117 grain sst. Hit the doe a little back, and she ran 60 yds. My complaint is there was little to no blood, and no exit wound, It's almost like the bullet just grenaded inside her. Any body else have this problem? Sounds like it did the whole "Super Shock Tip" thing...
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: GriffGruff78]
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11/21/13 09:02 PM
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Seen the SST do some nasty things to pigs and deer.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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11/22/13 02:22 AM
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I love shooting the 165 grain SST out of my 300 Win. Mag with a max load of RL-22.. I wish I had taken a picture of a pig that I took a head shot on that lost everything in front of his eyes..
Those bullets are fantastic at what they do. I shot another pig just back from the shoulder as he started to run right at the shot.. It blew out ALL of his intestines and severed him almost in half. The only thing holding the front half & back half together was the spine & some fur. There was a pile of fur, blood, and guts for about 5 feet behind him. AWESOME bullets!
I don't have a single complaint about the performance of any Hornady bullet.
I shoot the V-max out of my 22-250 for fox, coyote, crow, pigs, etc; Never a complaint there either.
A hog is nothing more than a bullet receptacle.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: Kawabuggy]
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11/22/13 12:54 PM
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I have had great success shooting hogs with 120gr SSTs out of my 6.8x43.
They are running right around 2800fps and do the job nicely.
I could see them exploding if driven faster, though.
The only other bullet I use on pigs is the Barnes 95gr TTSX which I think is better for tough hides on the big ones - the down side is they cost about twice what the SSTs do.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: Jmac19]
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11/22/13 02:49 PM
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I loaded it for my 257 roberts and didn't like the terminal performance at all. I shot several deer on MLD properties in south Texas and hit them good, but had to track them with minimal blood several times. I have since switched to the Nosler Accubond 110 grain and I LOVE this bullet. It does the job well. I shot a hog at 150 yards as he turned away to run. I hit him in the back right ham and the bullet traveled the entire length of his body and lodged inside the skin just in front of the shoulder. At least two bones hit and the bullet was still in pretty good shape. Several deer have just melted. It's worth a try I think it's magic.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: Pineyblue]
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11/27/13 12:52 AM
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I loaded it for my 257 roberts and didn't like the terminal performance at all. I shot several deer on MLD properties in south Texas and hit them good, but had to track them with minimal blood several times. I have since switched to the Nosler Accubond 110 grain and I LOVE this bullet. It does the job well. I shot a hog at 150 yards as he turned away to run. I hit him in the back right ham and the bullet traveled the entire length of his body and lodged inside the skin just in front of the shoulder. At least two bones hit and the bullet was still in pretty good shape. Several deer have just melted. It's worth a try I think it's magic. All these were SSA 110gr Accubond in 6.8: my daughter shot a hog in the right rear ham, came out the left ribcage, ran 50yds & dead. I shot a hog running from me in the right rear ham, came out left side of chest, ran 10yds. & dead. I shot a buck left shoulder, it dropped, flopped for <1 min. I shot a but 1/4ing towards me, went in left shoulder, came out right ribcage, 3" diam. exit hole, ran 40 yds, dead. Shot 3 does, all lung and/or heart, all ran 20-40yds then dead. Buddy shot buck in neck, thru & thru, dropped but flopped for 1.5-2 minutes, then died. NONE of these left a blood trail, not even the buck w/the massive hole. If using Accubond make sure you hit bone to anchor them.If shot in lungs/heart, they will pencil thru & you won't see a blood trail.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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11/27/13 12:57 AM
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I shot a doe tonight at 150yds, with my 25/06, Hornady 117 grain sst. Hit the doe a little back, and she ran 60 yds. My complaint is there was little to no blood, and no exit wound, It's almost like the bullet just grenaded inside her. Any body else have this problem? Had the exact results with 150 gr. .30-06 loaded at 2680 for my Garand. The buck ran about 50 yards and piles up. Bullet hit behind the shoulder and lodge in the opposite shoulder blade. No blood at all. I since reloded some 150 gr. Nosler AccuBonds.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: thedoveshooter]
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11/27/13 02:44 AM
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Wife shot her an axis with the same .243 and 95gr sst I used this past week on a WT. She made an 80 yard shot and hit half way up the body and 2" behind the shoulder crease. The axis fell 30-40 yards from the shot. Dime sized entrance, quarter sized exit, and jelly indeed the thoracic cavity. Can't complain about the performance from these 95gr SSTs on any of the animals I have shot, also the usual groups of <0.5" is a nice plus.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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11/27/13 04:38 AM
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I've never seen the need for any fancy bullets for W/T and pigs. I'm currently using cheap Win. PowerPoints and they work just fine. This buck was shot at about 140 yds. and had a 2" exit wound using a Rem. CoreLokt: 
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: toolman]
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11/27/13 06:48 AM
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I used the SST and was not happy with them at all. Was my shot accurate - yes and did the ammo help harvest the game - yes. However when the bullet hits the animal it does not retain its weight and it will send bullet fragments everywhere. I had someone chip their teeth on some deer sausage from bullet fragments from the SST.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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11/27/13 07:03 AM
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Hornady Interlockts and Sierra ProHunters have always worked for me. Accurate and dependable. Every time.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/02/13 12:17 AM
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I shot a doe tonight at 150yds, with my 25/06, Hornady 117 grain sst. Hit the doe a little back, and she ran 60 yds. My complaint is there was little to no blood, and no exit wound, It's almost like the bullet just grenaded inside her. Any body else have this problem? I love the 6.8 (.277) 120 grain sst. Everything I have shot them with has dropped very quickly. Even with poor shot placement all the hogs I have shot drop fast (I shoot at a lot of running hogs). However, shot placement is the key to getting a easily visible and short blood trail. Not bashing, just reading the facts in the OP's post.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/02/13 03:18 AM
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Check Federals UTube Videos. They shoot SST , Barnes, Trophy Bonded , Sierra Game King.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/04/13 12:33 PM
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Killed my first deer with my new 25-06, 117 gr.sst. The shot was 147 yds. Low and tight behind the shoulder. Pencil size entrance, quarter size exit. The deer rared up and fell backwards on impact. Stayed right there. Its the only deer I've shot with this caliber and bullet,, so far,, I'm impressed.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/04/13 01:01 PM
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I like Speer Soft Point Boat Tail bullets. I get clean
pass-through, big blood trails, little fragging. I don't push
them more than 2700fps nor do I directly impact the shoulder, so
ymmv.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/04/13 05:19 PM
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I shoot 180ssts out of a 300wm. They work. I haven't had problems with boolits exploding. I recovered one out of a buck I shot, it was mushroomed up real nice like it should have.
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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I loaded it for my 257 roberts and didn't like the terminal performance at all. I shot several deer on MLD properties in south Texas and hit them good, but had to track them with minimal blood several times. I have since switched to the Nosler Accubond 110 grain and I LOVE this bullet. It does the job well. I shot a hog at 150 yards as he turned away to run. I hit him in the back right ham and the bullet traveled the entire length of his body and lodged inside the skin just in front of the shoulder. At least two bones hit and the bullet was still in pretty good shape. Several deer have just melted. It's worth a try I think it's magic. All these were SSA 110gr Accubond in 6.8: my daughter shot a hog in the right rear ham, came out the left ribcage, ran 50yds & dead. I shot a hog running from me in the right rear ham, came out left side of chest, ran 10yds. & dead. I shot a buck left shoulder, it dropped, flopped for <1 min. I shot a but 1/4ing towards me, went in left shoulder, came out right ribcage, 3" diam. exit hole, ran 40 yds, dead. Shot 3 does, all lung and/or heart, all ran 20-40yds then dead. Buddy shot buck in neck, thru & thru, dropped but flopped for 1.5-2 minutes, then died. NONE of these left a blood trail, not even the buck w/the massive hole. If using Accubond make sure you hit bone to anchor them.If shot in lungs/heart, they will pencil thru & you won't see a blood trail. Just something about a 3 inch diameter exit wound in the ribcage area with no blood trail that I don't believe. You should have found chunks falling out with a hole like that!
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/05/13 02:52 PM
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I loaded it for my 257 roberts and didn't like the terminal performance at all. I shot several deer on MLD properties in south Texas and hit them good, but had to track them with minimal blood several times. I have since switched to the Nosler Accubond 110 grain and I LOVE this bullet. It does the job well. I shot a hog at 150 yards as he turned away to run. I hit him in the back right ham and the bullet traveled the entire length of his body and lodged inside the skin just in front of the shoulder. At least two bones hit and the bullet was still in pretty good shape. Several deer have just melted. It's worth a try I think it's magic. All these were SSA 110gr Accubond in 6.8: my daughter shot a hog in the right rear ham, came out the left ribcage, ran 50yds & dead. I shot a hog running from me in the right rear ham, came out left side of chest, ran 10yds. & dead. I shot a buck left shoulder, it dropped, flopped for <1 min. I shot a but 1/4ing towards me, went in left shoulder, came out right ribcage, 3" diam. exit hole, ran 40 yds, dead. Shot 3 does, all lung and/or heart, all ran 20-40yds then dead. Buddy shot buck in neck, thru & thru, dropped but flopped for 1.5-2 minutes, then died. NONE of these left a blood trail, not even the buck w/the massive hole. If using Accubond make sure you hit bone to anchor them.If shot in lungs/heart, they will pencil thru & you won't see a blood trail. Just something about a 3 inch diameter exit wound in the ribcage area with no blood trail that I don't believe. You should have found chunks falling out with a hole like that! I agree it was odd. I'll find a pic and post in a minute. The exit hole was HUGE w/no blood trail!!!
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
[Re: LFD2037]
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12/05/13 02:58 PM
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Here it is! One SSA 110gr Accubond. No blood trail!!! The hide only had a small exit hole. 
R.I.P. CPO Matt Mills-(DEVGRU)- You will NEVER be forgotten!
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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12/05/13 03:04 PM
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If the hide only had a small exit then it had massive internal damage and a small exit, not a 3 inch exit 
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Re: Not impressed with SST bullet performance
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By the way, you like a little dirt and grass in your meat?
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