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Hornady SST
#3132408
05/28/20 11:31 PM
05/28/20 11:31 PM
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,300 Hoover,Al. StateChamps
Big Bore
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10 point
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OP
10 point
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,300
Hoover,Al. StateChamps
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Probably opening an old wound for a few of you hear but....I have seen here and a few other forums some criticism of the SST load. I have always been a fan of Hornady and when the SST came out years ago, I quickly started moving the majority of my calibers over to it. Not to say that I use it for all of my rifles, but for hunting white tails in Alabama, a tough bonded core bullet is not necessary. Yes, my elk rifles and the very large caliber rifles are set aside for other bullets. However, I have had excellent performance on whitetails in 7-08, .308, .270, .30-06, and .243. All with SST bullets. Never a lost animal. Always a good combination of penetration and devastation! Furthermore, a box of ammo is extremely available and very reasonably priced for the non-reloader. So hit me with it! The good, bad, and ugly!
Big Bore
Hunting brings out the worst in people.
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132446
05/29/20 05:37 AM
05/29/20 05:37 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,348 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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I use a 200 gr SST in my 338 06 AI and it makes BIG holes in critters.
I use a 168 gr AMAX in my 308 and it will drop deer in their tracks out to 400 yards. Great bullets.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: R_H_Clark]
#3132486
05/29/20 07:12 AM
05/29/20 07:12 AM
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 10,539 northport
deadeye48
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 10,539
northport
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I think folks get way too worked up over which bullets for a whitetail. It would be a different story if we were talking 2000 lb animals or dangerous game. I could happily kill whitetail deer the rest of my life with a 22lr just by waiting on and making a good shot. Folks shoot deer badly and then blame whatever ammo they were using. You are exactly right I've killed deer with everything from a 22-250 to a 300 RUM with different bullets and have only lost one deer and it was bad shot placement and definitely not the bullet
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132499
05/29/20 07:39 AM
05/29/20 07:39 AM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,753 Moody, AL
willdo22
10 point
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10 point
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I liked the old SST bullet, but not the new superformance.
A mans got to know his limitations.
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132552
05/29/20 09:08 AM
05/29/20 09:08 AM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 878 Cleburne Al/Ga line
furnfeather
6 point
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6 point
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Posts: 878
Cleburne Al/Ga line
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One of my loads i cook up for 0-125yrd(150mx) hunting is 125gr sst out of a 10.5" 300blk pushed at 2114(avg fps). I have no problems with this projectile but have heard of others having issues. The other is a 125gr smk but that one is for a different task/purpose.
“Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability “—RLS
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132574
05/29/20 09:41 AM
05/29/20 09:41 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,237 B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 9,237
B'ham
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The only thing wrong with an SST is the internet. And all the people that don't understand ballistics who think they have to shoot a light for caliber bonded bullet with a terrible BC. Because they think it goes fast.
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: willdo22]
#3132634
05/29/20 11:25 AM
05/29/20 11:25 AM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,614 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I liked the old SST bullet, but not the new superformance. Same here, had nothing to do with the SST bullet, but when they "supposedly" just changed the box, is when they stopped grouping out of my gun lol
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132697
05/29/20 01:05 PM
05/29/20 01:05 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,925 Pine Hill, Al
Todd1700
12 point
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12 point
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Never liked them or ballistic tips. Basically SST's and Nosler ballistic tips were designed for a specific purpose.That being "LONG" shots at game animals. First the plastic tips give them a better ballistic coefficient which means they cut through the air more efficiently and therefore lose velocity at a slower rate. Is this important at the distances most people in Alabama shoot deer. No. But it is a factor for the people taking 400 yard or more shots at deer. Second these bullets are designed to expand easily and violently. Is this important or necessary for a 50 to 100 yard shot at a deer here in Alabama? No. But they are a bullet that will still give you decent expantion at very long distances where most bullets have dropped below a velocity at which they will expand effectively.
The problem is that most people using them in Alabama are shooting deer at pretty short range where these features not only aren't needed but can actually be detrimental. At those close ranges where impact velocity is still very high it has been my experiece that these type bullets violently overexpand and fragment. I have seen them fragment badly just hitting rib bones. I have seen shots tight behind the shoulder with them still send fragments into the guts of the deer. I have seen them routinely fail to exit deer on perfectly broadside shots in the ribs with everything from a 243 up to a 300 WSM and damn near every common caliber in between the two. A bullet that cannot be trusted to fully penetrate a 140 pound Alabama deer on a perfect broadside shot in the ribs is a bullet I wouldn't trust to drive through a shoulder bone or penetrate deep enough on a severely angled shot.
Most of the lost deer horror stories I have personal knowledge of over the last 20 years involved either a ballistic tip or a SST. Keep your shots broadside and in the ribs and you may never have a serious problem. Routinely call on them to drive through heavy bones, particularly on bigger deer and eventually they will break your heart. Everybody loves them.........until they don't. And the breakup is usually an ugly one. LOL!
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. - Abigail van Buren
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132701
05/29/20 01:10 PM
05/29/20 01:10 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
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Clanton, AL
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A soft lead point has never disappointed me. It's always been my preference and always will be.
My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Out back]
#3132708
05/29/20 01:21 PM
05/29/20 01:21 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,925 Pine Hill, Al
Todd1700
12 point
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12 point
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A soft lead point has never disappointed me. It's always been my preference and always will be. Standard lead tipped cup and core bullets never disappointed me either. But gosh those sst's and ballistic tips sure look pretty with those colorful nipples. It's like the old saying, "some lures are designed to catch fish and some are designed to catch fishermen". LOL!
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. - Abigail van Buren
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132850
05/29/20 05:45 PM
05/29/20 05:45 PM
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 6,363 On the X
TickaTicka
12 point
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12 point
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I like Hornady but never had a gun that liked sst in factory offerings.
Public Land Owner
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: James]
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05/29/20 06:16 PM
05/29/20 06:16 PM
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Posts: 34,959 Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I liked the old SST bullet, but not the new superformance. Same here, had nothing to do with the SST bullet, but when they "supposedly" just changed the box, is when they stopped grouping out of my gun lol I think y'all are talking about the old Light Magnums with SST bullets, they'd make a mess out of a deer and were very accurate. I have a couple boxes in 7-08.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132887
05/29/20 06:54 PM
05/29/20 06:54 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,614 Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jun 2013
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I liked the old SST bullet, but not the new superformance. Same here, had nothing to do with the SST bullet, but when they "supposedly" just changed the box, is when they stopped grouping out of my gun lol I think y'all are talking about the old Light Magnums with SST bullets, they'd make a mess out of a deer and were very accurate. I have a couple boxes in 7-08. 7mm08 is was i used also, but it wasn't a lite magnum, when they redesigned that box to superformance in went down hill for me lol. On a side note, their powder always fouled up my barrel quicker anyhow.
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: Big Bore]
#3132901
05/29/20 07:23 PM
05/29/20 07:23 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,348 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
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Superformance powder gives high velocities, but accuracy is usually chitty.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Hornady SST
[Re: James]
#3132918
05/29/20 07:56 PM
05/29/20 07:56 PM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,753 Moody, AL
willdo22
10 point
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10 point
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Moody, AL
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I liked the old SST bullet, but not the new superformance. Same here, had nothing to do with the SST bullet, but when they "supposedly" just changed the box, is when they stopped grouping out of my gun lol I think y'all are talking about the old Light Magnums with SST bullets, they'd make a mess out of a deer and were very accurate. I have a couple boxes in 7-08. 7mm08 is was i used also, but it wasn't a lite magnum, when they redesigned that box to superformance in went down hill for me lol. On a side note, their powder always fouled up my barrel quicker anyhow. I’m talking about the old brown customs
A mans got to know his limitations.
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