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| Used SST on top of my Pet load of 52gr IMR4064 in my 30-06. Shot a buck at about 75yds, the guy that proccessed my deer couldn't believe that I shot it with "just a 30-06"
Awesome bullet |
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by: Keith |
Date: 8/25/2009 |
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| Killed largest deer of my life with these. Large 8 point. had huge white brow tines that hooked forward, looked wicked! One shot kill at 60 yards. |
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by: Jackchuck |
Date: 7/26/2009 |
| Rifle used: savage 111 |
Caliber: 270 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 5 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I do not get sold on Bullet ads, Personal performance is a better salesman. I hunt mostly White Tail deer, & do a lot of shooting at paper. I find a quality bullet that shoots well in each gun. I have found these to shoot well in most guns they are tried in. For the 257 Rob, I find the 117 gr hard to beat. In the past 2 years many Deer have found them to be deadly. Only 2 moved more than 2 steps. Also shoot them in a 30/06 and found them to shoot very well on paper. |
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by: John aka JGShooter |
Date: 2/16/2009 |
| Rifle used: Custom Mauser |
Caliber: 257 Rob Imp |
| Hunting performance: 5 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| This has been my mainstay bullet, for paper or light bodied big game. Wyoming antelope, whether 100 yards or 400 yards go down in their shaddow. Bullets do a complete pass through, don't know any tasty bullet receipes anyway. At 4oo yards there was no expansion, maybe due to entry behind the ribs and exiting behind the opposite shoulder between ribs. At 100 yards and impact on an antelop rib, left a tennis ball size exit wound. It commonly shoots 1-1/4" or better at 100 yards. Winchester brass, 215 primers, 66.0 grains of IMR 4350. COL = 2.880". |
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by: Dave |
Date: 6/24/2008 |
| Rifle used: Vanguard SS |
Caliber: 300WSM |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I regularly use these bullets, for example a 140gn in my 6.5x57 at 2700 vt/sec(for Springbok hunting) and 165gn in my 308 Norma Magnum at 3121vt/sec for ultra long shots, and competitions.Both these loads are very accurate, and have shot plenty game on long distances for example: Last year i shot two Kudu Cows within 30 sec with my 6.5, both on the lower necks just in front of the chests, at 177m and 207m ranged with a range finder from the annimals back to the vehicle from where i shot. |
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by: Willie Olivier |
Date: 9/3/2007 |
| Rifle used: Mauser+Norma |
Caliber: 6.5x57+308 Norma Mag |
| Hunting performance: 5 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| My tikka 7mm rem mag groups 5 162 gr sst's in to 1/2".amazing accuracy. now, i don't know how tuff american whitetails are but in saskatchewan they are very tuff. i shot 2 bucks weighing about 250lbs.they both died,however i did not like what the bullet did.both deer were at about 200 yds and the bullets did major damage but fragmented and did not exit.(rib cage shots) tried the 154 interbond and it really performs better on deer. exits about like a baseball....perfect performance. allthough the 162 sst was very accurate and did kill the deer, i really do like to see a bullet stay in one piece on rib cage shots on whitetail. |
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by: steve |
Date: 5/5/2007 |
| Rifle used: Tikka |
Caliber: 7mm rem mag |
| Hunting performance: 3 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| 129 SST 6.5 Caliber from a 260 Rem outstanding performance on game and great 100 yard groups. Out standing bullet |
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by: JM |
Date: 1/31/2007 |
| Rifle used: Rem 700 |
Caliber: 260 Rem |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Shot a nice buck antelope in the lower neck with a 150 gr. SST at almost 300 yards. It never twitched. Lots of blood lost; massive trauma. Loaded that particular bullet over H-414. (It ran better than IMR-4350.) I have also shot some on paper using Varget and find that to be a hard-to-beat combination. Muzzle velocities in the 2850-2900 FPS range. |
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by: C. Sandbar |
Date: 1/20/2007 |
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| Started reloading the 7mm WSM with the 139mm SST, shot my first deer with then, a doe, on opening day. The shot was 97 yards, she dropped in place and only her hoof wiggled.
The second shot was a week after and it was a 150 pound 6 pointer at 75 yards, he ran about 15 yards and fell in a pile. Lung was blown out for 10 feet on the other side of where I shot him...SST rules |
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by: coastiew4bosn |
Date: 11/1/2006 |
| Rifle used: winchester md 70 |
Caliber: 7mm WSM |
| Hunting performance: 4 |
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Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| 165 grain SST bullet is a great bullet. I have killed 2 elk and several deer with them. All have dropped in there tracks. All rounds exited and did very little damage to surrounding tissue. I shoot a 30.06 loaded with 51 grains of 4320 and a LRM primer. Very accurate. I am hoping to use them on moose next fall. |
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by: Len M |
Date: 10/17/2006 |
| Rifle used: Remmington BDL |
Caliber: 30.06 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I shot a Himalayan Tahr in New Zealand South Island. @ 1600 metres with my Blaser LRS2 in 338 Lapua super Magnum.The Hornady 225g SST retained 85% of its original grain weight having gone through left leg,brisket and ending up breaking right leg,high up,but not exiting.
Amazing projectile performance that is hard to beat !!! |
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by: Nigel |
Date: 9/11/2006 |
| Rifle used: Blaser LRS 2 |
Caliber: 338 lapua magnum. |
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Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| The most accurate load for 140 grain SST from my Winchester Super Grade Model 70 and Sako Deluxe Hunter, both chambered in .270 is 56 grains of IMR4831, tried five different powders developing this load. The bullet is devastating on game, have shot whitetail and hogs, bullet is very tough for penetration, and opens for a large wound channel. Hornady makes great bullets, what can you say. |
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by: GMB |
Date: 8/16/2006 |
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| I'VE BEEN SHOOTING 165 gr. SST'S FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS IN MY 308 win. & 300 WIN MAG. I'VE SHOT DEER & HOGS OUT TO 700yds I SHOT A 297 lb. BOAR AT 683yds. (MEASURED WITH RANGE FINDER) THE BULLET WENT THROUGH BOTH SHOULDERS THE HOG HIT THE GROUND AND KICKED FOR ABOUT 2yds. NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT HIM. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN FIND A BETTER BULLET I'LL SHOOT THEM TILL THEY QUIT MAKING THEM. |
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by: JTARGET |
Date: 1/13/2006 |
| Rifle used: REM.700 |
Caliber: 300 win. mag 308 win |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I'm new to this forum. I'm going to work up a load for my Ruger M77 Mark 2; using 140 gr.SST bullets. Has anyone here done this yet. I asked a Hornady tech what bullet they felt was the most accurate .270 bullet they made..answer the above using IMR 4831. |
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by: BERGIE |
Date: 12/31/2005 |
| Rifle used: RUGER M77 MARK 2 |
Caliber: .270 WIN. |
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| I loaned my 98 mauser to my young brother in law for his first deer hunt. this rifle shoots both the 139gr and 154gr sst very well. For his hunt I loaded the 139 gr to the minimum load. HE shot his first mule deer.(a mature doe) @ 40 yds.I was not with him and his dad so I don't have the particulars on shot placement. However, I was told,"the deer just dropped(no surprise) ...there was a lot of blood shot. |
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by: ajgivens1@juno.com |
Date: 12/12/2005 |
| Rifle used: 98 mauser |
Caliber: 7x57 |
| Hunting performance: 4 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| I used the 154 gr sst in a custom 7x57 mauser. Using IMR 4350 @ moderate velocity I get very good accuracy.(sub-moa)The only Elk I shot with that load travelled 20 yds or less.I only recovered a small portion of the bullet, but the bullet travelled OVer 30 in.It entered just behind the last rib and travelled forward,tumbling and exiting the chest into the shoulder on the same side. the distance was 80 yds.minimal meat damage. |
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by: ajgivens@juno.com |
Date: 12/12/2005 |
| Rifle used: 98 mauser |
Caliber: 7x57 |
| Hunting performance: 6 |
Accuracy performance: 6 |
Rating is from 1-6, where 6 is best. |
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| Excellent bullet. The first deer was under 75 yds, and it looked liked someone picked it up and threw it. Big hole on other side, did not ruin much of the front shoulder. Second deer, 100 yds running, high just rear of the front shoulder, 10 steps if that and it was down. Third one 600 yds ran 10 yds and that was it. Love this bullet for anything over a 100 yds, under 100 yds lots of damage, but definitely dead deer. |
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by: S.J in ND |
Date: 11/22/2004 |
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| Loaded 140 gr sst for a new Win M70 270WSM
61 grains Reloader 19. Great on the range 4 shot group .75 inch @ 100 yards. Can't wait to try out in the deer woods. |
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by: ljh |
Date: 11/12/2004 |
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| I use the 165 gr Hornady SST in my .308. Earlier this summer, I shot a 300+ lb boar with one round from about 125 yds. It walked about 10 yds before it dropped dead. The round went in front of the shoulder, into the lungs, and through the stomach. I did not recover the bullet but I did find the plastic tip at the entry wound. The bullet is extremely accurate and I've killed coyotes with it at 350 yds. |
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by: D.D. in CA |
Date: 10/29/2004 |
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| I use the 150gr SST in both of my 3006's I have the best group near max load with the Husky and around 2800 in the Enfield.
These are both nasty under 300yrds, I have not had to track one in 2 years. The 150lb doe the wife shot dropped like it was hit by a giant hammer. I am quite impressed with the SST and am going to try the 150 Interbond in my 300 Win Mag.
Have a good hunt all! |
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by: B. Hannah Saskatchewan, Canada |
Date: 6/6/2004 |
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| I have read many great comments about the Hornady SST bullets so I had to try them out. I cooked up a load using the 165 grain SST's with Winchester brass, 44.0 grains of Varget, CCI 200 primers, and an overall cartridge length of 2.800 inches. They come out at 2700 fps from my Remington 700 VS in .308 Winchester. I took some nice caribou bulls at 350 yards and the SST's performed real well. All of the shots were complete pass throughs. The first bull dropped in his tracks with a hit to the base of the neck. The second bull was hit in the right shoulder, and the other hit was about three inches behind the first hit. I probably didn't need to hit him the second time. All of the exit holes were approximately 3 inches in diameter. I also shot a real nice 8 point whitetail the same year. He was about 70 yards away when I hit him and he dropped so hard he bounced off the ground. He was hit in the right shoulder which shattered it and broke two ribs on the entry side. There was nothing left of the lungs and the opposite shoulder was also out of commission with three ribs broken on that side.The bullet did not pass through, and it held together real well. I know all my groups were well under 1 MOA at 100 yards and I had a real nice group at 450 yards that was approximately 4 inches! These bullets perform real well and are nicely priced. Give em' a try!-NJK |
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by: NJK |
Date: 3/24/2004 |
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| 300 WSM 165g SST @ 3100 fps on Whitetails does an awesome job. ...just don't hit a shoulder or it will destroy it comepletely. 7 does shot from 20 to 301 yds, none knew what hit them and damage was devastating. Make sure you aim back a bit more than usual. Very accurate bullets. |
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by: Sarge |
Date: 2/24/2004 |
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| I used the 130 grain in .270 for kansas whitetail. 150 yrd buck facing me,the bullet entered hit front shoulder knuckle shattering it continued to break three ribs enter chest, destroy lungs. no exit he jumped three times and fell. I intend to start loading these from now on!! |
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by: M. Coffman |
Date: 1/23/2004 |
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| I used this bullet (130 grs) with 59gr of H4831sc on mule deer in Colorado this past fall I shot the deer at 301 yards. And i was very impressed at impacted of the bullet.It mushroomed out about the size of a nickel the deer took two steps and fell over it never knew what hit him.I will be using this bullet in the future. |
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by: JJWJR |
Date: 1/12/2004 |
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| I used the 140 SST Light Magnum ammo in my styer scout 7mm-08 on Warthog and Impala in Africa. The Warthog was shot between the "lookers" and he dropped like hit by lightning at 70 yards. Framents traveled 6 inches through the skull. The Impala was shot at 100 yards through both shoulders and dropped. Bullet not recovered. Great performance. |
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by: Matthew N. |
Date: 12/19/2003 |
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| Took a 135 lb. whitetail doe at 150 yards using a 130 grain SST in .270 Win. with 60.0 grs. H4831SC. Bullet entered right shoulder, did chest cavity damage but did not exit. Deer traveled about 75 yds. This was good performance for a shot at this angle. |
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by: Ralph |
Date: 12/10/2003 |
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| Went to the rifle range last week and tried my new Hornady SST in 7 mag, 139 gr. At 100 yards could cover 3 rounds with a dime. Hunted whitetail that weekend and made a shot at 220 yards. Deer was broadside and made perfect heart shot. Heart was liquified. Went through 3 ribs with a 4 inch hole on inside body cavity. Exit wasnt much smaller. I know what ill be using in the future
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by: R. E. |
Date: 11/9/2003 |
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| 270 Winchester; Handloaded in front of 59.5 grains of H-4831sc, these bullets came apart upon hitting 4 separate whitetail deer at ranges from 50-85 yards. Max velocity and light bullets in this case performed like a varmit bullet, however all of the deer were quite dead. Long range performance was as expected. One recovered 130 SST from a 300 yard kill was a perfect mushroom with an estimated 75% weight retention. |
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by: R Guertin |
Date: 11/2/2003 |
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| Im shooting the 165 gr. SST's out of my .300 Win Mag, and they are by far the most accurate bullet Ive shot out of it. I have posted several 1.5" 3 shot groups at 200 yards, and some sub 2" 3 shot groups at 300 yars with them... Will see how they perform on game in the up coming weeks. |
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by: fireman |
Date: 10/17/2003 |
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| I shoot 180 grain sst out of my Sako chambered in .300 Weatherby. The muzzle velocity is 3280 avg. I shot a buck last fall just over 100yds. It was hit at the base of the neck in front of the shoulder. The exit hole was at least 4-5 inches. The bullet totally fragmented, I found small pieces through out the neck and front shoulder. There was a extreme amount of damage to the area at 10 inches from the path of the bullet. All though the buck dropped in his tracks, I had hoped the bullet would have held together better. The accuracy of the sst was supperb. Hopefully the new sst interbond will hold together better. Hornady claims it is much tougher. |
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by: Jeff R. |
Date: 9/24/2003 |
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| My son shot his first deer last November using the new 95 grain SST bullet in his .243 Winchester. After several practice sessions on the target range, this polymer tipped slug proved just as accurate as the nosler ballistic tip at half the price. The deer was broadside at 125 yards, the bullet hit the knuckle of the shoulder bone, travelled below the spine, and exited behind the opposite shoulder. The exit wound was the size of a dime and dropped the deer in it's tracks....great bullet performance. |
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by: G.W. Lamb |
Date: 7/17/2003 |
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| I have used the 130 grain SST in my 270 WSM.
Very accurate - great groups. We'll see this fall how they perform on Mule Deer. |
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by: JTanner |
Date: 20.05.2003 |
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| I have tried the SST in a 280 (139 gr), a 7Mag (154 gr) and a 264Mag (140 gr). Accuracy has been outstanding and terminal performance on hogs and deer have been great. Good expansion with deep penetration, even whenb bones were hit. IMO this is a excellent bullet. |
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by: jjh |
Date: 19.05.2003 |
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| The 140g sst is the most accurate bullet I have loaded for my 270 win. It is also my favorit bullet for deer. Mushrooms very well but holds together enough for deep penatration. |
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by: H. Peters |
Date: 24.04.2003 |
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