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Hornady SST bullets

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#1 ·
Does anyone have any first-hand experience with the Hornady SST bullets?

Particularly, I'd like to know if they're reliable in the terminal ballistics department. Good expansion - reliable expansion - not shedding jackets, fragmenting, or punching through like a FMJ on high speed chicken feed.

I'm looking for a good hunting bullet that won't break the bank. The two I'm looking at are both 308 caliber, the 150 and 165 grain.

TIA!
 
#2 ·
Yes they work well on deer size game. Maybe other also but I only have used them on deer. They are toughter than the Nosler BT bullets and will not open quite as fast. If you want a tougher bullet yet... I would suggest the Interbond model. It will hold together better on tougher game. Both are good bullets. I have used the Nosler for pronghorns but the hornady would be fine also. I prefer Nosler PAR for pigs/bear and if I ever get to hunt elk/moose.

Just remember the bullet is the cheapest part of the hunt and the most critical....even at $1+ per bullet. Practice with cheaper bullets and sight the rifle in with the good stuff you plan to hunt with.
 
#3 ·
I would pick the Interbond over the SST if you are concerned about shedding jackets. The SST and the Nosler BT tend to be more volatile than their bonded core stable mates. That quality actually makes them a good choice for thin skinned light game, especially at distance.

The bonded offerings are pretty decent performers overall, and not all that expensive, but still right up there in performance and price is the Nosler Partition....it's a tried and true performer.

Of the standard bullets, I think the Rem Core Lokt works well.

TC
 
#4 ·
Uhh Hum. A Good Deal.

A very good deal !

Nos. Partitions 50/ 10 lousy bucks ! BTW - I'm a frequent customer here, The tips are dine - o - mite ! So what, they can be slightly oxidized, that's fine with me :wink:

Oh, sh ! The 180 . . . too much for that '25 ??

Don't leave the 5rd (Hunting Mags) behind. Oh, you're not in Kalif . . .YMMV.

Bravo - What type(s) of negative effects result in the use of cannelured bullets at long range ? Anything ?

Thanks
 
#5 ·
Hunter, thanks for the feedback! From what I've gathered, the Nosler BTs are a bit irratic, not something I can bet on to hold together.

The interbond from Hornady looks great - but they're a bit too expensive for me. I'm wanting to pick up 6K - 7K, and I'd like to keep it somewhere at $1500 or less delivered.

Remington KoreLokts have been good to me in the past, through bolt guns, but that's a shorter distance hunting round. I'm thinking something along the lines of a longer-ranged bullet. Don't get me wrong, the SST (in either flavor) doesn't have a "great" BC, but they're better than ball...... and for this exercise, I'm wanting to stay away from exposed lead as much as possible.

Blu, I'm gonna keep that page in mind, it's the best deal on partitions I've seen! But yeah, I think the 180's would be a bit much for the '25, or the rack grades I'm thinking this stuff will be worked over with.

On canelures, I can't think of anything off the top of my head that I used that had 'em, with the exception of those KoreLokts. If there was a difference with those bullets over non-canelured ones, the deer never spoke of it ;-)
 
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