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Hornady SST 123gr performance on deer.
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<blockquote data-quote="Prieto9000" data-source="post: 1366888" data-attributes="member: 24952"><p>I´m running a 1:8 18.5" Benchmark on a T3 action.</p><p>I went with the 123 sst after reading a couple of fellow members complain about the 143gr ELDX not expanding on medium game properly. I can push them @2770 with no problem out of my rifle, but after reading about them not expanding I thought the 123 SST would be a better choice. Most of my deer shots are around 200m so the extra BC provided by heavier bullets was not as important. I have a box of 130 swift sirocco II bullets, but from previous experience I decided not to even give them a chance. I tried them in different calibers, different rifles and different loads with less than impressive accuracy (around 2 MOA). So I decided to save my powder for something else.</p><p></p><p>I tried some 147gr ELD-M and they are super accurate, but... MV drops down to 2550fps. I like my MV to stay over 2700fps on my rifles, but they might deserve a chance. Maybe pushing them a little slower and with the extra mass they'll hold together ok. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying the 123 SST is a bad bullet, I just feel that on a less than perfect shot I might have a very hard time finding my trophy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prieto9000, post: 1366888, member: 24952"] I´m running a 1:8 18.5" Benchmark on a T3 action. I went with the 123 sst after reading a couple of fellow members complain about the 143gr ELDX not expanding on medium game properly. I can push them @2770 with no problem out of my rifle, but after reading about them not expanding I thought the 123 SST would be a better choice. Most of my deer shots are around 200m so the extra BC provided by heavier bullets was not as important. I have a box of 130 swift sirocco II bullets, but from previous experience I decided not to even give them a chance. I tried them in different calibers, different rifles and different loads with less than impressive accuracy (around 2 MOA). So I decided to save my powder for something else. I tried some 147gr ELD-M and they are super accurate, but... MV drops down to 2550fps. I like my MV to stay over 2700fps on my rifles, but they might deserve a chance. Maybe pushing them a little slower and with the extra mass they'll hold together ok. I'm not saying the 123 SST is a bad bullet, I just feel that on a less than perfect shot I might have a very hard time finding my trophy. [/QUOTE]
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