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Hornady SST questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 383754" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Michael, I have shot the ballistic tips and sst's quite a bit up in your country and all over. It depends on caliber and weight. Generaly ballistic tips 30 caliber and under have thin jackets and rapid expansion. In this range of bullets the sst's have a tougher jacket and do not expand as rapidly. I used the 150 sst on caribou at 3740 fps out of a 300 ultramag and the bullet went clear through on all shots. the ballistic tips would have blown apart inside the caribou at the velocities I hit them (350-650 yards). The sst's are similar to 338 and larger calibers 200 grain and higher ballistic tips which have a much stronger antimony lead core and a stronger jacket. Those ballistic tips hold together well. </p><p></p><p>Let me know the caliber and weight of the bullet your looking at and I may have had experience with it and can tell you exactly what it will do vs what the book says. I often find a big discrepancy there.</p><p></p><p>I want to do a lifesize mount of my dall sheep this year and am considering different options for performance considering minimal hide damage. At the same time being capable of shots from 50-500 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 383754, member: 505"] Michael, I have shot the ballistic tips and sst's quite a bit up in your country and all over. It depends on caliber and weight. Generaly ballistic tips 30 caliber and under have thin jackets and rapid expansion. In this range of bullets the sst's have a tougher jacket and do not expand as rapidly. I used the 150 sst on caribou at 3740 fps out of a 300 ultramag and the bullet went clear through on all shots. the ballistic tips would have blown apart inside the caribou at the velocities I hit them (350-650 yards). The sst's are similar to 338 and larger calibers 200 grain and higher ballistic tips which have a much stronger antimony lead core and a stronger jacket. Those ballistic tips hold together well. Let me know the caliber and weight of the bullet your looking at and I may have had experience with it and can tell you exactly what it will do vs what the book says. I often find a big discrepancy there. I want to do a lifesize mount of my dall sheep this year and am considering different options for performance considering minimal hide damage. At the same time being capable of shots from 50-500 yards. [/QUOTE]
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