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165 Grain SSTs on Deer Sized Game
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<blockquote data-quote="HSmithTX" data-source="post: 2601208" data-attributes="member: 121677"><p>A few comments about SST's blowing up and/or lots of meat damage, and I have seen it. IMO they should be expected to frag shortly after impact at high velocity. Usually the base/jacket will pass through but don't mistake them for a bonded bullet. The A-Max is a bit softer and this type of fragmenting should be expected at lower velocities than the SST. The fragmenting impact is a stone cold killer of game, ask the Berger guys. Additionally you will see the same or similar out of pretty much ALL of the traditional cup and core bullets at the same impact velocity. It's no fault of the bullet, the fault lies in what is expected from the bullet in that application. Shot placement is important also to minimize meat damage. Or get a bonded bullet or a partition and be happy. Your choice, but I will be shooting deer with SST and A-Max for a long time to come. I think they are fantastic killers of game and I have no issue with the 'restrictions' I need to observe to make them work the way I expect them to like speed limits and placement limits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSmithTX, post: 2601208, member: 121677"] A few comments about SST's blowing up and/or lots of meat damage, and I have seen it. IMO they should be expected to frag shortly after impact at high velocity. Usually the base/jacket will pass through but don't mistake them for a bonded bullet. The A-Max is a bit softer and this type of fragmenting should be expected at lower velocities than the SST. The fragmenting impact is a stone cold killer of game, ask the Berger guys. Additionally you will see the same or similar out of pretty much ALL of the traditional cup and core bullets at the same impact velocity. It's no fault of the bullet, the fault lies in what is expected from the bullet in that application. Shot placement is important also to minimize meat damage. Or get a bonded bullet or a partition and be happy. Your choice, but I will be shooting deer with SST and A-Max for a long time to come. I think they are fantastic killers of game and I have no issue with the 'restrictions' I need to observe to make them work the way I expect them to like speed limits and placement limits. [/QUOTE]
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