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<blockquote data-quote="bearcat2" data-source="post: 1723393" data-attributes="member: 18832"><p>"The SST can be pretty explosive at under 300yds with 300wm velocities even if you don't strike the shoulder or leg bones. It will kill the hell out of them but you can waste a great deal of meat in doing so."</p><p></p><p>And if you do hit an elk in the front shoulder it is most likely going to die in a week or two.</p><p></p><p>Sorry not a fan of SST's or other ballistic tips. Slip them between the ribs and they are really impressive. Hit a front shoulder and I've seldom seen them penetrate on elk. I've used SST's in particular myself with very unsatisfactory results, and as a guide I've seen a lot of elk shot with various bullets. I don't always remember what each hunter was using, but EVERY SINGLE TIME I have an elk hit in a large bone (almost always front shoulder, but can remember two straight away shots where hunters hit in the ball joint pelvis area with no further penetration) where the bullet blows up and fails to penetrate through to the vitals, it has been a ballistic tip. </p><p></p><p>The cheap old plain jane factory ammo like Core-loks or Silvertips work reliably, but hunters will spend much more on fancy off the shelf designer ammo that fails to perform satisfactorily.</p><p></p><p>As a reloader your choices are practically infinite. I had poor luck with accuracy with Interbonds in the one gun I tried them in, but they have an excellent reputation for reliability on game. Accubonds and Scirroco also have a good rep and they are plastic tipped bullets if you prefer that. The old Nosler partition has been around forever and is still popular because it reliably works. Sierra Grand Slams are both devastating on game and very accurate in the guns I've tried them in. There are many more but I don't have enough experience to recommend or disrecommend a lot of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bearcat2, post: 1723393, member: 18832"] "The SST can be pretty explosive at under 300yds with 300wm velocities even if you don't strike the shoulder or leg bones. It will kill the hell out of them but you can waste a great deal of meat in doing so." And if you do hit an elk in the front shoulder it is most likely going to die in a week or two. Sorry not a fan of SST's or other ballistic tips. Slip them between the ribs and they are really impressive. Hit a front shoulder and I've seldom seen them penetrate on elk. I've used SST's in particular myself with very unsatisfactory results, and as a guide I've seen a lot of elk shot with various bullets. I don't always remember what each hunter was using, but EVERY SINGLE TIME I have an elk hit in a large bone (almost always front shoulder, but can remember two straight away shots where hunters hit in the ball joint pelvis area with no further penetration) where the bullet blows up and fails to penetrate through to the vitals, it has been a ballistic tip. The cheap old plain jane factory ammo like Core-loks or Silvertips work reliably, but hunters will spend much more on fancy off the shelf designer ammo that fails to perform satisfactorily. As a reloader your choices are practically infinite. I had poor luck with accuracy with Interbonds in the one gun I tried them in, but they have an excellent reputation for reliability on game. Accubonds and Scirroco also have a good rep and they are plastic tipped bullets if you prefer that. The old Nosler partition has been around forever and is still popular because it reliably works. Sierra Grand Slams are both devastating on game and very accurate in the guns I've tried them in. There are many more but I don't have enough experience to recommend or disrecommend a lot of them. [/QUOTE]
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