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<blockquote data-quote="duckklr" data-source="post: 2002096" data-attributes="member: 102065"><p>Mostly,</p><p>I copied and pasted this directly off of their website and nowhere could I find anything about retention of anything.</p><p></p><p>"The Hornady® SST® (Super Shock Tip) is designed to deliver tremendous shock on impact while expanding quickly and reliably, particularly at higher velocities." "The SST® creates a devastatingly large wound channel."</p><p></p><p>I'd say that the bullets worked as designed, advertised, and expected at near muzzle velocity. </p><p></p><p>As I stated earlier, both shots were close, one just over 200-yards and the other less than 100-yards. The 8mm is a wide bullet and leaving the barrel at approx. 3100 fps with my hand-load and enters the body like a truck rather than an injection needle. (Big caliber big damage).</p><p></p><p>With the first bullet I found one piece of lead that looked the size and shape of a small piece of long-grain white rice. It was flat black rather than shiny suggesting to me that lead it crystallized at rapid expansion.</p><p></p><p>The second bullet produced no particles of lead at all during brief cavity search. Both deer were field dressed and quartered.</p><p>I try not to shoot at targets further than 200-yards but if the opportunity comes I'll take a good, clear, long shot and let you know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="duckklr, post: 2002096, member: 102065"] Mostly, I copied and pasted this directly off of their website and nowhere could I find anything about retention of anything. "The Hornady® SST® (Super Shock Tip) is designed to deliver tremendous shock on impact while expanding quickly and reliably, particularly at higher velocities." "The SST® creates a devastatingly large wound channel." I'd say that the bullets worked as designed, advertised, and expected at near muzzle velocity. As I stated earlier, both shots were close, one just over 200-yards and the other less than 100-yards. The 8mm is a wide bullet and leaving the barrel at approx. 3100 fps with my hand-load and enters the body like a truck rather than an injection needle. (Big caliber big damage). With the first bullet I found one piece of lead that looked the size and shape of a small piece of long-grain white rice. It was flat black rather than shiny suggesting to me that lead it crystallized at rapid expansion. The second bullet produced no particles of lead at all during brief cavity search. Both deer were field dressed and quartered. I try not to shoot at targets further than 200-yards but if the opportunity comes I'll take a good, clear, long shot and let you know. [/QUOTE]
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