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Berger 95 gr VLD hunting, Nosler 95 gr Partition or Nosler 95 gr BT
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1169259" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>I loaded 95 SST's in my son's .243. He took his first deer in October 2015 using that load. I had expected a close range shot, so I loaded them down to around 2900 or so. </p><p> </p><p>The deer was quartering to at around 15 yards when he took the shot from an elevated stand. The SST entered high on the onside shoulder, took out the heart, both lungs, splattered the offside portion of the liver, and stopped just under the hide, traversing a good two feet or so in the chest cavity. The deer took a dead run of less than twenty yards and piled up. </p><p> </p><p>The SST opened aggressively and was very destructive. It did exactly what I wanted it to do. The SST isn't a high bc or controlled expansion bullet, but I like how it behaves in terms of terminal performance. My son's rifle is a 10 twist, so it won't handle the higher bc bullets. I initially tried 80 TTSX's and 85 NPT's, but couldn't get them to shoot. I had no trouble getting hunting accuracy from the SST's. </p><p> </p><p>Overall, I think of the 6mm 95 SST as a well balanced hunting bullet. It will hold together well enough to work at close range, yet opens aggressively enough to remain effective at longer distances. It is inexpensive and easy to tune. If controlled expansion and/or high bc is important to you, the SST may not be your bullet. Overall, though, I think it is a tough one to beat for deer/antelope size game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1169259, member: 22069"] I loaded 95 SST's in my son's .243. He took his first deer in October 2015 using that load. I had expected a close range shot, so I loaded them down to around 2900 or so. The deer was quartering to at around 15 yards when he took the shot from an elevated stand. The SST entered high on the onside shoulder, took out the heart, both lungs, splattered the offside portion of the liver, and stopped just under the hide, traversing a good two feet or so in the chest cavity. The deer took a dead run of less than twenty yards and piled up. The SST opened aggressively and was very destructive. It did exactly what I wanted it to do. The SST isn't a high bc or controlled expansion bullet, but I like how it behaves in terms of terminal performance. My son's rifle is a 10 twist, so it won't handle the higher bc bullets. I initially tried 80 TTSX's and 85 NPT's, but couldn't get them to shoot. I had no trouble getting hunting accuracy from the SST's. Overall, I think of the 6mm 95 SST as a well balanced hunting bullet. It will hold together well enough to work at close range, yet opens aggressively enough to remain effective at longer distances. It is inexpensive and easy to tune. If controlled expansion and/or high bc is important to you, the SST may not be your bullet. Overall, though, I think it is a tough one to beat for deer/antelope size game. [/QUOTE]
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