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I haven't had great luck with precision in Superformance ammo, with the notable exception of some 243 ammo pushing super-light bullets (58s, IIRC?) through my BLR. That rifle positively loves that ammo! If I have chrono results for that ammo, I don't recall where I've put it.

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I've never experience very good accuracy with either Hornady Superformance or Federal's souped up version. I'll give up a few fps with handloads for much better accuracy.


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My experience with Superformance ammo was not good. Used to sight in a rifle for a friend. Also saw a friend shoot it next to me out of a 308. 2" groups. Federal match factory out of his gun went .6".

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.30-06 and 150s

Have head shot one moose at @30 yards, and 7? (maybe several more- I forget just where I switched to SPs) caribou from @ 60 yards to 433 yards.
I'm quite happy with the rifle, the round's accuracy and trajectory,, and the terminal performance, especially 300 yards and out.

Rifle is sighted in with SP at 300 yard zero. Factory Corlokts are nearly as accurate, but at 300 yards hit 6" lower and 3" left.



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"Rifle is sighted in with SP at 300 yard zero."

Well, I'm pretty sure it is.... smile I was running a bit short of ammo, not available here, so after the above group (and one caribou at 100-150 yards where the bullet went higher than I wanted), I cranked 4 clicks down elevation, keying off the previous left shift. Did not re-shoot, which makes me a bit nervous. Not a good practice...

Next hunt, bullet went to cross-hair hold (lung-center) at @290 yards on the first caribou, and went to lung center with a line-of-back hold on the second caribou at a ranged 433 yards. Still haven't re-shot for group/poi, tho I now have another box of ammo.

Does that count? smile

Had 6 caribou cold tonight after work at a ranged 271 yards, but I think they were all young bulls, currently not legal until Feb 1. Could not determine for certain sex at that range, as they were all of a size (no calves, either) except one slightly larger. I believe they were 5 19 mo. old, and one a year older.

All were small antlered, but so are cows (legal right now), but I couldn't see penis sheathes on any, nor vulva patches on the two that did turn away. They kept their tails down, and I couldn't be certain, sooooo, I called them bulls. Then they laid down!

I'd seen them first about a mile and a half away, working toward me, wind in my face. Cut the distance in half with the snow machine, and waited behind a small ridge, and they walked right into me, on a small flat off the point. Had a good time watching them for a half hour or so, but couldn't make any of them legal...

Sun was down, 0 degrees with 15-mph wind, and a freezer already full of meat, so I took some pics with my new Canon T5 and telephoto, but without a tripod or stabilizer lens they will likely be blurry. Camera is warming slowly inside a plastic bag now to prevent condensation - be a couple hours before I can check.

A good time, and I don't have to clean anything! smile


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I've used their Superformance varmint bullets- my .223 and .22-250 shot them very well, my .243 didn't shoot well with the 58-grain load well at all. I don't own a chronograph so I don't know if I am getting the advertised speeds, but I am happy with the .223 and .22-250 loads performance on ground hogs thus far!


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Originally Posted by CWT
Never used them myself but why are the SST's crap?


The SST is accurate and looks good. sick I won't shoot a bullet that dynamites on game. I shot 150s from a .308 and they dynamited on small white-tailed does. I will never hunt with them again. There are way better options.


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The .270 130gr. SST load is a favorite of my 24" factory barrelled M700. Velocity (from drops) is as advertised and it shoots 3 in the .6's.

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As an aside, these are VERY soft bullets. Mostly recover fragments and not many exit wounds.

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Hornady .308 150 grain IB Superperformance out of my Ruger Hawkeye RSI (18.5" barrel) chronoed a touch over 2800 fps. Groups at an inch 3 shots.

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I don't know about the velocity claims, but lots # 3152824 and 3152837 of the 129 grain SST 6.5 Creedmoor ammo shoot great groups from my RAR-P and V2. Actually, it shoots so good, that if I was compelled to tinker, I could shoot this Hornady ammo without worrying if I could do better.

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I chronoed the 180 grain SP out of 2 .30-06 rifles, velocity was really close to blue box Federal.

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Originally Posted by sbhooper
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Never used them myself but why are the SST's crap?


The SST is accurate and looks good. sick I won't shoot a bullet that dynamites on game. I shot 150s from a .308 and they dynamited on small white-tailed does. I will never hunt with them again. There are way better options.


My Rem 700 300WM loves the 180 grain Superformance SST's and in the last 5 years I've killed 2 Elk and 2 Axis bucks with 4 rounds and all animals all piled up within steps of taking the hit.They work well for me and when I shoot it at the range I'm getting .75" groups consistently. I'll stay with them.


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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
I don't know about the velocity claims, but lots # 3152824 and 3152837 of the 129 grain SST 6.5 Creedmoor ammo shoot great groups from my RAR-P and V2. Actually, it shoots so good, that if I was compelled to tinker, I could shoot this Hornady ammo without worrying if I could do better.

The Hornady Creedmoor ammo is very accurate and has been reasonably priced.

I learned at SCI Hornady will not make any more 6.5 Creedmoor 140 grain AMAX ammo. They are moving to the 143 grain ELD-M, or whatever it's called. There will still be 120 grain ammo available.

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Originally Posted by OSU_Sig
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I don't know about the velocity claims, but lots # 3152824 and 3152837 of the 129 grain SST 6.5 Creedmoor ammo shoot great groups from my RAR-P and V2. Actually, it shoots so good, that if I was compelled to tinker, I could shoot this Hornady ammo without worrying if I could do better.

The Hornady Creedmoor ammo is very accurate and has been reasonably priced.

I learned at SCI Hornady will not make any more 6.5 Creedmoor 140 grain AMAX ammo. They are moving to the 143 grain ELD-M, or whatever it's called. There will still be 120 grain ammo available.


Thanks for the info, I guess I'll have to try the 143's when I run out of the 140's. I sure hope they shoot as well as the 140's


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They finally started making the .444 Marlin 265 grain Superperformance again and I bought a couple boxes last fall. Accuracy was very good in my rifle. I used it to shoot a medium sized doe at about 25 yards. I didn't see the 3/4" tree that was about a foot in front of the deer, the bullet hit the tree and completely penetrated the deer and broke the offside shoulder. The doe ran about 15 yards and Ray Charles could have followed the blood trail. My favorite ammo in the .444.

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My Ruger 7mm08 stacks both the Superformance SSTs and GMX bullets on top of each other. Velocity was very close to what is advertised. They shoot so well, I haven't reloaded anything for this rifle.

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Originally Posted by mnmarlin
They finally started making the .444 Marlin 265 grain Superperformance again and I bought a couple boxes last fall. Accuracy was very good in my rifle. I used it to shoot a medium sized doe at about 25 yards. I didn't see the 3/4" tree that was about a foot in front of the deer, the bullet hit the tree and completely penetrated the deer and broke the offside shoulder. The doe ran about 15 yards and Ray Charles could have followed the blood trail. My favorite ammo in the .444.
I just picked up 5 boxes of these....already have a handload worked up but m y dealer order them previously and I took them
Figure I'll have another 100 pc of brass reguardless


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Originally Posted by Elkhunter49
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The SST is accurate and looks good. sick I won't shoot a bullet that dynamites on game. I shot 150s from a .308 and they dynamited on small white-tailed does. I will never hunt with them again. There are way better options.


My Rem 700 300WM loves the 180 grain Superformance SST's and in the last 5 years I've killed 2 Elk and 2 Axis bucks with 4 rounds and all animals all piled up within steps of taking the hit.They work well for me and when I shoot it at the range I'm getting .75" groups consistently. I'll stay with them.


Serious Question or 2.

Is this evidence that Hornady made changes in the construction of the SST?
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Is it evidence of different jacket designs between 150 & 180 ?

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