Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting hornady sst or barnes ttsx for deer?

I too, like Dantheman, use 140 gr SST out of my 270. They work great on these big whitetails we have up here in Ssak. Not a big believer in premium bullets for deer. Would rather have a little bit of spoiled meat and dead deer than a pinhole that missed the vitals. Don't get me wrong, I love my premium bullets on Moose and Elk. JMHO.

Norma Vulcans.check them out,theyre serious bullets. Search it for images too and youll find the Vulcans damage.

Cutting Edge bullets makes a great all solid brass or something bullet that the nose comes apart on their expanders and they seem to be very efficient.

but between your two, the Barnes TTSX,because they cover a wide range of calibers and corresponding impact velocities and perform well,even in Africa. Id say Barnes. But Hornady makes great long range bullets too.

just check out the Norma Vulcan

You can't kill a deer with a 270, no matter what bullet you use!

I've learned that, right here on the Fire. Also heard something about the .270 being "gay".

Good thing I'm a well informed hunter and rifleman...

DF

Quite frankly before I used the 140 gr SST I was using a 140 gr Interlock that performed very well. Even with good hits and perfect expansion I just wasn't always getting the DRT performance I was looking for.

If I wasn't going after heavy boned game on a guided hunt and just wanted more penetration I would go to the Interlock. I've used the Interlock in several different calibers and find them to be an excellent all around bullet (for white tails, which is my experience) . They expand well and are plenty tough for most applications.

Dan

There is no doubt that SSTs will kill like Thor's hammer, but there is just too much meat lost for me. They group very well in the rifles that I use most, but there are other bullets that kill just as well with less collateral damage.

I'm with mudhen and SH. No SST's for me, especially seeing this carnage last Sept on a NM antelope hunt (sorry to be repetitive in posting this pic again, for the 3rd time). 139 SST Hornady Superformance factory ammo and a 7mag from about 100 yds...



Just like the last time you asked this question killindeer, my answer to your question is a 130 partition.

I'm sure stone spear points have taken more deer than the cor lokt, but that doesn't mean I'm going to use them on record alone.

Same goes for the SST.

Can't go wrong with barnes.

Go with the 110 TTSX or 130 Partiton. Do yourself a favor and forget you heard of SST's....

alright takin sst off the list.

I've used both and had good results with both. SST's in Wby257mag, Rem. 7mm-08 and 14" 7-30Waters Contender. Barnes was my favorite with Wby240mag. Killed a couple big hogs with them..also a couple with the SST's.

If you didn't like the Ballistic Tips, you won't like SST, sounds like you have some good deer bullets already in your possesion. If you go with Barnes I'd recommend the 110 gr TTSX launched as fast as safely possible.

barnes.

90gr GMX in my 25-06. Whitetail DRT with little damage.

I've used the 120 gr. TTSX in my 7mm-08s for the last four years on whitetails. Not always DRT but usually within 20 yrds. or so. That is as good as any other bullet I have used in the last 40 yrs. They always exit fairly small but do a lot of internal damage to the heart and lungs. Very little meat damage and I like that.

In my experience, DRT happens when the central nervous system is damaged (spine or brain). Not saying it doesn't happen, it does, but it also depends a bit on the deer's adrenalin flow at the shot. Just saying that NO bullet will guarantee DRT every time you pull the trigger.

There are other bullets that work for sure, but for me....I like the TTSX.

My sample size is small with the SST - 2. Both were heart/lung shot at pretty close range with a 7mm08. They both sprinted a short distance and tipped over. I wouldn't hesitate to use that bullet again.

I've shot a bunch with TTSXs varying from a 100 grainer from a .257 Roberts to a 180 from a .300 Win Mag. Most of them were with a 150 grain bullet from a .30/06. When I started shooting the bullet, I was concerned they wouldn't perform as well as lead on whitetails, but have been pleased. If you hit the shoulder, they fall over. If you shoot behind it, they run a little way dead on their feet. They generally leave really easy to follow blood trails.

SST's are accurate but not very meat friendly. The Hornady SP Interlocks are my choice for cup/core.

I mostly shoot Barnes TTSX out of my .223AI, .280 and .257 WBY.

I used SST's in 2011 on a doe, and it too will be the last time I used them. I was using the 139gr ones from a .280 Rem. The bullet went in and out with no blood trail at all in a heart/lung shot. I think when I get back in the lower 48 hunting deer, I will stick with Remington Cor-lokts, and Federal Fusions.

Say I use the Hornady's and have had very good luck with them.

But you could use the tttttttsssx and it wouldn't matter if you could shoot worth [bleep] you'd scare them to death.