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What results do you have using Hornady 120SST on deer? The Whitetail deer in Tennessee are not the large and I am wanting less meat damage. Last year I used Sierra 130 gr Prohunter bullets. Three lung shot deer traveled over 100 yards and there was significant meat damage.
There is a possibility for 350 yard shots so I want to stay with the 270 Win when not in heavy woods.
I am hunting near the edge of a farm and do not have permission to go on the surrounding properties. Need quick kills without a lot of damage. Suggestions and experience appreciated.

You'll get many opinions, but I'll start it off. First, I didn't know they made a .277 SST in 120 gr, but I know you can get 130 grainers. Use that bullet and shoot em in the lungs. They won't go far. Or use the 130 gr Nosler BT, as I do. Truth is that any hunting bullet should do fine, but the SST and BT will shatter the lungs very well. Messy but effective.

Lung shots and drop right now results are somewhat contrary.

i have shot my last two pa whitetails with a 117grain SST from a 257 bob. knock on wood, both died instantly. i will say that that it was messy.. i also didnt know that they made a 120
grain .277 SST.

shows you what i know, they do make a .277 120 grain SST.. i will have to give them a try.

I would pass on the 120gr. They were designed for the 6.8 SPC. I have 400 of them waiting to be loaded. These are soft at 6.8 velocities so I wouldn't try the at 900fps faster.

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Ive had good results with plain jain corelokts in the 270win on deer. 140 nos bus also produce great results.
I loaded some tipped triple shocks but never tried them on deer.
but I've found triple shocks in numerous calibers are efficient killers even at a wide range of velocities and bullet size and weight.

I've found 140 accu bonds per from well and hold together slightly better than core lockts.