Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Hornady 95gr. SST 6mm performance?

OK. The nice thing about slower bullets is that they don't get too destructive.

The .243 is, as you are probably aware of, running 2900ish. I see that you listed it as a factory load now that I went back and read your post....duhhh.

I'm also wanting to try another .243, and the Barnes 85 grain TSX is just giving me the warm fuzzies. I like to break running gear, and my shots tend to be close, and I just don't feel confident about the SST in that particular set of circumstances. But, I will keep an open mind.

I shot 3 animals with the Hornady 95 SST this year out of a 6-284. MV just under 3400 FPS, First was a heavy 4 point Mule deer buck, I shot him in his bed at 267 lased yards righ under the chin, He did nothing but drop his head. Damage to his neck and chest was EXTENSIVE. 1 Antelope buck at 488 yds. Hit 1 rib going in and 2 out. Fist size hole through both lungs and about a 1": exit Buck went down on the spot. 1 Whitetail doe at about 100 yds. Blood shot from her last rib to her neck on both sides, entrance 1" and exit about a 2" exit . Ran about 30 yds? Everything inside was soup. Heart toatlly disconnected.
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I had a freind move to New Zealand. He is an avid hunter, long time reloader, and gun freek.

He swears that the 243 with the 95g SST is all a guy needs for those big deer they have there that go 400+ lbs. This guy is not known to make rash statements.

As per my post in reloading, you can now get a 90gr AccuBomb. I'll be putting them thru their paces this year.