Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Anyone use Hornady SST on elk?

Just noticed a box of Hornady Superformance in .300 Savage at my local Cabelas. Claim was i think 1725fps for 150gr sst. Supposedly SST is built tougher than most tipped rounds.

I've got components to load some barnes TTSX 150gr but at least in my mosin nagant they like to be seated about .020 off the lands in order to give good accuracy. Not sure if that's going to be possible out of a lever, we shall see. Anyway, if SST's are tougher than core-lokts it seems like a better choice as a backup option.

Nope...I want a stouter constructed bullet than the SST. I have found the SST to be as fragile in construction as the first Ballistic Tips. I'll stick with Trophy Bonded Bearclaws and Partitions and never look back.

Now that I have stated that, I am sure all their fans will come out of the woodwork and tell me how wrong I am.

Check that velocity claim, that's slower than a 30-30. I'm thinking it may have been 2725.

I'd choose a CL over an SST.

In addition, I think the Interlock is a better elk bullet than the SST.

Ya, that velocity seems way too low for a 300 Savage.

I also have had a single experience with a SST, and wouldn't try it again on a dare. What a mess it made. My example was on a mulie, but out of a much faster round. Maybe at the more sedate speeds of a 300 Savage it would behave better.

My only use for SSTs is as practice bullets in place of AccuBonds in my .338WM. SSTs at the range for 90% of the shooting, AccuBonds for the rest and in the field.

That said I'm sure SSTs would work, especially at .300 Savage velocities.

I recently shot some 150 gr. SST in 30 caliber into hard dry hard clay. Amazingly they held together though expanded a bit far back. It is possible the design has been toughened.

pert near...

so what have you shot that gives you your opinion.

we've shot many and had no issues.

I'll be running 140 SSTs into elk and mule deer this year started at 3150. I will report back!

Might not wanna 'run' them into an elk...just sayin'....

They'll be fine.

Why not? I'm sneaky and I can hold 'em steady enough to stab with...

I'm gonna run Scenar's .. Oh the horror.

jus' in case I'm sure scenarshooter would verify it be ok.

Im just going by what a bunch of my customer( that I trust) have told me...not enough penetration.....

Never used one myself....they dont make them for little guns

scenars don't kill critters....especially not .308" 155s!

139 out of the 6.5-06 Ric?

I've not been impressed with SSTs on deer. Real unpredictable. Some worked, some blew up with minimal penetration.

Put one in the elks ribs and I bet the elk makes it to the barbecue.

There you go Tanner......

And this guy even shoots Water Goats....

Call me crazy but I'm gonna risk it..hehe

Yup at about 2980 fps.

Gonna push em harder though see if I still have the 1/4 moa accuracy. if so game on as well.

several PA whitetails have fallen to the a-max and sst.

DRT.

I suppose if you're shooting legs or ass' they ain't gonna work as well... maybe. ;-0

Hmmm. Maybe not a bad idea to have some 150 Partitions along for the ride if I get into timber.