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Haa, so true.

I just bought a Ruger #1 in 35 Whelen. I ordered a couple of boxes of Superformance 200gr to try out.

stone that will be a horse of a different color there. i believe hornady loads the 35 whelen in there spectacular interlock bullet NOT the sst. if hornady loaded the 260 rem with a 129 grain interlock and it shot well in my gun i'd be done looking for THE bullet as the interlock will do all a whitetail hunter needs imho.
Big Ed

Yeah, I just looked it up. It's an SPRP (Soft Point Recoil Proof??)

It's odd to hear a guy say that a fairly light for caliber SST going pretty fast (Superformance ammo) at a close distance did too little damage/didn't kill fast enough. Most comments directed toward SST's here on the fire are that they are practically varmint bullets and shouldn't be used on deer at all. I think they are an excellent bullet for all manor of game animals, even when shoulders are hit, but they do a lot of damage in that case.

I've seen some variety when it comes to how animals react to being shot, but in general, I find that the more "soft" bullets cause the quicker reaction (death) with the least drama.

And you can always shoot again. We are not sniping from a hidden position; we are hunting.