154 grain Superformance SST (factory) Below is a goat shot with a 7mm Remington Magnum. Prior to 2016, this was Hornady’s long-range hunting bullet. A note; SST's earned a reputation for being too soft. One mature blacktail buck was cut up and stowed in our packs, making us top-heavy and adding weight that pushed our boots deep into the sucking muck of the flooded alder thicket. But moving to a 100 yards can’t hardly cover 5 shots with a … But if these are newer bullets made in the last few years Hornady has gone to a thicker jacket and the bullets are now a bit tougher than the older versions. I am using the SST for deer sized game, and tougher critters will get the GMX. They range from soft to hard and SST… GMX superformance Bergara B-14 HMR Ruger Precision Rifle Joseph L. Kurtenbach More SUBSCRIBE It's contour allows it to retain velocity better and it expands better at the lower speed that a … Hornady SST, 180-grain. I have shot several animals (3 mule deer, 2 antelope) with SST's. I decided on the 140gr. My 270 shot the 130 grain SST's at about 1.25 inches at 100 yards but would pile the 140 grainers into 1/2 inch groups on a good day (3/4 inch groups on a bad day) and still has my best group to date at just under 1/4 inch. SSTs out of my .260 Remington. I can't answer your question as I've never killed anything with Nosler Ballistic Tips. @zxd9 if you don't like how the SST's shoot even after playing with the COAL try a different bullet weight. Exit wounding speaks for itself. 280rem. Just a few days ago, I took my first elk. 162 grain SST Below are a couple of porker pigs I shot with the 7mm RUM and 162gr SST at 3275fps. Range approximately 150 yards. Checking to see if anyone else had similar results, I have had fantastic results at 50 yards can get a box of 5 under 2″ groups. A 150-grain SST bullet is now offered, as are165-grain bullets in both SST and GMX factory loads. The bullets shoot amazingly accurate out of my rifle and I have read on other forums that they hold together well for hunting usage. Bullet used was a factory Hornady 154gr SST Superformance at 3100fps. The 129 hornady flat base is a great shortish range bullet for deer. Josh. Hornady sst slugs. Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor ammo 6.5 mm creedmoor hornady 143-gr. Both of these Hornady bullets are highly accurate but they vary a bit in terminal performance (what they do when they hit a deer). I decided to try using Hornady SST bullets this year for whitetail in Alabama. October 3, 2019 at 7:28 pm #1882602. I shot them at 3150 out of a beat to crap Win Ranger in 264 WM using IMR 4831. I hunted power lines and shot deer to around 320 yards. That’s the situation Hornady’s Neal Emery and I found ourselves in during a hunt to field-test Hornady’s new Outfitter line of ammunition. It's about bullet construction. Posts: 23. The SST is a better long range hunting bullet. Total Score: 60. Hornady Superformance ammo is only cataloged with the SST or GMX bullet, so I'm not sure how anyone can talk about the Superformance ammo line without talking about the bullets used. I’ve seen great things from SST bullets on various big-game animals inside 400 yards. Breaking shoulders was never an issue. I have shot a large 275 lb hog with 139 gr SST from my 7mm-08 and had an instant kill. I loved the way it performed. Likes: Bowyer29 Nov 15, 2020 eld-x precision hunter hornady 120-gr. Penetration is always great with a silver dollar hole out the exit side shot from various angles. It's my experience that SST are great for broadside-behind the shoulder shots, but I don't like them for hard quartering shots. I chose to use the 139 gr GMX bullet because from what I had read, it tends to penetrate better than the SST. Participant. I killed an antelope buck at 80 yards with a SST 139 gr.