SST Inside 100

[King31]

I am planning on using my Grendel in Indiana on whitetail deer for the first time ever since the caliber just became legal. I have a 20" barrel (I know not ideal) but will I have any problems on shooting a deer if it is 10-20 yards? I know decreasing velocity out near 100 will have no problems as long as I do my part. Everything I have read talks about max take down distance, but is there a minimum? Thanks everyone!

[Wafavre2]

With your rig and factory SST rounds your good to 300 yards if you can keep it within minute of pie plate!

[Kilco]

Even at point blank with the Grendel, I don't think you will have enough velocity to completely blow up the SST. massive expansion no doubt.

The volume 2 Grendel reloading handbook has an illustration of an SST impacting at close to max Grendel velocity and it is still intact.

[King31]

Oddly enough I am about 15 pages from seeing that useful figure! Wish I would've waited until I finished the manual. Haha thanks Kilco, it looks like I will have no problems.

Farve I appreciate the info, but I'm lucky if I can see 100 yards from where I'm hunting. It's THICK.

[Troutguide]

I feel your pain King. This is my first year with the Grendel and I am planning to hunt with SST as well. The last 4-6 deer I have killed have been within 50yds and some as close as 15yds, really no other choice where I hunt of the bucks. Everything I have heard and read indicated that the factory SST is good to go from my 20" Howa, but it still makes me a little nervous. Excited to give it a try.

[LRRPF52]

From a 24" Grendel:

2663fps impact velocity resulted in 18" of penetration, .620" caliber expansion, and 81% weight retained.

That's DRT medicine right there.

Volume II is really a great resource for those with questions about hunting with the Grendel, even if you don't reload.

[King31]

From a 24" Grendel:

2663fps impact velocity resulted in 18" of penetration, .620" caliber expansion, and 81% weight retained.

That's DRT medicine right there.

Volume II is really a great resource for those with questions about hunting with the Grendel, even if you don't reload.

I concur. Troutguide it is definitely worth the money if you are on the fence. I really enjoyed the figures and useful information that went along with the hunting bullets. Can't wait for season to come in, but until then it is zeroing my rifle and studying ballistics in the case I get an opportunity!

[Troutguide]

Oh I am going to get the books when I can, just trying to watch my pennies right now this dang round has me spending everything I can to build and improve guns, not even gotten to start reloading yet.

[sneaky one]

King- I dropped my last deer- in 2015 at 21 yds. with a 77 grn. Gmx custom bullet-

280 lbs. live wt. Down he went- spinal shot.

The123 sst will perform out to 250 yds. Easily.

I used the 129sst out to 400 yds. I prefer the 129 as a lead core pill

[kmon]

I have no doubt the 123SST will work on deer at shorter ranges like 10-20 yards, as it works on hogs that close.

[Buck2732]

I used a 129sst for this shot.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?6398-The-smallest-and-possibly-closest-deer-by-a-Grendel-so-far&highlight=muntjac

[Kilco]

I used a 129sst for this shot.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showt...hlight=muntjac

That's a FAT deer! Good shootin!

[Texas]

Oh I am going to get the books when I can, just trying to watch my pennies right now this dang round has me spending everything I can to build and improve guns, not even gotten to start reloading yet.

Still have the press and scales.