Grendel "knock-down" survey.

[PrecisionFirearms]

Record!

10 yards
Unknown Weight
Eastern Cottontail
Did not run, but it moved 2 feet from place of shot by impact of 100 grain Nosler BT

[sneaky one]

Wow ! Last 2 posts were disturbing, it's still a recorded event tho.

[rabiddawg]

So far this season:

145# whitetail doe
60 yd shot
Quartering away shot in shoulder
Ran 40 yds

200# 11 pt whitetail
160 yd quartering to me. Shot in shoulder
Ran 50 yds

Both were 123 factory sst

[Roe]

I think the 120-123gr class bullets have such a monumental lead on the game-dropping statistics, we need a high volume varminter for other bullets to catch up.
Not really difficult to understand, considering what the good Bc does to performance.

[Double Naught Spy]

I assume this is ONLY for animals shot once.

Sorry, but I use 123 gr FACTORY SST ALMOST exclusively, but there are a few exceptions.

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat female small
Neck Shot
75 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote female
Behind the shoulder
155 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote female
Shoulder
105 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat
Mid body
120 Yards Shot
40 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat Male
Neck
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote female
Shoulder
155 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Raccoon
Chest (standing up, facing me)
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote male
Mid body quartered away
140 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote sex?
Shoulder
120 Yards Shot
5 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote male
shoulder
70 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat female
Neck
90+ Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat
High back
65 Yards Shot
50 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote male
Shoulder
130 Yards Shot
3 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Bobcat
Chest
50 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote male 34 lbs
Chest
115 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr factory Hornady SST
Coyote male 39 lbs
Shoulder
190 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

[Double Naught Spy]

123 gr Hornady SST RELOAD
Coyote
Shoulder
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Bobcat
Shoulder
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote
Chest
85 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote
Mid body
85 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote female
Shoulder
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Bobcat
Chest
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote male
Shoulder
115 Yards Shot
20 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote female
Neck
92 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Coyote
Shoulder
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Bobcat female 26 lbs
Chest
20 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

[Double Naught Spy]

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog Boar 145 lbs
Mid body
120 Yards Shot
50 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog Boar 120 lbs
Behind shoulder
175 Yards Shot
200 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog male, 90 lbs, part of 2-fer double with 1 shot
head
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog female, 70 lbs, part of 2fer double
Shoulder
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 90 lbs
shoulder
90 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Boar 78 lbs
Head
40 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 198 lbs
Shoulder
105 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, female, 120 lbs
head
105 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, piglet, 5 lbs, maybe
BODY
130 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 264 lbs
Head
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 120 lbs
Head
115 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow, 130 lbs
head
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 185 lbs
Neck
50 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 160 lbs
Shoulder
85 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 170 lbs
Elbow, I kid you not, the shot entered the elbow, traveled up the arm, and entered the chest, WEIRD
100 Yards Shot
70 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 165 lbs
shoulder
205 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 145 lb
Shoulder, but bullet recovered from opposite side, neck
50 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 175 lbs
Forward of left shoulder
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 135 lbs
Head
90 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

I will get to the 2015 hogs later...

[Roe]

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar, 170 lbs
Elbow, I kid you not, the shot entered the elbow, traveled up the arm, and entered the chest, WEIRD
100 Yards Shot
70 Yards Ran

Unique! Read about it, but never seen it so dramatic in slow cartridges. Seen similar in 243.

What to say at this stage? The 6,5 Grendel plain works...

[Double Naught Spy]

Yeah, the elbow shot was one of the weirder shots I have made. The humerus was broken just above the distal condyles (where the bone connects with the radius and ulna). There was an entry wound there, but no exit. All I can figure is that it was really just a ricochet. Tissue up the arm, under the skin, was torn up. When we skinned open the ribs, we found the hole blasted into the ribs and then the destroyed heart inside. The bullet never exited, but not sure where it went, exactly. We found only a couple small pieces of jacket.

Okay, now for 2015 hogs...

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 135 lbs
Shoulder
170 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 210 lbs
Neck
95 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 150 lbs
Head
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 200 lbs
Neck
58 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 130 lbs
Mid body
20 Yards Shot
50 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 194 lbs
Head
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 125 lbs
low behind shoulder
80 Yards Shot
50 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Boar 205 lbs
Head
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Sow 160 lbs
Shoulder
80Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

continued...

[Double Naught Spy]

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 40 lbs
head
35 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 120 lbs
shoulder entry, head exit
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 135 lbs
head
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 245 lbs pregnant
Neck
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Boar 170 lbs
Shoulder
150 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 225 lbs
Shoulder
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Boar 158 lbs
mid body
70 Yards Shot
30 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 205 lbs
Head
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 180 lbs
Head
90 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, piglet 15 lbs
mid body
60 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, Boar 200 lbs
Shoulder
80 Yards Shot
50 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 175 lbs
head (left eye
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 240 lbs
head
105 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 160 lbs
high shoulder
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 180 lbs
shoulder
120 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 50 lbs
shoulder
80 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, boar 35 lbs
head, part of 1 shot 2-fer
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

123 gr Factory Hornady SST
Hog, sow 40lbs
head, part of 1 shot 2-fer
100 Yards Shot
0 Yards Ran

[Double Naught Spy]

Y'all are kind, but I was just trying to help, LOL.

Maybe I can add a data point or two more after Wednesday, which will be the last hunt of the year for me.

I am just glad folks can use the information. I had it kept in various forms (notes, pics, vids) and it took a while to sort through. It goes back to November 2013 and only includes critters I confirmed that I put down and doesn't include critters shot multiple times (either by me or team-shot).

I am happy with the performance of factory Hornady SST 123 gr. ammo. :-)

Maybe when Roe gets all the data together, he can break it down by animal type - deer, hog, bobcat, coyote, cottontail, etc.

[deadeyerick]

120 Nosler Ballistic Tip
Large Whitetail doe at 280-290 yards
Spine shot her. she just dropped

[PA_Allen]

Hi Roe,
Thanks for collecting this data and putting it in a great format. Please add the numbers in red to your current tally in the appropriate table cells. e.g. the 100 yd, zero run distance would now equal 32+9 = 41. I figured that this would be the quickest way to communicate my data. The numbers are not perfect, but I captured the outlying data points and I think the general distribution reflects my experience. I also added the bullet weight distribution for 100 TTSX, 120 NBT, and 123 SST.
Thanks,
PA

[BigStickSmoker]

123 gr Hornady SST handload
Whitetail doe
150 yards ranged as best as can be with animal walking
In front of right front shoulder
15 yards laid down and expired

[kmon]

240lb hog, 80 yard shot, 123gr SST. High shoulder shot, distance traveled after shot none.