You dropped a moose with the hornady black? I'm impressed! It sounds like for what I'm hunting I should stick with the blacks that I know shoot well in my gun and save the fusions for my next pig hunt. Thanks for the info!
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I have found that at Grendel velocities the SST does not "blow up" and is not bad for meat damage. Obviously there are lead concerns but it opens much more slowly and penetrates well indicating that it is not shedding all of its weight violently and spreading lead like a higher velocity round will.
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I have yet to meet a animal inside 200 yards that the 120 gold dot wont kill in less then 20 yards from shot impact.
90% are more of my shots being a bang flop when placed in the high shoulder. Only time they run is when I get sloppy and hit a bit low. Then they tend to plow dirt for 10 seconds and 20 yards and die.
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Originally posted by MISportsman View PostI ended up using the hornady black this year because I know it shoots well in my gun and it has been the easiest to find. So far so good! I shot a nice doe sat morning at about 130yds! It was a neck shot and all she did is turn around and flop overLast edited by Stinky Coyote; 12-20-2021, 06:45 PM.
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Originally posted by BVickery1974 View PostSaw that, was interested but in some cases it being almost $5/rnd, I'd have to pass, though the NOsler prices were not THAT bad ($2.60/rnd).NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
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I have shot deer with SST's launched from a .280 rem, a .308 Win and a 7.62x39, all factory Hornady ammo, no more meat damage than I have seen from deer killed with CoreLokts, Fusions, Accubonds or any other bullet designed for big game.
The only SST I recovered was the .280 slug. I shot that 175 pound buck in the right shoulder, bullet was lodged under the skin on the left shoulder, buck reared up on his hind leg, turned left and tried to run, but merely nose-dived into the ground traveling 8 or 10 yards. Bullet mushroomed perfectly, weight excellent mass retention.
Punch 'em in the ribs and no meat of concern is lost. I don't fret much about shoulder meat either if that is the best shot presented. Don't mess up them hams and/or 'staps and it is all good for me.
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