Hornady® SST® Bullet Overview

Short for "Super Shock Tip" the Hornady® SST® is designed to deliver tremendous shock on impact while expanding quickly and reliably, particularly at higher velocities. Flat shooting and deadly accurate, it's an ideal bullet for whitetails, as well as most North American game animals from antelope to moose and similar-sized African plains game. The SST® creates a devastatingly large wound channel. Find out more at - www.hornady.com/store/SST-bullets

[@paulamericanfreedom2615]

I use hornady 165 grain SST in 30-06 in my savage axis, never fails. One shot, one down. Sighted in at 100 yards, taken deer at 200 yards with only a one inch drop. With this round i know what i shoot at is going down with one shot.

[@JustinGray70]

I use the SST in two 30 calibers and 6mm. It is unbelievable how accurate they are with flawless expansion.

[@twoliveted]

308 165 grain best deer bullet I've ever used. Two years four deer combined 20 yards recovery. Three dropped in tracks and one ran twenty yards lungs jellied. Wisconsin large bodied deer too.

[@mikekupper6222]

I have a model 99 300 Savage, this round makes that rifle very accurate at 200 yards. It’s a game changer for my old rifle, and I love it.

[@trevorgomez3343]

Flat shooting in my Browning X-Bolt Stalker Long Range 30-06. Shooting the Superformace SST 150 grain I get 3,088 FPS. That's right there with 7mm mag velocities! Turned my 30-06 into a "LIGHT MAGNUM."

[@texassportsman5880]

I commented on another YT video about the mixed results. One hunter commented that the SST was too terminal in performance and nearly destroyed all the usable meat on one shoulder. Another posted a photo of his buck that was nearly torn in half by the SST. He suggested that he's going back to the Hornady AM 150gr SP that it gives very good performance without the damage to the carcass. I shot a nice solid 8 point with an SST years ago and the bullet passed right through without expansion. This left almost no blood trail to follow. My guide suggested that the bullet didn't expand. We found the buck despite the near lack of a blood trail to follow. When we gutted the buck we could see a simple pass through. He suggested the deer may have been too close for this kind of bullet. He's never seen this with standard SP ammo. I called Hornady and their tech support made the same suggestion. I switched to Hornady AM 150gr SP for the following year. This bullet has great expansion out to nearly 400 yards though in Texas we'd never take a shot that long. The longest I've ever taken the shot was just under 200 yards. I have read where hunters have used the SST ammo with success hunting large mulies and elk. They used the .30-06 150gr without issue and without having to use a heavier bullet. The SP design has bee around at least 83 years with Remington Core-Lokt. Other manufacturers such as Winchester, Hornady and others have had similar standard bullet since then. Its been around that long because it works. I have 15 rounds of the SST .30-06 150gr in the safe. Should I find myself on an elk hunt I'd feel more than well armed with this ammo taking a bull out to 250 yards. For now the SST ammo will sit in the safe until called for duty. The SST is hotter than the standard SP by nearly 200fps. We've been seduced by marketing practices from every manufacturer out there from trucks, scopes, ammo, rifles and cell phones. They are very good. I have to admit I was seduced by the sexy packaging of the SST which is more than an eye grabber than the nearly plain box the American Whitetail ammo comes in. The Hornady AM is my go to ammo for all my whitetail hunting needs. Its nice to finally have a perfect combo of rifle/scope/ammo that works for me so I can focus on planning my next hunt instead of obsessing about the latest caliber; 6.8 Western, 6.5 PRC, 6.5 CM and should I upgrade and blow another wad of money. Having worked at my LGS I've seen guys upgrade every time a pretty girl comes along and they have yet to become proficient with the rifle/scope/ammo combo they already have. Manufacturers need new products coming out to keep sales consistent. I pity the guy who feels he needs to upgrade rifle/scope/caliber every year. The amount of money needlessly spend on equipment could have helped buy incredible hunts; Elk, moose, bear, geese, duck as well as fresh and saltwater fishing. You cannot do that if the average hunter is blowing his bonus every year on needless upgrades.

[@davidturner1657]

Ive loaded SST's for awhile now and me and 6 other family members use them. Every deer shot with one drops right on site with devastating terminal damage. As long as the shots places right, they're perfect!

[@kainhall]

ive actually seen better performance with the GMX (all copper.... now replaced by the SX) than the SST...... in my 308 . it was ALL!! i could buy at the time..... usually get "lower performance" american whitetail hornady.... with a normal bonded soft point but i got a box of superformance SST and superformance GMX...... . and it SURE seemed like the GMX all copper was doing more damage..... dropping more deer VS a 10 to 100 yard run . . . . im not trying to insult you, or make you mad im just saying i was impressed with both bullet types . but that GMX (and hopefully SX that replaced GMX) definitely does a number on BIG!! montana mule skins and whitetail i was skeptical.... but now i trust all copper . id rather some some lead...... but if the Gov't tries to stop hunting by passing "no lead" bills the GMX/SX has us covered . and MIGHT! actually improve!!! terminal performance!!!!

[@terrylocke4407]

@@kainhall cx

[@forevercontrarian3517]

As a recreational shooter, all I use. The 75 gr, Super Performance, .223 is beyond remarkable. In my 7mm mag, 139 gr, Super Performance is beyond impressive! I shot a big bear at 283 yds last fall, knocked him right over. Same round on dozens of whitetails, no tracking. This bullet is also used in my muzzleloader, coupled with 150 grs of Pyrodex. Spot on at two hundred yards, again, no tracking. Plus, I also have it for my 45-70, 250 gr, impressive but I have yet to hunt with that firearm. Hats off to Hornady! 🍀😷🇺🇸🎯👍🦌

[@bobparvin9773]

I've been an avid lifelong hunter and reloader. These bullets are VERY accurate and always have explosive bullet impacts! You will have tremendous losses of meat unless you poke em thru the Adams 🍎, sure make cutting their heads off alot easier too.

[@jerrymcjunkin8398]

Best bullet i have ever shot i love those bullet never had a deer to run off ❤😊😊😊😊🎉 !!!!+++++

[@TheMitchbassman]

Im impressed as hell with the accuracy of the bullets.. I get better groups, Hornady 165gr SST's vs Federal gold metal match 168 gr Matchkings, with the SST's . Im blown away . Im target shooting but if a hunting bullet gives better accuracy, Ill use it. And I can hunt with my target load. What could be better than that?

[@huntingfishingidaho9959]

I use it in a 7mm08 with the superformance round and got a .25 inch group at 200 yards. Very accurate.

[@gerhardvanderwesthuizen1238]

25 inch group 😂😂😂

[@smujohnson]

Gerhard van der Westhuizen he said point 25”, meaning a quarter inch.

[@sweenie58]

After talking with people from Hornady and ready articles the folks in places like Texas where they shot a deer with a regular soft lead bullet and it runs into the nasty brush and even the dogs won't go to find it. The hunters asked the bullet makers to create a bullet that would drop the deer on the spot. At 100 yds. I've had to give up the near side shoulder d/t the nasty dump of energy(black blood). For 250-300 yd. shots on deer, it's perfection. I'm using a 270 with 130 grain.

[@fredbartlett4394]

I've used 139 sst for my 7mm for some time now and have killed everything from deer, bear and moose ,now I'm trying the 162sst ,all ammunition is so hard to find here in Canada and expensive back in the day you could bye a nice rifle for the price of a fue boxes of shells lol

[@sha6mm]

My only complaint is in the .243. diameter as I would like to see a 100gr SST BT. I have used the 100gr BTSP from Hornady and it shoots lights out. If Hornady could beat that bullet in BC and just a little tougher I would buy it.

[@bluedun48]

I use this munition in 270 W in France for the boar, terrible efficiency, even on the Great cervids. efficiency has the incredible impact!

[@inglwud5625]

I need some in 35 caliber please! will buy tons!

[@scottrussell8139]

wish you guys would make the sst in 223,,,,, i love that round,,,, hunted it for years and never lost a deer or anything i shot with it,,,,, its a fantastic bullet,,, have recovered a few and the mushroomed perfectly

[@mr.happyfunguy3772]

It may be because such a small bullet could lose spit (energy) too quickly, hurting penetration and preventing fragmenting, even not properly mushrooming. Mere speculation.

[@sha6mm]

I wish your .243 95gr SST had a higher BC as the 100 BTSP smokes it and is very accurate. I wish you could put the tip on the 100gr BTSP as I hate flatten bullet tips.

[@maxkb5515]

I m from France and i use this sst in 7 mm rem mag. Very efficient bullet

[@5FOOT6WARRIOR]

How do you use the bullets? I was gifted a pack but not sure if its just the bullets no cartridge or anything

[@urinesoakedtroglodyte5764]

@@5FOOT6WARRIOR you gotta get them loaded you can go to your gun store if not to familiar with reloading or loading ammo most of the gunsmiths can do this

[@mikeadams9547]

@@urinesoakedtroglodyte5764 zzz's

[@beavisroadhog9629]

​@@urinesoakedtroglodyte5764 I've never met a gunsmith who would reload ammo for you. Why would you want one to?

[@shane-3170]

I love these in my Bergara HMR 6.5crm with 40.1 gr of H4350

[@thewelp73]

Just found them as looking for a heavier round in 243. It has to be the most accurate ammunition i have tried.

[@user-fh8hf8bm3m]

Good afternoon! What kind of books on reloading do you use?

[@jaimechapa7828]

I,ve used these bullet since it came out! never had to track a deer ,hog, it's suppier to any other ammo!, in my 6.5 creedmore it,s unstoppable, accurate, and most importantly deadly & dependable.

[@davidperkins1660]

270 win 140gr sst superformance.

[@michaelrichter8973]

Hornady bulletts are the best very accurate I've had nosler ballistic tips with the solid base also perform well both are outstanding but I've tried hornadys in about every thing from 243 to 416 call and everything in between and I can say for certain just buy the red box you can't go wrong!!they will never let you down!!of course you must choose the correct bulletts wieght and caliber for the game you're hunting ,,dot take a 243 for moose nor should you use a 458 for graysquirrels!!

[@mr.happyfunguy3772]

HAHAHA, I’m imagining myself lining up on a squirrel with my 7mm REM Mag right now 😂

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

The shock wave is impressive. I haven't had to blood trail a deer in 10 years!😅

[@DreamConundrum]

That's good, especially if there's no blood trail to follow.

[@DreamConundrum]

Anyone have experience with exit wounds and blood trails they can pass along? I've read mixed reviews for the SST in that regard and the ELD-X has been terrible, in my experience, along those criteria.

[@danielmottweiler]

So these bullets , are they considered frangable?

[@raystephens2078]

Excellent bullet👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Why are the 30-06 so difficult to find??? I’m struggling trying to find the 125 grain custom lites in 30-06.

[@chroniclesofthecreeks]

Just go with 165 grain and be done with it. Trust me on this one. Not 150..... get the 165 for the 06.

[@Me2Lancer]

117 gr SST in 25-06 working out well.

[@paulamericanfreedom2615]

I use the 117 grain in my 25-06 and never fails to take a deer down with one shot. I only use hornady in both my 30-06 and my 25-06, also use hornady in my 30-30. When you find something reliable and performs really well why change.

[@trevorkellogg9240]

Yes it dose

[@candelariosanchez273]

I also use 117 gr. Hornady sst out of my 25-06 but was wondering do you think it will be sufficient to kill an Nilgai Antelope As I’m getting ready to go on a hunt with it and this is my first hunt with this rifle this year I believe is enough as long as make a good shot placement but what do you recommend it’s important gor me to also hear it from someone who has had plenty of experience with this ammunition on a large animal like this, thank you in advance.

[@nathanbutler8240]

How come when i use these i get different coal? Even when my dies are set? Do i run them until i get the correct coal? Or seat them to the canelure?

[@jasonkaye5010]

I load all my bullets specifically for my chamber . I always measure from the ogive of the bullet for a true reading not the tip of the bullet .

[@mcgavin098]

I scored some in 7.62X39mm. Devastating knock down power to a white tailed buck shot in the lungs. Gore everywhere.

[@shooterdad752]

Shot 2 deer with these bullets out of a 6.5 swedish mauser. (2020) Neither had pass through. Both deer died. Both recovered. Huge entry hole. No exit. 1 deer was a doe, the other a 7pt whitetail. 40+ deer with this gun over the years. Normally use Winchester ammo. Getting hard to find so we tried these. Never had problems with the Win ammo. I'm not sold on these yet.

[@kevinkleinser9452]

With my 6.5 creedmore I always get a pass through on deer and works great. But on elk it’s not the best. Shot a cow elk with it and no pass through. Recovered the outer shell but couldn’t find the core. If this was a bonded bullet it would be the perfect round

[@trevorgale1176]

These bullets will go through the eye of a needle and hit like Thor's Hammer. Simple.

[@raulitochillinintexas1637]

Can't wait to load them in my 6.5 grendelized AR

[@MrBoo1963]

Can anyone tell me why the 139 gr. is a great bullet at 100 yards, but goes wild at 200 yards in the 7mm08?

[@juanmanuelelenaleon1139]

esta balas que es una nueva versión de la sst?

[@brushwolf]

Juan Manuel Elena Leon Si, ey uno Bala de La marqa Hornady, es un nueva bala que se yama ELD x. Es mejor quando tero lejos. Tiene una punta de polymer que no quema coma la punta de la SST. Vusaca en la Tendia Midway USA en el internet.

[@northcountryoutlaw9704]

Anyone hear about the plastic tip melting before it hits the target?

[@arielmiranda76]

How much do 20 ammunition cost?.In Argentina US$ 100

[@jaredglass2562]

Has anyone used this round on black bear. I typically hunt whitetails in Appalachia around the 200 pound range but often bear come in and I do harvest them. They can occasionally get large . Any thoughts?? I shoot a .270

[@mr.happyfunguy3772]

From what I understand, if you go up to a 150 grain, yes, reliably they will work. However, if I were you, I would probably opt for Nosler Partitions; bit cheaper and more reliable penetration/weight retention.

[@jaredglass2562]

@@mr.happyfunguy3772 thanks, yes I been wanting to try them. When covid was at its peak and I was ordering ammo I couldn't find the partitions therefore I went with these.

[@danielusa998]

Good billets

[@beestoe993]

Great varmint bullets. I'm a huge cup and core advocate but these are too frangible for big game IMO. Nosler BT's hold together better, but I prefer lead pointed bullets to them too for anything deer sized or bigger. The expansion is just too violent. The bonded ones are excellent though.

[@aminkhashm]

I love it in my 308 and got my two deers last year. but it shoots like shit in my 300wsm. the ballistic tips break on recoil in my gun's magazine and group opens up. very very disappointed.

[@ty2569]

I don't find any of Hornady's bullets to be great for hunting. With the 300 you have plenty of velocity to use Barnes Tsx. Blow those through a Moose shoulder and it will weigh the same as it did before being shot. Nosler partition another awesome hunting round. You get what you pay for.

[@ozzie6540]

How would these go in a tikka t3x lite in 308 shooting from 50 to 250 yards?

[@hornady]

We've found in that cartridge and range for these bullets to do well and dump their energy quite nicely.

[@joller805]

Quarter of an inch sub moa in my .308 t3x stainless.

[@BilgePump]

They should have said the polymer tip intiates expansion and the tapered jacket controls the expansion.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

They did, just not in so many words.

[@dougkahler7152]

Need to make a 110 grain boat tail 25 cal one. The 117 is a great deer bullet but would be better in a 110 boat tail!

[@andylipana5297]

Not bad😏... Looks good.. Wondering is this availebe 7,62/30cal.. Cardrid...?

[@tanneroakley3594]

Andy Lipana junk they don’t make deer bleed and separate from jacket

[@Josiah04]

@@tanneroakley3594 idk, ive seen a picture of a fist sized hole in a hog from a 7.62 SST.

[@tanneroakley3594]

Todd Howard is the Second Coming of Christ you must have had good luck I’ve killed 9 deer with them and only 1 did good.

[@T-DsGaming]

@@tanneroakley3594 You must be a bad shot or something If you mean they don't pass through the animal they aren't supposed to, they are meant to deposit al energy into the vitals and drop them quick.

[@tanneroakley3594]

KingLT82 I’ve killed 70 to 80 with federal fusion and they all did great also out of all the deer I’ve shot I’ve only had 3 that I didn’t recover they didn’t work for me the bullet did not hold together as advertised and it’s not your place to call someone a bad shot if you’ve never seen them shoot my last deer I made a 250yd offhand shot two inches behind the shoulder

[@user-cv2yy6my7z]

Здравствуйте. Подписался! Охотничаю пулей Хорнади: 150гр FMJ и 165гр SP. Доволен! Хочу попробовать: 165 BTHP,165 SST

[@mattharris2018]

Hi. I bought a packet of 165gn SST projectiles. They seem very accurate. My only question is: why do they actually weigh 170gn consistently?

[@mattharris2018]

Foot note. I’m using Hornady brand scales

[@chrissue4131]

I have found them to weigh fairly consistently in 7mm and 270

[@F15ElectricEagle]

Hornady's quality control inspector was asleep on the job when your batch of bullet was made.

[@dougkahler7152]

They need to make a 110 grain 25 cal boat tail SST.

[@byronpollitz2990]

I used the superformance 165 gr sst in .308 win for my last cow elk. I love the accuracy of this bullet but at 283 yards right in the back of the head I found the bullet resting on the bridge of the cows nose just held in by the skin except the core had separated from the jacket 100%. With all the hype about the jacket staying bonded and locked to the core, what caused the separation?

[@twoliveted]

Byron Pollitz the skull?

[@Daywalkerbmz1188]

Its kinda a "varmint" slyle of bullet for deer soo....

[@deviantsid18]

Its not meant to go through a skull its meant for center of mass soft tissue. Aim under the armpit next time

[@TheMitchbassman]

So exactly at what point in the expiration of this animal, did the bullet fail? Im guessing you got the bullet because the animal died? So , how did the animal die? Hit by a car? Fall off a cliff?

[@CorwinBos]

68gr .223 SST please...

[@davidturner1657]

go with v-max or ELD...Both are nasty buggers. The ELD holds tighter at further ranges. (about 650 yards)

[@mcgavin098]

They make them in 7.62X39mm. I don't see why they wouldn't. Oh. wait. Previous commenter pointed out why.

[@CorwinBos]

@@mcgavin098 A 68 SST would be about ideal for medium game. In some states its more than enough for a deer. And would make an excellent defense loading

[@mcgavin098]

@@CorwinBos It probably comes down to the bottom line. If they can't sell enough then it will not be produced. .223 remington is prized for being cheap and plentiful. Hornady probably figured on this and decided it's a bad idea to make expensive .223 rds.

[@smujohnson]

think a .270 130 gr SST could take down an elk with perfect shot placement?

[@Daywalkerbmz1188]

If it was me, id stick with a bullet that has slower expansion and better weight retention for larger deer species. Like a core lokt, partition or gameking.

[@smujohnson]

@@Daywalkerbmz1188 good advice, thanks. it shows an elk on its official website but in this video it says near the end to shoot medium thin-skinned game with it. i'll stick to corelokt or partition or accubond and maybe even fusion if i see an elk!

[@Daywalkerbmz1188]

@@smujohnson its a bit pricey. Iv been shooting the sst at steel(no game yet) through my howa 1500 in .270 and it is definitely Superior in it accuracy potential compared to the corelokt for instance. Way more recoil so ya its hot haha. Seems like a varmint cartridge for medium game. Very flat shooting. 6in gong hits at 400yrds over and over

[@mcgavin098]

TPWD has a chart of recommended calibers for different animals. I think they draw the limits on that cartrige at a moose so it's ok. The ribs on some big moose are like iron bars. Funny there's no moose or elk in Texas.

[@mr.happyfunguy3772]

@@Daywalkerbmz1188 I’m with you

[@operatorsanonymous1741]

run 125gr sst's at 3100fps in my 308. nasty lil setup...

[@joshnano8326]

Keith Mosley what all do you use the 128 gr for because I just feel like for hunting purposes I would like to have a 150 or 168 gr but I'm interested In trying out some new rounds

[@kainhall]

at that speed....your probably going to have higher energy till about 300 or 400 yards over a 150/180 grain even for the big tough deer out here in north east montana....125g at 3100fps sounds like a killer round to me

[@audiemullarkey9973]

Anybody try the eldx 200 grain in 300 win mag

[@freshfowler1398]

223/5.56?????

[@thysstruyweg8488]

I believe that you made a mistake with the stock that you sent to South Africa. My 150 gr sst 270 caliber doesn't have cannelure

[@hornady]

Email in with the lot number to [e-mail]

[@rennestrubberg9737]

6.5 Grendel 123 sst strait,flat shooter

[@robertwest4299]

Good to know! How’s it group? Is it consistent?

[@wabeckley]

👍

[@gbaker11112010]

Would this bullet in a 7mm Remington Magnum be ok for an Elk? My gun really likes them.

[@davidperkins1660]

You would be better served with innerbond or gmx for Elk.

[@gbaker11112010]

Would the ELDX bullet in the hunter precision be a better choice?

[@davidperkins1660]

I dont think the ELD X is bonded. I personally would want a bonded bullet, to handle the velocity of the big 7.

[@austinrietzel5599]

Use nosler

[@davidperkins1660]

I'm a fan of the big red H. But the nosler accubond is an awesome bullet. And the nosler partition is the original " Elk bullet".

[@arch3088]

Good bullet, a copy of the Nosler BT.

[@radenalfito7136]

5.56?

[@TheMitchbassman]

Why? Nobody hunts deer size game with that peeshooter. Most states have a .244 diameter law for deer hunting, and that could be a good reason they are'nt made in that tiny caliber of .224

[@mitchellnorman3]

TheMitchbassman take deer down every year with 55 soft point .223/5.56. One shot kills every time

[@F15ElectricEagle]

The SST should mean Super Shattering Tip. These bullets have a nasty tendency to break apart in an explosive manner.

[@cosmicbro1973]

DCL 308 Good or bad thing?

[@kylecasetta4091]

@@cosmicbro1973 I've only killed one deer with them from a 270 140gr SST baseball sized entry hole and total destruction of the lungs. The bullet definitely does not take high velosity impacts. I now shoot the American whitetail rounds with the interlock bullet.

[@cosmicbro1973]

Kyle Casetta idk what I ended up going with I cant remember rn lol but I killed two deer, neither had an exit hole, yet both dropped in their tracks

[@F15ElectricEagle]

@@cosmicbro1973 - It depends. It has been my experience that the SST, in 308 cal and 6.5MM which I shoot, have a tendency to expand explosively when shot from high velocity cartridges such as 300 WM, 300 RUM and 6.5-284 NM. This is especially the case if the bullet hits a fluid rich area of a game such as the chest or upper abdominal area. If you are doing pest controls such as shooting feral pigs and have no other use for the game then the SST is just as good as any other brand of hunting bullet. But if you're hunting for meat or trophy try another brand. The SST sometime turns the meat of the game into a bloody hamurgerized mess and leave a large exit hole in the game's pelts sometime surrounded by smaller holes created by bullet fragments.

[@jimmcguire5660]

Yes they do damage… but reloaded should know that these bullets weigh up to 3 tenths of a grain difference

[@darengauthier522]

3 years later this round becomes completely obsolete.. And by their own company.. Gmx ? I think it is called 🤔

[@grownfolkstopics2735]

Only difference in that and the ELDX is that the ELDX has a little better BC and a better tip that’s absolutely it

[@chroniclesofthecreeks]

Wrong. ELD-X controlled expansion. SST rapid expansion. That's straight from Hornady's website.

[@ebhsports6251]

In 6.5 grendel and creedmoor these bullets ricochet off bones and can tonally miss all vitals. I'd like to see a soft point for these rounds.

[@T-DsGaming]

@Gaunter O'Dimm 6.5CM is def a hunting cartridge, plenty of good choices for hunting for it. 140gr Federal Fusion drops deer like it's nothing.

[@T-DsGaming]

You aren't using SST bullets then, they don't ricochet off of bone.

[@sabertachet]

This is the type of bullet that fails to break bones and continue to penetrate. It's like a core lokt with a little plastic tip on it. Cup and core is not the way to go.

[@bobd8553]

You don't know what you are talking about. These bullets and corelokts do exactly what they were developed to do, they do great on thin skinned game just like the video said. But don't shoot them at elk at 3400fps and you will be fine.

[@asherdog9248]

I wish you guys would expand capacity to meet current demands. That might mean spending money to get Democrats out of office.

[@eastcoaster3943]

SST good for moose?

[@kylecasetta4091]

Not good for large game deer antelope type game are more ideal and totally devastating on deer.

[@eastcoaster3943]

@@kylecasetta4091 I agree I did get my bull moose with them last week with one shot. 180 gr but was at 100 yards and was heart and lung shot didnt hit any bone thankfully. Noticed the tips of the bullets in my magazine deformed from the recoil aswell. Gonna look at the Federal Premium Trophy Bonded bullet next.

[@fredbartlett4394]

Stick with the 162sst for moose,but I've dropped moose at 150 yds with my 7mm139sst

[@kainhall]

the SST is good....... but the GMX might!! be better (now replaced by SX.... but the SX is a bit different) . i was VERY skeptical of all copper bullets..... but it was the ONLY box of 308 on the shelf fully expected to have to track and "follow up shot" deer . instead.... it dropped every single one in its tracks something that ive not seen with Federal SP and Hornady SST/inter-bond . . . idk.... this all copper thing might have something to it theoretically easier to make accurate (as its all 1 metal..... VS having to align the jacket PERFECTLY to the lead core) . i still like my lead bullets..... but if bills get passed that require non-lead...... the all copper stuff MIGHT!!! actually perform better!!!

[@austinrietzel5599]

Nosler ballistic tip can beat this in every way

[@shawn2571]

Why honady tell me these weren't deer hunting bullets when i contacted them? They told me they were target bullets

[@bibinetanyahu8818]

Do these work on blacks?

[@KeystoneTexan]

Max Power Kefla shut up stupid

[@tanneroakley3594]

VicJackpotRider he might have been talking about bear

[@trevorgomez3343]

Yes, I shot a 326# black bear with a 165 grain SST Superformace in 30-06. And now another 300 pound chocolate colored black bear at 370 yards with a 150 grain SST Supeformance in 30-06.

[@tunafish3216]

These are nothing new

[@yepnope6468]

These things are JUNK! Several deer shot through the vitals ran for HUNDREDS of yards and still required a follow up shot to the neck!! 162 grain in 7MM Mag and NO it's the 7MM it's the bullet!!!

[@peoplemeater]

I've shot 2 deer with my 7mm rem mag, the first was with barnes ttsx and it needled through and the buck didn't even flinch, my brother dropped it with his 30-06 using sst. Then my cousin used it to shoot his buck using federal blue box, hit the buck right behind the shoulder and it jumped and walked off before he could get another shot. No blood trail or nothing, we found him dead about 250 yards or more dead. So I started using the sst and it just drops them.

[@edpontiff8448]

That should stop a burglar and low life scum just fine very efficiently !

[@bc-jx7oy]

Worst performance bullet I've ever tried. Will never use again after losing my daughter's first deer thanks to these bullets blowing up on a broad side shot from a 708 at 180 yards.