On Test: Sako Super Hammerhead

What are the best bullets for whitetail deer? Paul Childerley tries out Super Hammerhead cartridges from ammunition manufacturer Sako on a whitetail hunt in Finland, plus he visits the Sako factory in Finland to see how they are made. It is the latest in his Stalking Success series.
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[@kennethgoin628]

I got my hands on some 30-06 Super Hammerhead in 2022. My gun dialed the 180gr rounds to 100yds in only 5 shots and in 2023, I was able to drop my first whitetail with it! SO IMPRESSED!!! It not only put the animal down, there was zero shock bruising around the impact spot. I trimmed the frays at processing and that was it. ZERO shock bruising from this bullet design! I'm a fan for life and will use this in my 30-06 exclusively until I die!

[@gerhard6371]

One of the best Bullets on Market !🐗👌

[@toranboksi4083]

Well done Touko K.

[@mudpuppy318]

It’s amusing to see the difference between American and European hunting..

[@thomasdux7383]

Accurizing Sako 85 finnlight

[@jaketodd52]

How can you class that as a "test" on that Sako round? Open the deer up and check the result on the vitals and any possible carcass damage.

[@johanneslaxell6641]

In field test: Did it die, yes or no. Real test: Speed and ballistic gel. In real life there are so many variables that it's hard to make a conclusive judgement. And if we shoot at 100-150 yards and some Washington hunter shoots at 400-500 yards there is a difference in how the bullits perform...

[@daltonv5206]

I'd be interested in seeing you guys try your hand at public land hunting in the western u.s. elk/whitetail/mule deer/black bear/antelope/the list goes on. Your choice of species hehe

[@pim1234]

What means 10 points ?

[@tw0one208]

What is the Blaze Orange jacket that Paul is wearing?

[@fieldsportstv]

ShooterKing

[@nicklasbergstrom6729]

Grats on the white-tail. I hope you get to bag a moose some day, there's nothing like it :)

[@videoschassepeche]

👍🏻

[@sailormanoyster1849]

Poxy adverts spoil it👍😱

[@user-qd1wj6uo1o]

好像 喜得釘 顏色

[@aitornavarro6597]

I was not aware that there were white-tails in Europe. Are they anything like American white-tails? Were they imported? Or a different species?

[@fieldsportstv]

+Aitor Navarro They were imported in the last century.

[@daltonv5206]

Fieldsports Channel learn something new every day

[@JLad_]

There was over 41000 whitetails shot last season in Finland.

[@jasoncox4234]

My understanding is 4 deer were imported, and now they have a stable herd to maintain.

[@dukevonflankenheimer9430]

Better camo up that beak lol

[@Bean-or1mv]

id like to see you say that to him... nob

[@yuriys.6352]

Mandarin??? ))

[@vernerikaivola9476]

Lapua and rws are better

[@noelbush6284]

It,s pronounced socko not seiko seiko make watches.

[@baronvonsmurf7110]

totally crab bullet

[@merikoponen6320]

No it's the best.

[@trumpjongun8831]

Imo Lapua is the best, but Sako is a great bullet.

[@harrynr32dn]

Don't see how. The whitetail didn't live to complain about it.

[@robphillips100]

I agree. Used them on Reds in Scotland. Every one failed to expand. I had to go out and buy Hornady

[@rossholmes178]

Sorry, but what is a "crab" bullet? Goes sideways or something?