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Anyone used the Hornady 162gr SST for Elk?
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<blockquote data-quote="carpetman2" data-source="post: 899696" data-attributes="member: 18775"><p>Like some of you have already stated, "I can only go on my own experience". We have taken 19 whitetails with SST's, all one shot kills ranging from 60 yards out to nearly 300. I have taken one mature bull at 407 yards, shoulder shot (fast shot) went through the socket and found it against the hind qtr near the hip socket. 180 grain that weighed 87 grains. This bull went 50 yards and piled. My son took a nice mature bull a couple of years ago with his 06 at 307 yards straight on using 180 grain SST, bullet went through the heart and the bull went 30 yards and crashed. This year I took my bull head on at 300 yards, found the bullet next to the tenderloin against the backbone, 180 grain bullet going 3060fps and weighed 104 grains. That bull dropped in his tracks only to get his front feet going and I hit him again behind the shoulder. /That bullet was found in the opp. side hind qtr. Weighing 89 grains. No blood trail and the bull went 120 yards total. This year my son used my new 270 WSM with 150 gr. SST's and shot a big 6 at 160 yards. First shot behind the front shoulder, and the 2nd in the neck. Bull went 10 yards. Lots of damage in the lungs but hard to say how that would have gone down without the 2nd shot. I too am looking for a better controlled expansion bullet with a good BC and sectional density. We are going to try the accubonds, but stay away from the LR accubonds <u><strong>for now</strong></u> and use the Bergers for the really long shots we may encounter. I know they work LR, as I took my last good bull with the 210's @ 787 yards one shot DRT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carpetman2, post: 899696, member: 18775"] Like some of you have already stated, "I can only go on my own experience". We have taken 19 whitetails with SST's, all one shot kills ranging from 60 yards out to nearly 300. I have taken one mature bull at 407 yards, shoulder shot (fast shot) went through the socket and found it against the hind qtr near the hip socket. 180 grain that weighed 87 grains. This bull went 50 yards and piled. My son took a nice mature bull a couple of years ago with his 06 at 307 yards straight on using 180 grain SST, bullet went through the heart and the bull went 30 yards and crashed. This year I took my bull head on at 300 yards, found the bullet next to the tenderloin against the backbone, 180 grain bullet going 3060fps and weighed 104 grains. That bull dropped in his tracks only to get his front feet going and I hit him again behind the shoulder. /That bullet was found in the opp. side hind qtr. Weighing 89 grains. No blood trail and the bull went 120 yards total. This year my son used my new 270 WSM with 150 gr. SST's and shot a big 6 at 160 yards. First shot behind the front shoulder, and the 2nd in the neck. Bull went 10 yards. Lots of damage in the lungs but hard to say how that would have gone down without the 2nd shot. I too am looking for a better controlled expansion bullet with a good BC and sectional density. We are going to try the accubonds, but stay away from the LR accubonds [U][B]for now[/B][/U] and use the Bergers for the really long shots we may encounter. I know they work LR, as I took my last good bull with the 210's @ 787 yards one shot DRT. [/QUOTE]
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