SST bullets

[victor3ranger]

Those were 139g that were used

 

[VinceMule]

154 SST works very well in our 7 mags at 3150, never had any problems.

150g SST in 270 win works well with 56g of H4831, cci 250, fantastic penetration on quartering shots!

 

[victor3ranger]

154 SST works very well in our 7 mags at 3150, never had any problems.

I have heard that the heavier than 139 worked good

 

[Straight Shooter]

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Ha ha, first elk I ever killed at 13, I filled out the tag with a 165 Speer hot core in the neck of a 30-06.

Merica'

Sounds very familiar.

 

[VinceMule]

I have heard that the heavier than 139 worked good

154g SST works very very well in a 7/08. 154g SST in the 7/08 with R#19, Win primer is Magic!

 

[Turpentine21]

Those were 139g that were used

I saw those results with 139 superformance sst in a friends 7RM. At their speed they just blew up on even our smaller deer. The 154 and 162s would do just fine. The 139s just don't like to be driven that fast.

 

[hesse]

How are these bullets? Do they hold up good? Thinking of trying for elk this fall

What caliber are you shooting. I run them in my 6.5s. that includes the creed . 264 win mag and 26 nosler.they work great in all 3 guns the only thing about them in nosler anything under 150yard they do separate a little bit the extra 300 feet per second makes a big difference. That is my experience been using them for close to 20 years . I am going to use the new cx this year in the nosler to see how they work

 

[Cnkhunting]

What caliber are you shooting. I run them in my 6.5s. that includes the creed . 264 win mag and 26 nosler.they work great in all 3 guns the only thing about them in nosler anything under 150yard they do separate a little bit the extra 300 feet per second makes a big difference. That is my experience been using them for close to 20 years . I am going to use the new cx this year in the nosler to see how they work

7mag

 

[Turpentine21]

In 7mag 162sst or eldx, 175 eldx, or 180eldm are all great choices.

 

[Cnkhunting]

In 7mag 162sst or eldx, 175 eldx, or 180eldm are all great choices.

I wouldn't shoot an eldm at elk

 

[Turpentine21]

Two good friend of mine just went to Africa and killed a truckload of plains game including Kudu, Zebra, wildebeest, and antelope. Both shot 7mags and both shot 180 eldm's. 20 something animals all one shot kills. From 50 to 700 yards. The guide was impressed. There are other choices there that are very good. I'd honestly shoot any of them.

 

[Turpentine21]

Two good friend of mine just went to Africa and killed a truckload of plains game including Kudu, Zebra, wildebeest, and antelope. Both shot 7mags and both shot 180 eldm's. 20 something animals all one shot kills. From 50 to 700 yards. The guide was impressed. There are other choices there that are very good. I'd honestly shoot any of them.

 

[dogz]

In 7mag 162sst or eldx, 175 eldx, or 180eldm are all great choices.

have you used all of them on elk?

 

[Turpentine21]

I don't use 7mag. And personally don't hunt elk. I use the sst and eldm for deer and hogs with 308, 270, 65-06, and 6.5 Grendel with excellent results. The two friends that went to Africa use the 162 eldm here and the 180 eldm in Africa. The guide was skeptical at first but was very impressed after seeing the 180s performance. The one animal that required a second shot was a Zebra where one mistakenly grabbed the others ammo. Unfortunately that changed the zero and he shot low At 300 yards. The shot destroyed both front legs 1" below the brisket. Completely shattering the bones in both and exiting. It would take a mighty tough bullet to do that on bone of that size. A second shot to the vitals ended it. I figure if it's tough enough to work on those large, tough animals it should suffice for elk. Then again there's always the partition or accubond from Nosler and I always liked Hornady's Interbond as well but they are difficult to find these days.