Where does the SST bullet shine?

[Damnimissed]

I consider SST and nosler BT pretty much equal.
As is ELDX is to accubond.
These two company are at major competition.
That's just my opinion ,I've used all four that I mention above with success.

ELD-X is nothing like an AccuBond, fyi.

[Taco280AI]

I am curious to know where and for what application does the Hornady SST bullet shine?

They're useful for putting in a weight bag to counter balance NVGs when night flying. Or can just put them in the garbage, either works.

[NRA4LIFE]

My sentiments Taco.  I've seen some real damage done by polymer tips in general when shot placement was not perfect.  Never used or loaded them myself.  But I'm a bit old school.  But, OH MY, I'm testing Bergers and Accubonds for this year.  I blame Jrebel.

[Taco280AI]

I've had great success with Accubonds. Now almost exclusively use the LRX and love them.

I've used soft, thin jacketed polymers in the past, but after having one blow about a foot size hole in the side of a quartering away deer, never used them again. Found nothing but fragments, no damage on the far side. Perfect broadside through ribs, no problem, but I'm not going to count on getting that perfect broadside shot. Had a similar shot with an Accubond and it broke about 5 ribs, went across the body, broke the off shoulder, then exited.

[hunter399]

I consider SST and nosler BT pretty much equal.
As is ELDX is to accubond.
These two company are at major competition.
That's just my opinion ,I've used all four that I mention above with success.

ELD-X is nothing like an AccuBond, fyi.

Your right ,totally different bullet design and construction.
But at the end of the day that's hornadys version,ect,ect, patant compliment of what they can do to compete with nosler.
Interlock rings,accubond, it's all patent protected,Of course these bullets are not same.
I get it ,accubond are the best,and most expensive ,and low supply high demand bullet. That's not to say the same harvest can't be done with other brands.
I still stick with it equal both have positive and negative of each other.
If it wasn't for the competition between Nosler,hornady,we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[jasnt]

I’ve shot the sst’s in 243 and used them for fireforming in my 338.  They are great if you want to blow coyotes almost in half! Shot a few deer with them and they do kill but man are they messy! Lots of blood shot. 

[headshot5]

123gr SST works great in 6.5 Grendel around 2500fps or less.  Any faster and it's a bit messy.  But at Grendel speeds it opens up and stays together like most cup and core bullets. 

[Bareback]

Shot two deer last year with 6.5 PRC 143 gr ELDX and have no complaints. Both shots entered the boiler maker, one exited lower shoulder. Shoulder meat was blood shot but really not worse than any other bone shot I’ve seen. 

This seems to be another Ford vs Chevy debate.

I shoot both and like both.

[theleo]

I consider SST and nosler BT pretty much equal.
As is ELDX is to accubond.
These two company are at major competition.
That's just my opinion ,I've used all four that I mention above with success.

ELD-X is nothing like an AccuBond, fyi.

Your right ,totally different bullet design and construction.
But at the end of the day that's hornadys version,ect,ect, patant compliment of what they can do to compete with nosler.
Interlock rings,accubond, it's all patent protected,Of course these bullets are not same.
I get it ,accubond are the best,and most expensive ,and low supply high demand bullet. That's not to say the same harvest can't be done with other brands.
I still stick with it equal both have positive and negative of each other.
If it wasn't for the competition between Nosler,hornady,we wouldn't be having this conversation.

The Nosler competition with the ELD-X is the Accubond Long Range. Oranges to oranges in their line ups, the direct competitor to the Accubond is Hornady's Interbond.

I doubt anyone will confuse the performance of the Interbond with that of the ELD-X just as Accubond fans won't confuse their performance with the Long Range version.

[jrebel]

My sentiments Taco.  I've seen some real damage done by polymer tips in general when shot placement was not perfect.  Never used or loaded them myself.  But I'm a bit old school.  But, OH MY, I'm testing Bergers and Accubonds for this year.  I blame Jrebel.

Accubonds are one of the best bullets on the market as for consistently devastating and accurate.  They don't dynamite (excluding AB LR's...garbage) and they don't destroy have the animal with blood shot....assuming you don't hammer shoulders on a regular basis. 

SST's, in my opinion are good for deer sized game or smaller and you do not want to hit big bones.  They dynamite and you run the risk of not getting good penetration.

I'm not a fan at all of the ELDX at all as I have seen extremely inconsistent performance.  Again...for deer sized game, probably plenty sufficient.  I have shot two moose and a bear with them and won't hunt with them again.  The accubonds on a moose....well that was pretty impressive.   

As for the bergers.....don't put that evil on me Ricky Bobby!!!  I steer clear of those debates. 

I will say that thus far the Hammer Hunters have proven to be very devastating on game.  I now load 4 rifles with them.  They are accurate, tough as nails, don't do a ton of meat damage and thus far have proven to be consistent.  Still only two kills, so the proof will be in the pudding this year.  We will be hunting with Hammer Hunters and Accubonds this year. 

Back to the original question......SST's have their place for deer sized game or smaller.  They are probably great for target practice.       

[HawkCreek]

I fired only one SST at an animal. From a pretty stock .30-06 a 165 grain bullet shouldnt have blown up on a coyote but that one did. BT's have never done that for me. My very limited experience with them says SST's are a much softer bullet that BT's and for me have no place in big game hunting.

[hunter399]

Since my last post...
I've loaded a bunch sst for the ar10 in 308.
Little lower velocity than a standard bolt gun.
If I use that for hunting than I'll find out.

[tgomez]

I shoot Hornady Supeformance SST in 150 grain out of my Browning X-Bolt Stalker Long Range. I get 3,103 FPS and .82" groups at 100 yards. I shot a black bear at 370 yards and a Whitetail buck at 340 yards last fall. Anything I have shot with this round has died on impact, the rounds are devastating on game. I've shot them on steel targets out to 660 yards, they are fast and lazer accurate. I won't buy any other factory ammo now except Hornady Supeformance in GMX.

[Dan-o]

I shoot Hornady Supeformance SST in 150 grain out of my Browning X-Bolt Stalker Long Range. I get 3,103 FPS and .82" groups at 100 yards. I shot a black bear at 370 yards and a Whitetail buck at 340 yards last fall. Anything I have shot with this round has died on impact, the rounds are devastating on game. I've shot them on steel targets out to 660 yards, they are fast and lazer accurate. I won't buy any other factory ammo now except Hornady Supeformance in GMX.

Is that a deer or a juvenile moose?

[tgomez]

Lol 🤣 that's why I shot him, he had a BIG BODY.