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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: shorthair15 on October 28, 2009, 07:06:22 PM

Title: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: shorthair15 on October 28, 2009, 07:06:22 PM: i have tried cabelas and midway usa anyone know where i may be able to pick up some of these for late elk season. i was going to try them with the easy loading sabots thanks.
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: Bob33 on October 28, 2009, 07:18:13 PM: I would advise against that sabot for elk. There have been numerous reports of its failure on elk. It is typically very accurate, and outstanding on deer.
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: shorthair15 on October 28, 2009, 07:31:09 PM: i think i will try the barnes tmz in 290 grain as i know a guy who took one down with this bullet in early season. any one tried the precision rifle dead center in 340 grains as well.
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: SnakeEyes on October 28, 2009, 07:37:04 PM: Here is a link to a post I made before about the 300 grain Bonded T/C Shockwave EZ glide sabot. Performed very well for me. I did order the bonded version for Elk. I have heard that Hornady makes this bullet but I am not positive.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,35526.0.html
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 28, 2009, 07:40:51 PM: Quote from: shorthair15 on October 28, 2009, 07:31:09 PM
i think i will try the barnes tmz in 290 grain as i know a guy who took one down with this bullet in early season. any one tried the precision rifle dead center in 340 grains as well.

thats funny i shot the 340 dead centers for about 5 years they are great never one problem with them taken some good animals with them and this year i switched to the barnes 290 tmz let me tell you they are awsome i can't wait to test it out on a deer during the late muzzleloader they shoot just as good as the 340 dead center both are awsome bullets
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: fishcrazy on October 29, 2009, 05:48:44 PM: Quote from: Bob33 on October 28, 2009, 07:18:13 PM
I would advise against that sabot for elk. There have been numerous reports of its failure on elk. It is typically very accurate, and outstanding on deer.

I purchased some for elk this year and then read this very thing. I didn't hunt with them but since then I have read several reports of guys shooting elk with them. I have yet to find one person that used these with a ML that didn't like them on elk. A few have said they heard reports but that's all I have found is rumors. I'll be shooting them at elk in the future if I stick with the ML.Thinking of going back to stick and string.

Kris
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: fishunt247 on October 31, 2009, 11:21:45 AM: Seems to me reports from different guys on bullets not performing is kinda silly. :dunno: You place a muzzleloader bullet right, its a hell of slug, and it will kill them...period. I've heard a lot of "reports" about people having bad luck with Powerbelts. My younger brother shot two elk with them, I shot one, and it F'ed em up. Put into the lungs, it's gonna mess *censored* up and you are going to have a dead elk. Find a bullet that shoots well, and put it where its supposed to be, it will do its job. I shot the Hornady's you were talking about for deer. Shot phenomenal. I shot the buck in the head, so didn't get to test it's potency really. But why would it not work for elk? What does the sabot have to do with how it performs when it hits the animal? I'm sure it mushrooms out fine. :twocents:
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 31, 2009, 06:39:03 PM: my friend dan shot his bull with this bullet in the early season. Didn't mushroom at all! It was a hard quartering to shot right in front of the shoulder low on the neck. Went completely throught the whole damn elk. That is a long way to go for a muzzleloader bullet. But like I said it didn't mushroom not even a little bit. It still had the red tip on it and everything.
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: fishunt247 on November 01, 2009, 10:49:57 AM: But Dan told me the bull didn't go far. I don't remember if he told me if it hit bone or not. They are constructed the same as the SST rifle bullets, which mushroom well, so in theory they should work the same.
Title: Re: hornandy 300 sst
Post by: gadwall on November 04, 2009, 11:22:54 AM: Quote from: shorthair15 on October 28, 2009, 07:31:09 PM
i think i will try the barnes tmz in 290 grain as i know a guy who took one down with this bullet in early season. any one tried the precision rifle dead center in 340 grains as well.

I shot the 300 gr saboted dead center extreme elite all lead HP this year for mule deer. Right through the head at 48 yds on a nice 4 point running straight away. The bullet went in just under the skull plate and exited under the right eye. Big mess inside. Have not shot them on elk though.

Gadwall.