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hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?
@ 10:01 am (GMT) |
Hamish GibbsHi, couldin't find a mention of this, is it new? Wondering how it would go as an alternative to a 110vmax for headshooting deer with maybe a little more versatility incase of a FU or coming across goats or pigs for extermination? 308 25" 1 in 13 is what id put them out of. Cheers. |
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@ 09:55 pm (GMT) |
Thomas KitchenRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?Without trying to be a pain. Why? Why when there's so many better projectiles out there.you should be able to stabilize 150 grain plus projectiles. if your main goal is to head shoot animals you can do it with heavier projectiles and have a lot more margin of error. I would try the 165 sst if you can't get that to shoot try the sst around 150. Not sure if the 125grain was designed for the blackout or just varminting but it's not what I would recommend for pigs |
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@ 12:10 am (GMT) |
Hamish GibbsRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?Thanks Thomas totally understand where you are coming from, at the moment I like the 110vmax because it is flat shooting and slightly forgiving in shot placement for meat gathering, often we do not generally get the time to range an animal so working out the drop for such a critical point of aim with something like the 165 sst is not something I am yet experienced enough to do in a hurry, yes I have some of these projectiles for a carry weight rifle and different style of hunting. Pigs and goats are not the target species and I would certainly chose differently if they were, just a what if scenario (never shot a pig as yet). I realise there are flatter shooting cartridges out there but while I use a 308 for this I will always choose a light, fast and flat shooting projectile. So maybe I should think more about dual loading if this 125g sst is totally unsuitable? |
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@ 12:41 am (GMT) |
Thomas KitchenRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?OK I can see where your coming from now.one option is to look at the mono bullets Barnes or gmx. As for not dialing, if you set your sight in height at 3 inch high at 100 you'll be roughly 3 inch low at 300. that's with most rifles and loads. So you only dial after that. what distance are you shooting? |
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@ 01:18 am (GMT) |
Hamish GibbsRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?Just had a look at my 110 chart, 100 yard 0 gives a drop of 1.2" at 175, doubt id shoot past that in a hurry without being sure of range and dialing, furthest I have headshot with this round is 225 with a 1.5 moa dialup, hit 1" low and right shooting uphill, vmax seemed to have lost a fair amount of its forgiving explosive performance that you get at closer range. not the moon I know but would have got closer if it was an option, shot magpies out to 300 for fun and practice. 3" high or low may be stretching by the time I add a little error also the monolithic design may not have the forgiving frangible design I thought the sst may offer but certainly would trump it on the pen side. Started using the 110vmax for fireforming varmint fun, kind of graduated to the odd meat hunt from there, if you read the mention it gets in the .308 win text I'd have to say my own limited experience totally aligns with Nathans views, was just thinking maybe the light sst would offer a frangible front for forgiveness and maybe a little more versatility with a bonded rear-end. Was dubious as to its ability to take out pig without careful shot placement but thought somebody might have some experience with it.Thanks for the constructive criticism Thomas, love it, gives more angles to think about and go over in they grey matter. |
@ 04:49 am (GMT) |
Mike DavisRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?you can pick up 125grn ballistic tip projectiles with "sight graded blemishes" for $30 a pack of 50 and they work very nicely in the .308 or even the 7.62x39mmanother projectile that could well be worth a look would be the 130grn speer hollow point. both will take care of deer or smaller pig with chest shot and would do the head/neck thing too...not quite as forgiving as the vmax but would still be more so than a std 150 factory load. perfect goat medicine too. both the above work very well on wallabies (similar body size to feral goats) |
@ 03:47 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?i normally prefer to dial shots if I can, however in hunting animals like you said, there is often not enough time. If you do not know the range close enough you have the option of not taking the shot.In my area in winter months I like to prowl around looking to shoot wolves. I use the 155 grain A-Max in my .308 with its zero set at 200 yards in a Sightron S-tac scope with the MOA-3 reticle. I have taken successful shots often in a hurry by use of the reticle and just holding over using the appropriate hash marks to allow for elevations. I never have been a fan of light bullets like you asked about on animals the size of whitetail and mule deer, so for them I use the 168 grain A-max as well as the 150 grain Sierra Gamekings and in thick bush, the 180 grain Sierra Round Nose. They all work well for me. For elk and moose in recent years if carrying the .308 I have been using 165 grain Nosler Partitions. Very effective. At times too, the way you hunt can ensure better shot opportunity. For coyotes I use the 110 grain Sierra Hollow points. |
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@ 09:11 am (GMT) |
Hamish GibbsRe: hornady sst 30 cal 125g, any experience or advice?Thanks guys, makes me glad I asked the question, not much info on the light sst but all different solutions to think about and I believe all with merit. I get the feeling I'm trying to have my cake and eat it a little so maybe the least compromise is to dual load(for now), I had in mind an amax load for longer ranges in this rifle, just want to bed it first.Cheers,Hamish. |
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