Thread: Hornady SST

Originally Posted by chainsaw

I would not call sst's a true long range pill, but VERY effective open country mid range 100 - 600 yds (1800fps). I have never had an issue with pencilling. But the sst construction and jacket are tough compared to pills AMAX or the like. I use 154SST's in 7mm (7x64 & 7mmRM), 150 sst's in 308 and 165SST's in 300 wsm for the open country. Bush hunting cant go past the good ol Partitions. Long range for = amax or Bergers.

And 600m is an f'n long way for most people (myself included) in a hunting situation in often less than ideal weather conditions