Thread: Mushroom bullets

This what Hornady308 165ssts look like after going thru the sholder of a red shot at 318yds MV 2760ft/s.Mushroomed ok,deer fell over.

The reason I don't much like using SST's is over concern about fragmented lead throughout the meat we'll probably eat. I went from SST's to Interbonds to the Barnes TTSX I mostly use now.
Wouldn't hesitate to use SST's on anything I was just killing and leaving behind. Always found them quite to very accurate and good killers. My son knows of my concerns about the SST's but still prefers them for his own hunting as he has always done well with them.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

The reason I don't much like using SST's is over concern about fragmented lead throughout the meat we'll probably eat. I went from SST's to Interbonds to the Barnes TTSX I mostly use now.
Wouldn't hesitate to use SST's on anything I was just killing and leaving behind. Always found them quite to very accurate and good killers. My son knows of my concerns about the SST's but still prefers them for his own hunting as he has always done well with them.

Interesting comment, i generally dont take the sholders after a sst been thru them.Theres bugger all meat on them anyhow.Iv been using ssts for 20yrs now.They stop deer and i havnt tasted lead yet.
Cheers.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

The reason I don't much like using SST's is over concern about fragmented lead throughout the meat we'll probably eat. I went from SST's to Interbonds to the Barnes TTSX I mostly use now.
Wouldn't hesitate to use SST's on anything I was just killing and leaving behind. Always found them quite to very accurate and good killers. My son knows of my concerns about the SST's but still prefers them for his own hunting as he has always done well with them.

Not a concern at all. For you to develop elevated levels of lead in the blood you would need to eat contaminated meat several times a week. Don't you remove the bruised meat?

Originally Posted by 30.06king

The reason I don't much like using SST's is over concern about fragmented lead throughout the meat we'll probably eat. I went from SST's to Interbonds to the Barnes TTSX I mostly use now.
Wouldn't hesitate to use SST's on anything I was just killing and leaving behind. Always found them quite to very accurate and good killers. My son knows of my concerns about the SST's but still prefers them for his own hunting as he has always done well with them.

I dont reload,so name a high performance308 150-165gr bullet that has a Barnes TTSX projectile in it i could buy in a shop.Nearist shop with sst 165gr is 230ks from where i live.

Originally Posted by Trout

I dont reload,so name a high performance308 150-165gr bullet that has a Barnes TTSX projectile in it i could buy in a shop.Nearist shop with sst 165gr is 230ks from where i live.

@Trout I handload just about all my ammo and am not sure what factory ammo is currently available with those TTSX bullets. The Barnes Vortex ammo should though if stocked by the LGS you usually buy from.
Actually, I'll enquire up here to see if I can find anything and let you know.
Alternatively I could even make some handloads for you to try if factory ammo cant be found.

Originally Posted by Trout

I dont reload,so name a high performance308 150-165gr bullet that has a Barnes TTSX projectile in it i could buy in a shop.Nearist shop with sst 165gr is 230ks from where i live.

@Trout You probably have a point. I'm not really up to date with these sorts of things, sorry. Did a quick online search and couldn't find anything factory made with TTSX projectiles. I know there used to be ( I bought some Sako a few years ago ) but maybe no recent supplies with the shortages etc.....
I did find the offerings below. Not Barnes but same principal and maybe (?) similar performance if you really are wanting to try mono-metals.

https://www.guncity.com/sako-308-pow...-rounds-377263

https://www.huntingandfishing.co.nz/...-copper-impact

Originally Posted by 30.06king

@Trout You probably have a point. I'm not really up to date with these sorts of things, sorry. Did a quick online search and couldn't find anything factory made with TTSX projectiles. I know there used to be ( I bought some Sako a few years ago ) but maybe no recent supplies with the shortages etc.....
I did find the offerings below. Not Barnes but same principal and maybe (?) similar performance if you really are wanting to try mono-metals.

https://www.guncity.com/sako-308-pow...-rounds-377263

https://www.huntingandfishing.co.nz/...-copper-impact

Thanks for looking for me,but i will stick with what i know.The tikka is very accurate,so dont need to change ammo and rezero.
Cheers,

Originally Posted by Trout

Thanks for looking for me,but i will stick with what i know.The tikka is very accurate,so dont need to change ammo and rezero.
Cheers,

No need to change something thats working.

https://broncos.co.nz/ammunition/cen...gr-barnes-ttsx

I would consider that a failure. It has disintegrated. To do that at that speed means it's to soft.
I like a nice mushroom with the core retained. Which is why I prefer bonded projectiles.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I would consider that a failure. It has disintegrated. To do that at that speed means it's to soft.
I like a nice mushroom with the core retained. Which is why I prefer bonded projectiles.

At what stage of successfully killing the deer would you consider that the bullet failed?

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

At what stage of successfully killing the deer would you consider that the bullet failed?

When the same combination is poked in to a tough animal close up, more speed will fragment the projectile sooner and it may not reach the vitals.
Soft projectiles kill great...... Until they don't. Then they leave a horrible mess.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

When the same combination is poked in to a tough animal close up, more speed will fragment the projectile sooner and it may not reach the vitals.
Soft projectiles kill great...... Until they don't. Then they leave a horrible mess.

You can play what if until the cows come home, but having used a 22.250 for years I'd shoot a "tough" animal in the neck, or through the ribs and into the lungs. Just like the not tough ones, both close and not so close.
More to the point, Trout has found a projectile that works very well for what he does, and he seems to be a good enough shot to avoid shooting some tough animal in a coating of mud, through a heavily muscled shoulder.
Most of his photos show clean bodied reds, and a high proportion of them look to be neck shot. I'd say he is doing pretty well, and doesn't need any advice from me.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

You can play what if until the cows come home, but having used a 22.250 for years I'd shoot a "tough" animal in the neck, or through the ribs and into the lungs. Just like the not tough ones, both close and not so close.
More to the point, Trout has found a projectile that works very well for what he does, and he seems to be a good enough shot to avoid shooting some tough animal in a coating of mud, through a heavily muscled shoulder.
Most of his photos show clean bodied reds, and a high proportion of them look to be neck shot. I'd say he is doing pretty well, and doesn't need any advice from me.

The Graf boys used a fatbum aka 22-250. Jon Williams a meatshooter over HB way used one .