Thread: Hornady 150 sst going to fast

Originally Posted by Hornady ELDX

As a fan of these projectiles in my 308 rifles they have always been 1 shop flop deer fall over straightaway.
These going at around 2600 fps.
Recently had some loaded up that are doing well over 2850 fps and the bloody deer just stand there and look at me .
Just shot 4 over the last couple of days and all but 1 took 2 shots in the chest shoulder area before they fell over .
Anyone else had similar experiences?.
Is there a point where speed becomes an issue.

Greetings,
Generally the faster a projectile is travelling the quicker it expands and the less it penetrates. More velocity does not always result in faster kills as you have discovered and it looks like the sweet spot for your hunting is around that 2,600 fps.
Regards Grandpamac.