Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by Adz » 16 Aug 2018, 5:21 pm

42.6gn 2208 1/2 MOA @100M 5 round group using tikka ctr 20” barrel for a hunting round outstanding! damage on a pig 312m ranged was soild, hit just behind shoulder he only took bout 10 steps and dropped great hunting round be deadly on a deer definitely recommend
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by JimTom » 16 Aug 2018, 5:34 pm

Nice one. I just got a box of them to try as a pig round.
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by Adz » 16 Aug 2018, 5:41 pm

JimTom wrote:Nice one. I just got a box of them to try as a pig round.


You won’t be disappointed within 100m the pretty much drop on the run leave a heavy wound channel :thumbsup:
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by bigrich » 17 Aug 2018, 6:14 pm

any more sst feedback ? loading these in 6.5x55, very accurate. trying to get time to get out and about.haven't had a chance to use them on a hunt yet. thinking a ruger gunsite in 308 with sst's would make a fine scrub gun. any opinions ?
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by Gormanchov » 17 Aug 2018, 8:53 pm

I’ve used the 150gr SST in my 20” 308 CTR, 46gr of 2208 Gets me 2800fps and average of 0.5MOA accuracy.

So far I’ve taken 3 fallow, a couple of goats and a pig. Every shot has gone out the other side aiming for the heart/lungs broadside.

Internal damage has been severe and the exit holes have been double the size of the entry so expansion hasn’t been an issue. Distance for the shots has been 30m out to around 200m
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by bigrich » 17 Aug 2018, 10:34 pm

Gormanchov wrote:I’ve used the 150gr SST in my 20” 308 CTR, 46gr of 2208 Gets me 2800fps and average of 0.5MOA accuracy.

So far I’ve taken 3 fallow, a couple of goats and a pig. Every shot has gone out the other side aiming for the heart/lungs broadside.

Internal damage has been severe and the exit holes have been double the size of the entry so expansion hasn’t been an issue. Distance for the shots has been 30m out to around 200m


thanks for the feedback . i was going to run with nosler partitions but accuracy is better with sst's. was a bit worried the sst's might blow up too quick on pigs .i'll stick with them. i'm loading 140's in 6.5x55 :thumbsup:
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by Gormanchov » 18 Aug 2018, 12:41 pm

I’d heard the same issue of them blowing up, running at what I consider moderate of 2800fps for a 308 I’m still yet to recover a projectile. Let me know what they look like if you get one back. I’ve just finished developing loads for 130/150gr Barnes TTSX for something a bit different as well.
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Re: Anyone using .308 165 GR Hornady SST????

Post by JimTom » 18 Aug 2018, 1:08 pm

Let us know how they go mate
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