JonathanG2013
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Any hunters on here ever use Hornady Superformance ammo? How do you like it so far? I was thinking about getting some for my 270 Winchester.
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Hornady Superformance Ammo Reviews?
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JonathanG2013
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Just have to find out the ammo that your gun loves.
Grouped ok out of my .270 Sako. That was the 130 gr GMX load. Groups consistently right at 1.5” @ 100. Always had my best luck with Federal. Really like the 130 Trophy Copper load. Out of my rifle, averaged 1” with great bullet performance.
Never shot the super performance over a chrono, but on line reviews get velocities close to advertised. Never tried the SST load, so can’t comment on that.
Never shot the super performance over a chrono, but on line reviews get velocities close to advertised. Never tried the SST load, so can’t comment on that.
I used some 129 gr. sst loads to break in and zero a new 6.5 cm rifle. They worked great for me. I shot a buck at just over 100 yds. The bullet seemed to go where I pointed and he dropped like he fell out of a tree. I'm going to keep using them til something goes wrong. I really like them.
Darkhorse
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My .308 likes the accuracy I get from the 150 grain SST but I don't like them as a game bullet. The ruin too much meat and can cause a big mess depending on where they are hit. I prefer the older Hornady spire point with the interlock ring and the Interbond bullet.
IMHO the SST and other bullets of the type are really designed for people who have never learned the skill of blood tracking a hit animal.
IMHO the SST and other bullets of the type are really designed for people who have never learned the skill of blood tracking a hit animal.
The SST's have the Interlock ring just like the Spire points.
Your experience with the SST does not mirror mine in regards to meat loss. Ive killed several with the SST and not had any more issues than I've had with spire points.
As with any bullet if you shoot through both shoulders you are going to have meat loss.
As for as your last statement, you are entitled to your opinion, but poly tipped bullets were designed for high BC where the bullet could slip through the air better whereby retaining more energy at longer ranges.
Darkhorse
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If one hasn't observed the lack of blood trailing skills exhibited by many hunters when a hit deer runs, then one hasn't been paying much attention. Regardless of the original intent of the poly tipped bullets, if the design causes traumatic tissue destruction resulting a higher recovery rate then I'm all for anybody using these bullets who wants too. I always keep some SST's handy for when I'm hunting near a property line, I think they are good for that also.
The SST may have the interlock ring, I don't have a problem with that and you missed my intent with your reply, it's the poly tip in a somewhat fragile bullet I don't care for. Not in a hunting bullet for my use anyway.
Granted if you always shoot through the soft tissue of lungs and heart there will be a minimum of meat loss and damage. But you, or me, can't always do that, and it's when we slip up and send one through some bony material that we get to see how destructive these bullets can be.
On a positive note, there won't be a long tracking job.
BTW this post was asking about Hornady Superformance ammunition, not about the SST bullet. I have shot the Superformance with both the SST and Interbond bullets. I like the accuracy I get with the SST but I like the performance on game I get with the Interbond.
The SST may have the interlock ring, I don't have a problem with that and you missed my intent with your reply, it's the poly tip in a somewhat fragile bullet I don't care for. Not in a hunting bullet for my use anyway.
Granted if you always shoot through the soft tissue of lungs and heart there will be a minimum of meat loss and damage. But you, or me, can't always do that, and it's when we slip up and send one through some bony material that we get to see how destructive these bullets can be.
On a positive note, there won't be a long tracking job.
BTW this post was asking about Hornady Superformance ammunition, not about the SST bullet. I have shot the Superformance with both the SST and Interbond bullets. I like the accuracy I get with the SST but I like the performance on game I get with the Interbond.
Michael F Sights
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I used the 139 grain in my 280, killed a Nice Muley Buck @ 190 yds with it, it did not exit, retained around 50% , not overly impressed with it, but buck only made it 10 yds after shot.
Most any bullet will cause more damage when encountering bone than soft tissue, not just "poly-tipped" bullets.
Hornady Superformance ammo is only cataloged with the SST or GMX bullet, so I'm not sure how anyone can talk about the Superformance ammo line without talking about the bullets used.
SST is pretty much an Interlock with a plastic tip. Different calibers and weights will have different jacket thicknesses and tapers. So, you can't really judge them all by just one. The 123gr 6.5mm for Grendels is much, much softer than the 120gr 6.5mm they made for .260s. It's a shame the don't make the 120gr anymore. It was awesome for dumping deer and breaking bones, too.
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I have not used them, a couple of guys I know tried them. One guy couldn't get them to group in his rifle. Switched to Remington core lokts and all was well. The other guys gun shot them well, shot a deer with it and the deer stood there like it wasn't hit after a 20 yard shot. Looked around for about 30 seconds and ran off and fell over dead about 20 yards away. It did disintegrate the lungs and heart and destroyed one of the shoulders. Next deer he shot with it dropped in its track. Also destroyed the shoulders. Both hunters were using them in .308's, the one that wouldn't group them was a Remington. The one that did shoot them well was a marlin.
Darkhorse
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Is this an argument about your chosen bullets. If so you haven't yet made a point worth making.
I see your experience with the Superformance line doesn't go back far enough to have used the Interbond bullet much, if at all. A number of years ago the Interbond was included in the Superformance line. I used this bullet exclusively in the Superformance .308, 150 grain. Then Hornady reduced production of the Interbond and they were hard to find for awhile. This is when I tried the SST's. Now that I have I won't hunt with them again. Now it's only the Interlock softpoint or the Interbond.
This link will help educate hunters about the Interbond. There is video about the Interbond in the Superformance line but it's unclear whether that loading is available or not.
https://www.hornady.com/bullets/interbond#!/
No argument. It doesn't matter what Hornady use to load in the Superformance line. By the way, thanks for the history lesson on the Interbond.
I have had great performance from the 140 grain in 270 Win. both hunting and on the range. Close to 7mm Mag performance in a .270
JonathanG2013
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Thanks for the info. That is pretty amazing. Saw a youtube video the other day someone hit a gallon jug at 1503 yards with a 270 with the sst bullet. Did not know it could be accurate out at that range.
huntfish
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I shoot sub MOA at 200 yards with 150gr SST out of the 308. Haven't had any issues finding any deer but it's placement not bullet that is the issue with blood trailing requirements.
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