Recovered 120gr SST

[TEXASLAWMAN]

I recovered this one a few months back and never posted it. Shot a 150 pound boar at 50 yards as he was rubbing on a red clay embankment. The bullet went through both shoulders and 3-4" deep into the clay. Retained weight was 68.4 grains but I broke off one of the petals and lost it.

 

[Itsazonik]

Nice performance there. Good job recovering it

 

[histopicker]

I am impressed with that bullet. I can't wait to try it out on muleys.

 

[Wildfowler]

Wonder what you would get shooing those at 270 velocities?

Do you think it be possible to measure the diameter of the bullet at this point? It did lose about half of its weight.

Thanks for the info

 

[Wildfowler]

I hope this didn't sound critical? What's left of that bullet looks good and wholly intact. The bullet lost that much mass you know it had to deposit much of its energy to do so. That's got to be a good thing especially with an exit wound.

 

[histopicker]

Wonder what you would get shooing those at 270 velocities?

Do you think it be possible to measure the diameter of the bullet at this point? It did lose about half of its weight.

Thanks for the info

Hornady recommends you do not use this at velocities over 3000fps, It will not hold together. I just recently checked it out myself about a month ago.

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Wonder what you would get shooing those at 270 velocities?

Do you think it be possible to measure the diameter of the bullet at this point? It did lose about half of its weight.

Thanks for the info

My load of 27.4 grains aa2200 is going 2600-2700 fps out of a 16" barrel hogs shooting hogs within 20 yards is pretty devastating.

Through the forehead out the spine.


Sow hit in upper shoulder as she ran away exited neck.



Texas heart shot running away 20 yards. Exit between the shoulders.


Head shot on sow 20 yards exit belly.


Another head shot rear exit.

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Boar sleeping by a pond hit at 15 yards entrance and exit.


Sow running away 20 yards.

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

 

[Wildfowler]

That head shot rear exit is forking nuts!! I've never seen anything like that.

62 caliber is pretty good expansion.

Thanks.

 

[histopicker]

I remember someone saying a while back that the 120sst does not penetrate. I guess he was mistaken. Thanks for the pics Lawman, they are very educational. (at least to me they are).

 

[Itsazonik]

Yeah, I'm already ordering a couple boxes now that my 6.8 needs to hit the field

 

[Wassman]

I rarely recover a 120 SST, but the one that I did recover once was a 150 yard shot from a 16". Jacket separated from the core and made two wound channels.

One thing is for sure though they do pack quite a punch, perfect for pigs. I don't see me changing anytime soon for my go to pig round.

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

I love them only reason I got the 90gr gold dot was price. If they don't work out on hogs they will make nice coyote bullets.

 

[Ratdog68]

That reverse Texas-heart-shot is incredible. What a mess. LOL

 

[Navygator]

I have always enjoyed the results I get from the 120g SST.

 

[Boar Buster]

Yeah, its going to be hard for me to give up on the 120 SST. I was hooked on the 85 gr TSX until I got a chance to shoot some hogs at longer ranges. After seeing TLM's results its been my go to bullet.

 

[TXCOONDOG]

Nice report

The 120 SST has anchored everything I've shot, my 6.8 loves'em, affordable, and there is no reason to use anything else.