Author Topic: Seating Hornady SST (Read 778 times)

mg66 · « **on:** February 22, 2006, 11:26:57 AM »

I was looking at using Hornady SST 300 grain sabots in '06 for muzzleloader seasonn. A couple of questions.

Anyone used this round and how effective is it?

Is there a bullet starter that wont deform the polymer tip or is that not an issue?

Critter · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2006, 12:55:29 PM »

I used the 250 this year for the first time and was very happy with it's performance and accuaracy. I would guess that the 300 would perform just as well. I don't use a bullet starter so I don't know but I would assume that someone had one. My ramrod is set up to seat them without deformation so I just use that.

Busta · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2006, 08:57:40 PM »

mg66,

I have taken a whitetail with the 300 gr SST & 85 grains 777 FFG on a quartering to angle at approxamately 40 yards. Bullet went through the shoulder and exited behind the front shoulder on the off side. Large exit hole, deer traveled 20-25yards, deader than a door nail. I used the standard ramrod jag at that time but have since had a couple custom jags made for loading polymer tipped bullets. :grin: The 777 makes it hard to load a follow up shot without cleaning but the first bullet did the job and the deer was dead before I had the follow up loaded anyway.

I have been shooting all my deer with different bullets every year with my Huntsman. In 2003 it was the 300 gr SST/85 gr 777 FFG on whitetail, 2004 200 gr Shockwave/100 gr BM'3 on 2 whitetail, 2005 430 gr White Super Slug/80 gr 777 FFFG on 1 Elk and 1 whitetail.

JRSR126 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2006, 11:17:54 AM »

MG 66

http://www.spinjag.com

Randy Wakeman reviewed this and recommended it. Based on his review, I bought it and fits both the Precision Rifle 220 grain and Shock Wave 300 gr. At $14 it is pricey but looks well built and the cavity seems deep enought to fit a wide variety of polmer tip bullets. I am sure there are cheaper alternatives that don't spin.

JRSR126 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2006, 04:57:47 AM »

As a followup, I saw a TC Shockwave Loading Jag #HF-21-5462 for $3.99 in my 2005 Cabelas catalog. Shipping is probably more than the cost of the jag but it is probably available all over the place. It doesn't spin. I read on Precision Rifle's website that a trick with a nonspinning jag is to back off the threads a few times so the jag can spin with the rifling. Don't know how much spinning makes a difference on accuracy but I would definitely use some type of hollow tip jag that doesn't rest on the polymer tip.