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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3907398" data-attributes="member: 48072">Man, that SST is a beast of a bullet AND one of the least expensive ones around.&nbsp; The only thing I found when using the little cousin to your 150gr .270 load (I used the .277 120gr SST in the 6.8) is that I really had to hit bone to get that bullet to be impressive in coyotes.Head-on shots to the body literally eviscerated them, it was brutal.&nbsp; Shoulder shots dropped them like sacks of crap...but behind the shoulder just didn&#039;t give those impressive results.&nbsp; I assume that the bullet didn&#039;t get the amount of resistance in those 5&quot; that it was designed for.&nbsp; The 120gr is a much better hog and deer bullet than it is a coyote bullet for sure.I stocked up on cheap 150-165gr soft points a few years ago for hog hunting with a .308.&nbsp; I also bought several thousand once fired pieces of Lake City military (essentially machine gun) brass.&nbsp; Even then, the cheaper bullets were .30/piece and the brass was about .25/piece.&nbsp; Like you noted...there isn&#039;t a whole lot of savings going that route over your .270.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3907398, member: 48072"] Man, that SST is a beast of a bullet AND one of the least expensive ones around. The only thing I found when using the little cousin to your 150gr .270 load (I used the .277 120gr SST in the 6.8) is that I really had to hit bone to get that bullet to be impressive in coyotes. Head-on shots to the body literally eviscerated them, it was brutal. Shoulder shots dropped them like sacks of crap...but behind the shoulder just didn't give those impressive results. I assume that the bullet didn't get the amount of resistance in those 5" that it was designed for. The 120gr is a much better hog and deer bullet than it is a coyote bullet for sure. I stocked up on cheap 150-165gr soft points a few years ago for hog hunting with a .308. I also bought several thousand once fired pieces of Lake City military (essentially machine gun) brass. Even then, the cheaper bullets were .30/piece and the brass was about .25/piece. Like you noted...there isn't a whole lot of savings going that route over your .270. [/QUOTE]

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