I have used Hornady SST for years in lots of rounds, for accuracy and DRT results. I was sighting in my newly built 6.8 SPC with an ATN thermal scope today and was enlightened by the results.
The 4 shot group in the picture was the results to the target board after I removed my aluminum foil patch. I had heated some 8 oz bottles of water to use once I got the scope zeroed. I hung a bottle on the target and shot it from 100 yds out. The large hole is a single shot, Hornady 120 gr SST after passing through the bottle of water. I thought this is a great depiction of the expansion of those SST’s. The water bottle is maybe 2 1/2” thick so now you can see why these rounds are so devastating on game.
The 4 shot group in the picture was the results to the target board after I removed my aluminum foil patch. I had heated some 8 oz bottles of water to use once I got the scope zeroed. I hung a bottle on the target and shot it from 100 yds out. The large hole is a single shot, Hornady 120 gr SST after passing through the bottle of water. I thought this is a great depiction of the expansion of those SST’s. The water bottle is maybe 2 1/2” thick so now you can see why these rounds are so devastating on game.
