12-30-2018, 01:38 PM
Sticks Wrote:gods, I feel like a broken record....
The SST line (either Factory loaded ammo or hand loads) is one of the pickiest bullets to get to shoot accurately - More specifically it is picky about what barrel it will shoot well out of. 5 barrels by the same MFG, and it might shoot MOA or better out of one of them. Some people here have gotten lucky and got MOA or better with SST in both factory and handloads. I have tried it in 4 Howa rifles and 2 AR (Bartlien and Lilja). All shot 1.5" or more. Load up some Hornady Black right behind them and shot .5, 5 round groups.
The SST is an excellent and likely the best hunting bullet for the Grendel, and plenty of data in the knockdown survey to prove it. 1.5 MOA ammo is probably perfectly fine for most hunters who won't take anything past 250 yards and that is a 4" group, minute of deer, hog, elk, antelope, moose...
True that on the broken record thing. The hornady sst ammo use to shoot great when I first got into the grendel now it's like you say 1.5 to 2 inch 5 shoot groups and for me and my hunting that's worthless even at 50 yards.
I'm of the missed I'm not even going to try and work up a handload with them for any of my rifles, far too many better hunting and target bullets to play with then to have to worrie if the sst will like my barrel.