12-10-2019, 02:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-10-2019, 02:26 AM by Christopharx.)
Thank you all for your replies, I love reading and learning new experiences especially when it comes to what is working best for everyone. Vascar, I agree I was doing some research and I guess the spinal cord/skull is very hard and does a ton of damage to the bullet, so I suppose it's not TERRIBLE that I was seeing some jacket separation. I appreciate your suggestion about trying out monolithic bullets, especially since I'm usually a fan of shot placement and good penetration followed by good expansion. Problem for me is that I don't reload at all, and finding factory box ammo has been a bit of a chore. I am looking at Federals lineup to try out, as I guess those are bonded and hold together a bit better. I'd love to try the gold dots like 1shot also recommended, I use them for my 5.56 with awesome results. I'm not abandoning the SST just yet, just trying to get some options. Also the deer dropped in its tracks like flipping a switch, no kicking or anything when it hit the ground.
Greybuff, yeah I'm a huge fan of the AR setup. This is my second year hunting, the first year I used my Thompson Center .308 which I love, but I come from a background of carrying the ARs on a regular basis so the switch was hugely beneficial to me. The ergonomics and ease of use made carrying the Grendel AR for still/blind hunting a breeze. Much faster to get it on target, double point adjustable slings are amazing, and the general safety/controls of it are fast and efficient.
Oh also, I've been reading a lot through these forums and seen a lot of people use the Hornady Black for hunting medium/big game. I emailed Hornady once for the 6.5 Grendel asking about the difference between the Black and SST, I'll just upload a screenshot of the email. https://imgur.com/siCigD2 According to the Hornady rep, the Hornady Black isn't supposed to be used for any hunting applications, and the SST is designed to stick together.. Not EXACTLY what I got as a result but figured I'd let you guys see.
Greybuff, yeah I'm a huge fan of the AR setup. This is my second year hunting, the first year I used my Thompson Center .308 which I love, but I come from a background of carrying the ARs on a regular basis so the switch was hugely beneficial to me. The ergonomics and ease of use made carrying the Grendel AR for still/blind hunting a breeze. Much faster to get it on target, double point adjustable slings are amazing, and the general safety/controls of it are fast and efficient.
Oh also, I've been reading a lot through these forums and seen a lot of people use the Hornady Black for hunting medium/big game. I emailed Hornady once for the 6.5 Grendel asking about the difference between the Black and SST, I'll just upload a screenshot of the email. https://imgur.com/siCigD2 According to the Hornady rep, the Hornady Black isn't supposed to be used for any hunting applications, and the SST is designed to stick together.. Not EXACTLY what I got as a result but figured I'd let you guys see.