I would say rather the 123 ELD-M than SST.
With what I see, the guys can't get the same grouping with SST that they can with ELD-M. And the velocity is low enough to make the ELD-M a liveable body shot bullet.
(Here in our neck of the woods, people don't like SST because of too rapid expansion. We generally do not shoot as far behind the shoulder as I believe hunters in US do).
P.S In SA we have a monolithic bullet manufacturer that uses softer, more pure copper, to give terminal performance similar to the of Barnes TSX, but at milder velocities, while still controlling expansion with a limited depth cavity. So a 115gr at about 2600fps should be able to handle shots right on the shoulder on hartbees size antelope (I think that's roughly mule or caribou size). They are CNC machined to a very tight tolerance and good BC, equal to their equivalent match bullet. This at the same price that we can buy a Hornady SP. I'm considering this as a one stop bullet. Links below for info:
https://balistixbullets.com/home/
https://balistixbullets.com/products/
https://balistixbullets.com/testimonials/
https://www.gunsite.co.za/forums/showthr...servations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmC6oxiSLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyVPt-8aDBA
With what I see, the guys can't get the same grouping with SST that they can with ELD-M. And the velocity is low enough to make the ELD-M a liveable body shot bullet.
(Here in our neck of the woods, people don't like SST because of too rapid expansion. We generally do not shoot as far behind the shoulder as I believe hunters in US do).
P.S In SA we have a monolithic bullet manufacturer that uses softer, more pure copper, to give terminal performance similar to the of Barnes TSX, but at milder velocities, while still controlling expansion with a limited depth cavity. So a 115gr at about 2600fps should be able to handle shots right on the shoulder on hartbees size antelope (I think that's roughly mule or caribou size). They are CNC machined to a very tight tolerance and good BC, equal to their equivalent match bullet. This at the same price that we can buy a Hornady SP. I'm considering this as a one stop bullet. Links below for info:
https://balistixbullets.com/home/
https://balistixbullets.com/products/
https://balistixbullets.com/testimonials/
https://www.gunsite.co.za/forums/showthr...servations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmC6oxiSLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyVPt-8aDBA