I am asking in the muzzleoading forums because I am sure that a bullet is a bullet. I am using the Hornady SST 12ga. shotgun sabots and have heard mixed thoughts about knockdown power of this bullet and lousy bloodtrails.
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If your load is accurate, and you have good velocity, that should be a good load. The 300 grain Shockwave was the bullet for a long time, then people moved to the 250 grain. I would say, place that 300 grain in the right place and you will be eating venison.
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the xtp is one hornady's hollow point bullet for handguns. I am going to use .430 (44cal) 240 gr xtp in mine this year. who know what I be using next year. first year muzzleloading myself.
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If I can get one of the cowardly things to stand still long enough I will let you know how the 300's will do on deer. I know they group great on paper. Im using the shockwaves which are the same thing. I just aint seein any deer..this has been a rough season so far. 50 hours in stand with bow and now over 20 with the ml.
As a rule of thumb the heavy bullets open slower, one bullet is not good for everything, I use the 250 either SW Gold Dot or XTP for deer they start out faster open faster and seem to be just right for deer, but for elk or bear or moose the 300 is better.
An exit hole on the far side is important for a blood trail beyond that the footpounds of energy spent on ground trees ect does not help bring the animal down sooner which is why the 240 or 250 or 260 is better suited to deer it spends most of its enegry in the deer and has just enough left to blow a nice hole for an exit for a blood trail. Lee
As a rule of thumb the heavy bullets open slower, one bullet is not good for everything, I use the 250 either SW Gold Dot or XTP for deer they start out faster open faster and seem to be just right for deer, but for elk or bear or moose the 300 is better.
An exit hole on the far side is important for a blood trail beyond that the footpounds of energy spent on ground trees ect does not help bring the animal down sooner which is why the 240 or 250 or 260 is better suited to deer it spends most of its enegry in the deer and has just enough left to blow a nice hole for an exit for a blood trail. Lee
The 300g have high sectional density and higher BC, therefore more more down range energy. They shoot thru the deer and give better blood trails. I agree they open slower and penetrate deeper, but sometimes you need that on a big buck. Chap
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300 grain SST good for deer?
