ORIGINAL: falcon

Have used Hornady SST bullets (Shockwaves)to kill several deer and a couple of dozen hogs-some very big ones. Yes, sometimes the retained weight is not just wonderful, but i could care less since all my shots on hogs werebang flops or near bang flops.All but one deer was bang flopped, it was hit lowthrough both shoulders at 160 long paces.My favorite load for the Encore is 90 grains of JSG. For my old CVA Staghorn it is 100 grains of Pyrodex RS.Used to use very heavy loads of powder for deer and hogs but found that this is not needed. There is a bonded Shockwave bullet for you guys who want high retained weight.