Thanks for all comments!! I' m thinking of picking up a box of SST' s and heading to the range to give them a try. If they' re just as accurate, I may hunt with them. They do have slightly better ballistics: -4.5 @ 300 yds versus -6.8 @ 300 yds. Of course, I could just take the 130 Hi-Shok, sight it in 2.5 inches high @ 100 and get similar ballistics.

On the other hand, I' m quite confident as ' akbound' said that the Hi-Shok will work just fine and at a great price. I really do think there is a huge ' Premium' craze out there, and alot of hunters are getting duped into purchasing them when it' s not really necessary. But the Hornady' s are fairly reasonably priced compared to most others, so I' ll pick up a box and we' ll see what happens!!!