Originally Posted by
cayugad
Ron... in your opinion. Is that 200 grain SST a good deer killer? I have never shot a deer with one. But on a different forum a person asked me if the 200 would work as good or better then the 250 on deer sized game. He asked because of the accuracy he was getting with the 200 grain. I was honest and told him I saw no reason why it would not, and had read good reports of it, but could not base my account on first hand experience. Also if the 200 grain was more accurate, then it would be a better one to hunt with.
I just wondered how well they wound channel, and pass through. Very impressive test by the way.
I've taken 2 deer with the 200 Shockwave and 1 deer with the 200 SST. At first I was lukewarm about these bullets, but after this season I have a very positive impression. They seem to penetrate better than the .40 cal 200 XTP's I've been using. Expansion is very good at the velocities I've used them (1800 - 1900 fps). The deer I've shot with them have not traveled far and left decent blood trails.
Only negatives I can find are that they can fragment a bit on close shots (although I still got a pass-thru on every deer I've shot with them). Also, being a smaller bullet, the amount of internal damage was slightly less than what say, a 250 Gold Dot does. But overall I like them and will continue to use them.