Originally Posted by
oldsmellhound
I believe someone from here emailed Hornady awhile back with this question, and the answer was that the Shockwave and SST are "similar, but not identical". Hornady does make both of them, and I believe the core and jackets are identical, the only difference is the tip. They are obviously different colors, but several people have claimed that they are made from different materials as well. The 200 SST's (red tip) I have were purchased in 2006 and seem to be the same hardness and composition as the 200 yellow-tip Shockwaves. However, I know Hornady is using their new "flex-tip" technology in a lot of their newer stuff, so I don't know if they use it now with the 200 SST.
Thanks for the reply, oldsmellhound. Good info. When i tried the 200gr. Shockwave it was one week before firearm season began here in Indiana. Since i didn't have any more time to test i stuck with what i knew worked for me in the past- the 250gr. Shockwave. Accuracy is still good with the 250s, about 1 1/2" groups average at 100 yards in my Triumph.
The accuracy of the 200gr. bullet has really got my attention, though. I plan on shooting more of them soon just to confirm the excellent accuracy i got from them in November 2010.