Hornady SST issues??
 

I have a H&R Ultra Slug hunter deluxe, and I went up to Cabela's to get some ammo, and picked a few boxes of Winchester sabots and a few Hornady. When I went to check out the guy at the counter said they had some issues with the Hornady ammo warping barrels. he said a few guys have ccome in with bulges in the barrel from that ammo. I put the Hornady back and got anotehr box of Winchester.

I have asked here before, and a few people use the Hornady SST sabot slug. has anyone had any trouble with this particular manufacturer???

I'm a little leary of using it after hearing that, but at the same time, the barrel on my gun is 1/8" thick, I cant imagine much of anythign would put a buldge in the barrel.

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

If that would have been the case , I’m surprised Hornady didn’t pull them all off the shelf...:eek:

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

I used em, no problems here. I make it a point to never take advise from counter people at bass pro or cabelas.

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

Wow hard to believe a counter person would make a stupid claim like that;)

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

"Wow hard to believe a counter person would make a stupid claim like that;)"

Not really, most of the people working in gun shops aren't all that bright. They also tend tospread rumors as the gospel.

Oops. just saw the wink.:eek:

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

You could beat your barrel against a tree and not warp it!:D. And I highly doubt it would bulge no matter what you shot out of it either.

I have never heard this from this ammo or any of the stuff close to it. As a matter of fact I don't hear too many bad things about the SST's.

My guess is it was someone shooting them out of a smoothbore or something, not out of a rifled barrel made to shoot sabots.

Paul

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

I have the H&R Ultra Deluxe in 20ga. and use the Hornady SSTs without any problems. If there was a problem they would pull them off the shelf, but then why would it be Hornady ammo and not any others?

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

You could very easily ask Hornady. As others have said, if this were happening, Hornady would have pulled their ammo in a heartbeat. I suspect the sales clerk was an idiot messing with you.

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

NOW YOU TELL ME!

Saturday, my son and I went to a Gander Mt. store in Madison, Wi.. They have built a new store and have everything marked down so they don't have to move stuff. Bullets were 30% off so we bought 9 boxes of Hornandy slugs.
I personally don't believe theres that kind of problem with those slugs.

Dan

RE: Hornady SST issues??
 

I had to resight my gun this year I switched from the Winchester partion gold to the Hornady SST's, I put about 20 12ga rounds threw sighting an having fun and 3 more one for each deer, all with no problems. Put about 15 rounds threw my 20ga sighting it in also with no problems. I did find these shoot higher then the winchester's. And out of my shotguns I had the best groups so far out of all the ammo I tried.