I havent used Hornady SSTs or interbonds yet, Think I might order some.

Trying to keep the Visa bill down from ordering reloading "crap" when the cool brown santa claus truck comes

Ive used Nosler parts, accubonds, BT's but hell, they only come 50 in a box.

I like sierra's and hornady canu's for range work.

How about these Hornady sst's and the interbonds

Im wondering if they compare to nosler BT's and Accubonds... The interbonds look good in the tests compared to accubonds. SST's I read have a thicker jacket than the canu's

Ive had good accuracy with Hornys

Im going to order some in 30 cal 270 and 6.5 next time and try them out

the SST is roughly equivalent to Ballistic tips and are a bit lighter jacketed...

the interbonds are roughly equivalent to the accubonds but the interbonds have better reports of weight retention.

I don't use the BTs or the SSYs any more...just the interlocks and other premiums such as A-Frame or Northfork.....but I'll try the interbond when they have a better line available....right now there's a lot of holes in their line.

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How about these Hornady sst's

Accurate bullets but, don't hold up worth a darn. Much more explosive than NBTs in my experience. The only thing I've seen them perform well on deer in was a 308 due to the lower velocity but, if you push them over 2950 they perform like a varmint bullet and many times don't even make it to the other side of the animal. Slow them down a bit and they do well.

I use them for foulers and they shoot quite well.

One other thing I don't like about the SSTs is that I've had several of the tips break or chip through the course of hunting a few times w/ them (loading and unloading, in pockets, etc.).

Can't comment on the IBs, haven't shot them.

The soft point Hdys are accurate bullets as well.

Since you've been using the Nosler bullets, Have you thought about buying the Noslers as seconds through shooters pro shop?

Have a Good One

Reloader

This is my first year using SST bullets in my 7x57 (140 gr. SST) at a muzzle speed of 2800 ft/s. I have shooted 3 roe deers, 1 gam and a big boar (around 110 kg). 5 shoots and 5 animals stone dead on their tracks. A friend of mine, has used 129 gr SST (MV around 2850ft/s) in his 6.5X57 and his results have been identical to my results. The accuracy has been from high to very high. My opinion, based in field data, not in opinions take in an office, is they work exceptionally good in those calibers (mild calibers) with medium game.

I found the 7mm 139gn SST to be the least accurate bullet I have ever used . Groups around 3 inches plus in a rifle that shoots the NBT into under an inch .
I gave the last half of the box away after trying 3 powders .

I use SST's in my .308. Haen't had any "blow ups", and all but one of the deer shot with them have been complete pass throughs. The one that wasn't was at 200 yards, quartering away, and the bullet lodged under the hide.

Wouldn't use them in a mag though, go with the interbond, but for medium speed on deer sized game they work very well.

I haven't had the opportunity to hunt with mine yet. I'm loading my .338WM with the 225gr SST's. I'm shooting at a relatively slow velocity of 2613 fps, so I'm hoping for good results.

Everything I've heard about them, has pretty much said that at high speeds, they're explosive, much like the V-Max bullets, but at slower speeds, they're much like the Nosler BT's.

We'll see.

Don't worry, I'm in the process of working a load for the 250 Hornady Interlocks.

mike

I can't speak for the sst but the interbonds that I used in a 308 grouped well but blew up on impact. I quarter section about a 1/2 dozen all had air pockets between jacket and core. If you are going to use a bonded bullet use the Swift Shirocco or the Nosler Accubond.
Longshot

I've killed elk with the interbond in 7mm and had nearly length wise penetration at 350 yards. The bullet was stopped by the hip socket.

The final recovered weight of the 154gr bullet was 124 grains.

I have killed a couple deer and many antelope with the 139SST's out of my 7-08 and if you keep them under 2900fps they do quite well. A previous poster said they were too weak (weaker than BT's.....). I have killed an antelope with a raking shot @ 190yrds that broke the shoulder, brisket bones, neck, and passed through, obviously tough enough (BTW, it droped its head as the trigger broke angling away giving the bullet that crazy path). Another poster said they weren't accuracte, but my stock Rem700 shoots them 5/8MOA out to 385m where I shoot hundreds in my silhouette comps.

I am changing my Elk bullet to an Interbond since I have seen very impressive results (including 90% retention after going through 30" of a friends Elk including the back quarter and a rib out of an 06 @ 80yrds). Interbond not needed if impact velocity is less than 2900fps on deer size game and smaller. It has about 10% better weight retention than the Accubonds, but apparently, Nosler has marketed their bullet much better.....

Deke.

I've shot 3 deer with 165gr SST's from my 300 WM. I got complete pentration on all three with a double lung shot (even at 3200 fps). Two were shot at 50 yards, one at 125.

I've shot two deer with a 165gr IB. I shot one deer in the shoulder. It droppped dead on the spot. Bullet made it through to the other shoulder but didn't exit. The other bullet went through both lungs with a 1.5" exit hole.

I've shot one elk with the IB at 33 yds. Shot was through the neck. Dropped it on the spot. Complete pentration and 2" exit hole. The bullet hit the bones in the neck and made a 90 turn coming out the top of the neck on the far side.

I read all these accounts of pass throughs when shooting Elk. I have shot quite a few over the years from 50 feet to 150 yards with 7MM Mag, 30-06 and 300 Weatherby. I've used Hornady interlocks, Sierra Gamekings and Nolser partitions I've never had a pass through on an Elk. The bullet is always on the far side under the hide?

For my money I won't use either SST or Interbond on large game at speeds above 2900. I love the Interlocks.

Originally being from Nebraska, I always prefered Hornady bullets. I have shot Interlocks, Interbonds, and SST's in several calibers and weights. The interlocks worked extremely well and for the price you can't go wrong for deer sized game. SST's are, like what everybody else says. They work when the velocity is lower. I used the 139grain in my 7mm and they were explosive in the mule deer that I shot (no exit hole and lots of damage). The Interbonds performed better than expected with complete pass-throughs everytime. Accuracy was similar to the SST's, but they performed excellently for my needs and they do not have the cannelure if that is what you prefer.