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Hi guys, I think that this is the first time I have posted on this forum. I have been lurking for some time though. I have noticed that many of you have been using the SST and the Shockwaves for Deer hunting. I am very curious as to the actual results you have had on deer. I shoot a Knight MK 95 Magnum Elite in .50 cal. I have shot several Deer and one Black bear with it (430 lbs). This particular rifle has never really liked a bullet that was in the 250 grain or lighter weight. But it really LOVES 300 and 310 grainers. I used the Swift A-frame in 300 grain ( 45cal) to take the bear. Snuck it in through some brush at 45 yards into the neck at the base of the skull. Can we say Lights OUT! 8)
I have been using the Knight 310 grain lead bullets for seveal years on Deer with great results. Both bullets are launched with 2 pyrodex pellets 50's, and will strike the same POI. Love that!
2 Seasons ago I picked up a box of the Honady 250grain SST's and was quite pleased with the way they shot. It is so far the only "light" bullet that this rifle has shot well. I decided to try it on deer that season. It was tough hunting but did manage to get one nice Doe. The Doe was shot at about 30 yards the first shot. It knocked her down but she got her feet back and ran about 10 yards and stood looking back. I was sort of hidden by a brush pile and after reloading I shot her again . Both shots were just behind the front leg in the lungs. Again down she went only to get up and go another 10 yards. I was sort of dumbfounded. I reloaded and took the last shot at about 50 yards. This time she was down for good. When I dressed her out I was suprized to find that the first 2 shots were only about 2 or 3 inches apart looked like they had just punched a hole through both lungs as if they had not expanded. The 3rd shot was the same but had got the heart as well as the lungs. I was quite disappointed in this performance and it frankly had me puzzled.
Last season I used my old reliable Knight 310 grain lead hollowpoint and took 2 does and one buck, all with one shot each. The does were taken at 80 and 110 yards. The buck was a small 6 pointer and was shot at about 25 yards. The buck had come in from behind where I was sitting on a ledge. I had to turn at the waist while sitting to bring the rifle up on him. He slammed on the brakes and froze when he realized that something was wrong. There was a small 4" in diameter tree that was covering a bit of his chest but I was sure I could get it past that with no problem. When the smoke cleared he was down where he stood like he had been pole axed! When I walked up to him I noticed that he had 2 entry holes about 1 " apart. I looked back and saw that I must have turned just a bit and had shot that little tree in the center! When I dressed him out I found that the mushroom had broken off of the bullet and it as well as the base had hit him square in the chest. Heart and lungs were mush.
So I was wondering what kind of performace you have been getting with the SST and Shockwaves on deer. Did I just have a bad batch? Maybe they did not open because the speed was wrong for them at that short distance? Not sure, but for now I think that I will be shooting my Knight 310's again this season.
Shawn T
I have been using the Knight 310 grain lead bullets for seveal years on Deer with great results. Both bullets are launched with 2 pyrodex pellets 50's, and will strike the same POI. Love that!
2 Seasons ago I picked up a box of the Honady 250grain SST's and was quite pleased with the way they shot. It is so far the only "light" bullet that this rifle has shot well. I decided to try it on deer that season. It was tough hunting but did manage to get one nice Doe. The Doe was shot at about 30 yards the first shot. It knocked her down but she got her feet back and ran about 10 yards and stood looking back. I was sort of hidden by a brush pile and after reloading I shot her again . Both shots were just behind the front leg in the lungs. Again down she went only to get up and go another 10 yards. I was sort of dumbfounded. I reloaded and took the last shot at about 50 yards. This time she was down for good. When I dressed her out I was suprized to find that the first 2 shots were only about 2 or 3 inches apart looked like they had just punched a hole through both lungs as if they had not expanded. The 3rd shot was the same but had got the heart as well as the lungs. I was quite disappointed in this performance and it frankly had me puzzled.
Last season I used my old reliable Knight 310 grain lead hollowpoint and took 2 does and one buck, all with one shot each. The does were taken at 80 and 110 yards. The buck was a small 6 pointer and was shot at about 25 yards. The buck had come in from behind where I was sitting on a ledge. I had to turn at the waist while sitting to bring the rifle up on him. He slammed on the brakes and froze when he realized that something was wrong. There was a small 4" in diameter tree that was covering a bit of his chest but I was sure I could get it past that with no problem. When the smoke cleared he was down where he stood like he had been pole axed! When I walked up to him I noticed that he had 2 entry holes about 1 " apart. I looked back and saw that I must have turned just a bit and had shot that little tree in the center! When I dressed him out I found that the mushroom had broken off of the bullet and it as well as the base had hit him square in the chest. Heart and lungs were mush.
So I was wondering what kind of performace you have been getting with the SST and Shockwaves on deer. Did I just have a bad batch? Maybe they did not open because the speed was wrong for them at that short distance? Not sure, but for now I think that I will be shooting my Knight 310's again this season.
Shawn T