.130 gr. horn. sst .270win for hog?
- Thread starter trigger45
- Start date
I don't know about the SST bullets never used them. I used 130 grain Sierra Gameking BTSP on hogs at 40 yards, and we have all heard about their bullet failures. Both of the hogs I shot were head shots aiming right behind the ear. If my bullets failed they still did the job and both pigs were DRT.
I'd select the type of bullet that you want to use based on the hunting style you will use. If you are hunting from a blind at close range like I did then the 130 grain should work fine. If you are spot and stalking or taking longer shots to the body then the 150 grain might be a better option. Pigs have a pretty big head for a target so as long as they are inside 100 yards that is where I would aim regardless of bullet weight.
I'd select the type of bullet that you want to use based on the hunting style you will use. If you are hunting from a blind at close range like I did then the 130 grain should work fine. If you are spot and stalking or taking longer shots to the body then the 150 grain might be a better option. Pigs have a pretty big head for a target so as long as they are inside 100 yards that is where I would aim regardless of bullet weight.
I've shot them with the SPFB Hornady Interlocks in 150 grain. They offer little to no expansion at all. They are great bullets if you are wanting to save as much meat as possible. However, a poorly placed shot won't do you much good as they leave holes like a field tipped arrow would.
Awesome bullet if you want to try and kill 2 hogs with one bullet though as they will hold their shape, and just keep on going! I bet that same bullet would pass completely through a moose from nose to rump and keep on going. I head shot 2 hogs that were perfectly lined up, and that bullet punched all the way through both skulls. Think about it, that is passing through bone 4 times, and the brains in the middle of 2 animals, and that bullet kept on going!
I have the videos here if you would like to see:
http://www.texasboars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10746&highlight=
These were hand loads out of my -06. I now have some of the Nosler Ballistic Silver Tips that I am going to try on hogs to see if they offer a little more expansion. I have heard the BST's are explosive and just want to see it myself.
Awesome bullet if you want to try and kill 2 hogs with one bullet though as they will hold their shape, and just keep on going! I bet that same bullet would pass completely through a moose from nose to rump and keep on going. I head shot 2 hogs that were perfectly lined up, and that bullet punched all the way through both skulls. Think about it, that is passing through bone 4 times, and the brains in the middle of 2 animals, and that bullet kept on going!
I have the videos here if you would like to see:
http://www.texasboars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10746&highlight=
These were hand loads out of my -06. I now have some of the Nosler Ballistic Silver Tips that I am going to try on hogs to see if they offer a little more expansion. I have heard the BST's are explosive and just want to see it myself.
A SST is a interlock bullet tipped with a V-Max.
SST means Super Shock Tip.
Fast expansion (explosion). Decent weight retention (considering), and penetration to boot.
It is a fine bullet for pigs.
It'll give you a little fudge room for those boiler room shots.
But, to keep from chasing a dead pig, shoot it in the head. The ham end will still run at full gallop for a few minutes, but the front end will lay over for you.
SST means Super Shock Tip.
Fast expansion (explosion). Decent weight retention (considering), and penetration to boot.
It is a fine bullet for pigs.
It'll give you a little fudge room for those boiler room shots.
But, to keep from chasing a dead pig, shoot it in the head. The ham end will still run at full gallop for a few minutes, but the front end will lay over for you.
SlowIsSmoothIsFast
Inactive
I loaded up those 130 SST in .270 Win the last couple years for deer. shooting that 2nd last one from the front/side, the bullet went in, took out a rib, cut the heart off at the top, liquified the liver, took out a/the lung(s), took out another rib on the other side and kept going. I don't know if there's a point in going down to 130 grains though. Why not 140s? The SSTs went right through a fat doe, straight front to back the year before too. Through and through, while still exploding and doing some nasty damage inside.
Rottweiler
New member
+1 to what Yithian says.
Hit the control room (head) or the commo line (neck-spine) and it will be a short tracking job
Hit the control room (head) or the commo line (neck-spine) and it will be a short tracking job
Fat White Boy
New member
I have a Model 70 in Win .270. I have taken Wild Boar up to 200 pounds out to 225 yards using stock Remington Core-Lokt 130g ammo. They go right through 'em...
For pigs I have used a nosler partition in 130 grain from federal. Haven't had any complaints yet. Here in California they have banned the use of lead ammo in a large part of the state where tons of pigs live. The barnes tsx is the bullet that a lot of people are using. My friend likes the hyper velocity 110 grainers. He has already used them to shoot 2 pig this month.
Art Eatman
Staff in Memoriam
In the Sierra line, the 30-caliber 150-grain and the 270-caliber 130-grain boat-tail bullets have slightly thinner jackets than the flat-based bullets. They tend to come apart at "up close and personal" distances. Once below 2,700 ft/sec or thereabouts, much less problem.
So, for open country shots which could be Ma Bell in style, the BTs are a tad better for their flatter trajectory. Inside of 300 yards, there's no advantage to the BTs. Up close, the flat-base is more reliable.
So, for open country shots which could be Ma Bell in style, the BTs are a tad better for their flatter trajectory. Inside of 300 yards, there's no advantage to the BTs. Up close, the flat-base is more reliable.
