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6.8 #2598083 09/21/11 02:20 AM
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My new stag 6.8 came in today was wondering about ammo choice going to start out with hornady 110 gr any advice would be appreciated


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Ammo for what? Target, plinking, hogs, deer, BG's?



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Hogs and deer saw I posted in wrong area if mods could pls move to ammo section


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Check with Scott at this site. Good To Go Ammo
You'll have to ask about it because he has a no compete deal with his brass supplier and isn't allowed to advertise it on his site but it's very good ammo at good prices and he's local to boot.

He should be turning out some hunting ammo by now loaded with 120 gr. SST's. Good stuff with excellent accuracy and performance.



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Re: 6.8 [Re: MikeC] #2598489 09/21/11 05:10 AM
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I, too, will be getting some 120 SST's from Scott. I'd also recommend 85gr TSX & 95gr TTSX. Been doing a lot of reading and any of these 3 will do the job very well in taking hogs/deer.



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The Hornady BTHP's are the most accurate ammo I've shot so far, but I haven't tried the SST.


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i want to try out those 120 SST's as well! i've kinda been bouncing around. the hornady 110 v-max shoot well in my rifle, and i took a 175lb hog at 400+yards and a axis spike at 80 yards in the past two weeks. but i did retrieve pieces of the bullets from both, neither were complete pass thru, bullets both found just under skin on exiting side. the hog i understand being such a long shot. i guess those axis are just some tough critters.


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Been using the 68 for about 5 years
Tried about every hyper out there
The 95ttsx is the ideal bullet
The only company loading it to its potential is Wilson Combat
If you have a spec II chamber and 1 in 11 twist


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Originally Posted By: ccoker
Been using the 68 for about 5 years
Tried about every hyper out there
The 95ttsx is the ideal bullet
The only company loading it to its potential is Wilson Combat
If you have a spec II chamber and 1 in 11 twist

Tough to stomach $37 per 20 though. How 'bout getting us poor folks a little inside discount??????? ;-)



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Ouch
Didn't realize they were that much
Damned, all factory ammo is freaking expensive these days

Truthfully. I have killed deer and hogs with all of the barnes bullets and they have all done the same job, put a nice hole clean through em

if I was primarily hunting deer I would go with SSAs 110 prohunter or Accubond

Only shot one deer with an Accubond, past year at 275 yards, ean through both shoulders.


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Reloading is your friend


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I shoot the SSA, with 110 grain accubonds. 4 shots, 4 deer, Dead Right There! They are phenomenal. I reload, but why on this round?!?! They are <1 minute of angle in my Model 1 upper. Killed pigs with it as well. Neck shots, or quartering away didn't matter! DRT! If you have the SPEC II chamber, you can shoot their tactical loads! (Hotter,and faster!!!)

Hasn't failed me yet.

Les




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Went with SSA 110 pro hunter not bad


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Originally Posted By: Buckfvr
Went with SSA 110 pro hunter not bad

what kind of groups are you getting?


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Only shot to sight it in five shots two touching third a little off my fault but 1 in easy


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Way better than hornandy v max also bought core lock to try but most likely staying with SSA


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