300 blk 110 vmax or 125 sst reviews

[westtexducks]

Got me a 300 blk and looking to get some ammo ordered shortly. I can get the 110 vmax for .65 cents a round and the 125 sst for 1.04 a round.

Not a lot of price difference between them but if the sst is that much better will get it instead. Going to zero at 150 yards and use it for a truck gun. Targets will be coyotes and pigs most of the time but will shoot deer with it to. Shots will be inside 200 yds 99% of the time.

Which would y'all suggest? The 110 vmax or the 125 sst?

[TXraiderTK]

Thinking about doing something similar, interested to see everyone’s opinion. Good post

[mkk]

I’ve got one that I run the Nosler 110 in. Great little 10”SBR setup. I’ve shot pigs, deer and coyotes with it. Great round, however I wouldn’t take it out past 125yards

[andre3k]

I'll relay my experience shooting a doe with a 123gr SST in the 6.5 grendel. Distance was 98 yards out of an 18 inch barrel AR. It had a fairly small entrance wound and very little blood trail. Penetrated both ribs but didn't exit and the bullet fragmented quite a bit. Doe ran about 20 yards and piled up. I wasn't impressed with the bullet performance in that one situation, but it's a limited sample size, and bullets do weird things when they hit bone. Overall, I much prefer a bonded SP. For 300blk I would take a hard look at the Federal Fusion 150gr load and Buds has it for a good price right now.

[okrattler]

I've shot and seen quite a few hogs shot with 110 grain V-Max. I honestly wasn't impressed with them for anything more than coyotes. I'd rather shoot a 130gr. TSX bullet such as Remington Hog Hammer. Those will kill hogs, deer, coyotes or really any varmint you want to kill. And they do a good job of it.

[blaqkpanda]

What barrel length? My 10.5" didn't have enough velocity to expand 125gr Speer TNT's but 110gr v-max's perform well (at least on water jugs).

[Tony Pic]

The Barnes TSX black tip is the go to bullet for 300BO killing efficiency.

[westtexducks]

16" barrel Ruger American Ranch is the rifle.

Should be getting 2300 fps from vmax. 2200 fps from the sst

[hooligan]

My 10.5” shoots the 110v max well. Has done its job on hogs

[Artos]

The Barnes TSX black tip is the go to bullet for 300BO killing efficiency.

This...the 110gr TAC bullet was designed w/ the BO in mind.

[scott123456789]

This...the 110gr TAC bullet was designed w/ the BO in mind.

I got some sig HT cheaper or else I would be using the Barnes 110 load.

ive run some of the palmetto 110vmax through mine and it shoots well but use the more premium round for hunting.

[chrisk]

Keeping my eye on this one

[okrattler]

It always has seemed like the hogs I shot with it ran a ways before they died with the 110 grain V-Max or needed finishing off. My buddy tried to finish one off at practically point blank range with the V-Max. Hit the pig in the forehead and it just hurt it worse. Blew up on her skull and just split the skin open. I domed quite a few right between the eyes with the Remington Hog Hammer bullets and never had one so much as squeal. They just dropped.

[Dbap]

SST's, no doubt about it for me. I have about a 10 year history with this bullet and it's all very good performance. No bullet is going to perform the way you want it to with bad shot placement, and if you've hit bone that's a miss. The SST bullet is designed to shed some weight quickly to open up a big wound channel. I kill bigger than average whitetail and hogs. Without fail, 100% DRT shots. I could post pages of pic's but I'll show you two examples. Here's typical results of all the shots I've put on bucks and hogs using SST's. Notice the absence of an exit. See inside the cavity to the spine. It's missing a good portion. That bullet sheds some weight pretty quickly opening up a good wound channel and continues into the cavity opening up as it does a lot of damage. I've never hit a deer like this, with this bullet that wasn't dead without taking a step. See my placement on the carcass, and on the diagram. The hog, perfect heart shot as you can see a bit of the entry, low, just a little back from the front leg. That hog dropped like a sack of feed. I shoot this bullet in a .308, 6.5 Creedmoor and my .300 Blackout (125 gr. 2230 fps, 16" barrel).

[Dbap]

Hog, mentioned above: