re original post:
Hornady dosen't make SST's for the .35Rem. Those would have been FTX.
My experience with the FTX and SST's (.25,7mm,.30) haven't been good. (failure to expand, complete penetration on game actually recovered with no apparent expansion).
I much, much prefer the Sierra's. I've killed over 200 deer with Sierra's over the past 38yrs. .22, .25, 270,7mm, .30's,35's, .375 and have confidence with Sierra's.
I've had notable failures with Hornady .243, 7mm, .338, and .35's.
Such that I won't use a Hornady on a $$$$ hunt. Sole exception is the 200gr FTX in .338ME. It has performed acceptably on deer, so I'll chance it for elk. Otherwise, I'll lopp off some of the nose of a Nosler 210gr Partition or buy some Hawk 200gr FN. If in big-bear territory I'll use some factory 250gr Corlokts. I've had excellent performance from the CorLokts if not consistent accuracy...