Hit a hog behind the right shoulder into back of the left shoulder. Bought these to find a deer and elk load that would shoot small groups but still do the job. 12% OFF Bullets. All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. spec's. So I gave them a call and asked them to overnight a box of 50 bullets to try and Brian gave me a load to try. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. Stu, Wesley Turner Had some Reloder 7 laying around and tried it at 23 grains. Extremely Impressed. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. The greatest success I had prior to trying out the Hammer Hunter 260 was with a competitors 265gr bullet billed as a "long range" and it still wouldn't print inside a 3/4 inch at 100 yards on the best day after exhaustive load development. I started loading Hammer bullets in my 7 STW. I tried these in a 6mm Remington that has never shot any bullet/powder inside 3. When I field dressed her I saw where I hit the liver and the shank exited, but when the petals expanded they hit both lungs and the back side of the heart. (verified owner) March 29, 2022, Im quite impressed with these bullets so far. Thread starter hunter24605; Start date Oct 27, 2022; Oct 27, 2022 #1 hunter24605 Handloader. Close to 3300fps/1430ft*lbs at the muzzle from a 20" bolt gun with N133 is what you can look forward to! This bullet produced accurate loads very easily in my 300WSM and worked fantastic on a Bull Elk. I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. There was very little blood shot and meat spoilage from the shot. Cant wait! The max size allowed is : 4 MB. I highly recommend this brand, you wont be disappointed! I messed with the 152 hammers in another .300 over RL22 and was seeing some velocities over 3400 pretty easy. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. 1:10 twist 26" barrel
I had never tried the Absolute Hammer line of bullets I ordered a box and talked with some fellow Hammer shooters on facebook. It has identical baring surface so it will load nearly identical with little or no change from previous loading. Great bullets. LilGun powder
Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. The hammers hitlike a ton of bricks I was very impressed! 83 gr Hammer Hunters are exactly thatHammers! Getting 3135 fps and sub 1/2 MOA with a super low recoil rifle. Alan Ratliff This bullet in my rifle runs right at 2700 fps and routinely produces a sub-0.5 MOA groups. John Albert Ill go with 78.5 gr charge weight. Ive finished load work up with a vanguard 25-06 with the 90s @ 3750 and after some tinkering it shoots one rounded hole at 100. Very pleased! Will post picture once I figure out how to change the file type. (verified owner) November 27, 2022. In October I took an antelope at 525 yards with a bullet and hit the buck exactly where I was aiming, through the lungs but behind both shoulders to avoid meat loss. If you hit them where youre supposed to, these bullets are sure to anchor them! I won the final competition at 1000 yards and shot better than I ever imagined at 600+ yards. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. Cant wait to hit a couple animals with this bullet to see how they preform. I was looking for a non-lead fragmenting bullet which produced minimal over penetration for our busy island. The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil
Sometimes we will swap to another primer. COL. 2.265 . Small brass hammer for flint knapping, tapping/adjusting sights, removing wedge pins or other small repairs. January 1, 2022. 4 shots the first day into 1" with a ladder of different charges of Varget, and then the second day put 3 shots into a 1/2" at 100 yds with 44.5gr. I haven't shot anything except wood yet, but that showed excellent penetration. www.longrangehunting.com Another good source of Hammer reload data. Steve and company really did the hard work and pointed me in the right direction though. They shot at 2800fps . 14fps, 1.17grp
Will definitely be purchasing more and for other calibers as well. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. Several shooting forums spoke highly of Hammer bullets and I decided to try some. February 20, 2022. October 18, 2022. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. Running them at 3530fps grouping 1/2" at 200yds and hits really hard. Right now I have no RL-15 to try, so I will use this for hunting this year. All beasts enter the food chain, which thanks to our in-house butcher, are jointed and fully prepared for the kitchen, with all funds going back into our sporting activities. You could also look at Barnes data as a reference point but focus on the faster burning powders in the data set. My recipe is on the Hammer Bullets forum board - I didn't know if it was okay to leave it here or not. Weatherby vanguard S2 243 win
All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. The terminal performance was nothing like ive seen, with minimal meat loss. Very easy load development. So just want to make sure I get this right. Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. The receivers on these rifles are notoriously weak. Unbelievable! Nosler brass @ 2.714" or
October 6, 2020. My Cooper Raptor loves these bullets. The 243 win with the 70HH. This year I killed two Muleys and both dropped in their tracks. 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. More will be on the way soon. Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. William Belcher I had 80 of them left. After liquefying his liver the bullet shed three petals, hit his spine and turned and ran up the spine destroying seven vertebrae and lodging inside the spine itself. I played with them a while and came up with a great load. Then we took a good look down the barrel and noticed all the damage to the rifling. skennedy Will be using it Fall of 2022 for hogs, deer, and, coyotes. Check out photos submitted by Hammer fans and submit yours. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. I am driving them at 3,250 fps in a 6.5-284 Norma and have dispatched deer out to 180 yards which are normal ranges for lowland deer management in the UK. I so far have used these bullets for hog and coyote hunting and let me tell youthey work as advertised. Well lets just say since discovering Hammer bullets, they are now my out of state loads as well, where lead is allowed. Brady Hylton I did find by using a drop tube I can get 1.8 grains of more powder in the case before I run into the same problem . A hole through both sides of the animal. Mar 25, 2021 #3 M. mtmuley Well-known member. They are hitting right where they should out to 300 yards. December 7, 2021. 165 yrd's 125 pound boar (approx.) Hammers are generally very easy to find a load. Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear? Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. My son shot his first elk with a 3006 at 287 yards.the elk never took a step. Reloading . (verified owner) June 21, 2022. (verified owner) March 22, 2022, Used it with 44.0 gr of Hunter and got over 2800 fps. We can provide a Hammer Bullet to meet the varying needs of each customer. This bullet is really accurate and effective out of a 1940s vintage Savage 99 carbine in .250-3000, 1:14 twist, worn rifling. Then I tried working my way up with TAC and I was just below pressure limits with 44.0 and a regular primer. This is a middle of the road load by the way. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist
adam_tilson Nonetheless, if I had just asked about how to fix the loose necks instead of trying to experiment around it, I would have had this awesome load developed in 10-15 shots. Showed slight signs of pressure. ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". so after all the testing its kinda dear to me! Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Not even going to try a different load . Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. Hammer Bullets is not responsible for your load process, equipment, and choices. Lost some cube steak there. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. No doubt, you will ask, "why two groups?" (verified owner) October 3, 2022, This bullets worked perfect 150 yard shot deer went ten feet double lung shot would highly recommend these bullets, Steven L. Peterson Well-known member. I hit 66.2 grain and made the best group so far of my shooting career. 5-10 yards. Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. Took out all the valves off the top of the heart, jellied one small portion of one lung. Hand down best moose bullet I have used, Justin Matthews Shot a doe that was bag flop, and a buck that didnt run far into the wood line and was VERY easy to track. 3024 FPS
After Bergers successful partnership with the U.S. Rifle Team co-developed the Berger 30 caliber 200.20x World Championship winning F-TR bullet, it's only fitting they continue the innovation with other U.S. Rifle Team disciplines. The Shock Hammersare our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. The heart had a hilariously huge X through it, almost rending it in two. I will not buy another bullet other than hammer hunter for my 300 WSM and I can't wait to see how these perform on an Elk this year. The results at long range were incredible. They shot phenomenally well out of my MKV Accumark! Mule kick and ran 30ft stumbling the whole way. + Print; Pages: [1] 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! Now running ladder in my 30-06, found a node at 3208 that is awesome in my 22 inch sako. John Phillips Gerald DILGARD Excellent performance in 24" barrel 30-06. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. Im shooting sub .250 moa with these things in my 6.5-284 Norma. 80 yard shot. The Hammers will show 50 to 100 fps higher vel, in most rifles, over the load data. They pointed me in the direction of these and I am glad they did. I loaded these bullets in 30-06 at 2,900 FPS. I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. Tack driving accuracy. Ps I shoot the 101g hammer hunters out of a custom .243 win and consistently see groups in the .178 or less range and they are one shot stoppers out of that rifle. (verified owner) August 19, 2022. I think as long as you are good at reading pressure signs your good to go. (verified owner) November 14, 2022. Ive got this bullet moving at 2964 fps and shooting sub half inch easily. But damage was very impressive. This may not be an issue for all calibers/cartridges, but it does happen. Found a load development under half moa. thomascjohnston52 Ordered up these for my .350 legend. The EASIEST load workup ive ever done. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) My first 3 shot group was .3 moa at 100 yards with 55 grains. Building a load was so easy and quick it was almost boring. First group under imr7828 (the powder I was hoping this rifle would like) printed at 0.60moa. Should have the powder to through and through any medium sized game in the States, and give you decisive kills through fragmentation! Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted.
Will be hunting with it this week. Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. Shoot very well in my 25-284 at 3200fps and very lethal. George L Taylor I've yet to load any and shoot them hopefully they are more consistent on shooting than they are on weight. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I settled for 2975 fps for good accuracy and plenty of energy. Then tried 43.5 and got bug hole groups from two different rifles, At 3300+ fps these thing will turn a deer's insides to Jello . No data is published and most preferred powders for similar weight bullets are unavailable. (verified owner) November 29, 2022. Very Poor. I used these out of a 338 Norma imp. Ding! And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. They are absolutely devastating on game without meat loss. Overall very happy with this bullet! I will leave review's for other bullets when available. The best bullet yet for hunting and long range. For anyone loading the 223 Remington or 556NATO, this is going to be the all around best of the heavier bullets. Happy Hunting!! Guys at the range are taking notice and asking questions. great bullet. Took roughly 20 rounds to find a load for these bullets pushing 3300 fps. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. The results were fantastic and load development was a breeze. Turns out watching the video our guide saw one of the petals exit at an angle and kick dirt up that appeared to be a high right miss. For your moderate length barrels, N133 is likely the best choice for this bullet; varmint and LR length barrels can use a stiff charge of AA2520 for even greater effect. bullets shot fine.-Something to ponder. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. Edit to my previous review. Telling all my buddies about Hammer Bullets! I did get velocities of almost 150 fps higher than with different loads and powders but the load I settled on shot nice tight groups and seemed pretty conservative for all weather conditions. The vapor trail is awesome. The only downside was that I needed a bushing die to get proper neck tension, as the design of these bullets required more tension than what I had been using previously. Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. Will work more on load development next spring. turned out afterwards with friends range finder shot was at 460 yards . December 15, 2021, Preformed flawlessly devastating wound channel and the most blood i have ever seen with very little meat loss.just ordered more sample packs for all the other calibers i have and will be my go to hunting bullet from now on, MARCIAL EVERTSEN Trying to find load for 20 inch barrel with suppressor . Federal case
Saw him faltering and bolted another round, as I pulled the trigger he dropped . Brian Dirks Not that bad I've been around the horn with my rifle trying to find that one sweet pet load and its been a goat-rope until now. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer. 172gr. Prints very tiny groups as well. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Set up milk jugs today, and these actually penetrated further than the 196 Hunter at 6 jugs for the 178s vs 5 for the 196s. Was planning on using 115DTACs or 107 Sierras but after seeing how well the 143gr Hammer Hunters performed in my 7-06 Ackley I thought I would try 88gr Hammer Hunters and it was a good move. 70 HH performs great. They shoot consistently inside 1 using my final load. Iv shot some 2in groups at 600 yds with it in my 22/284! (verified owner) February 27, 2022. WEIGHT BULLET COL POWDER START CHG VELOCITY MAX CHG VELOCITY 300 HAM'R RELOADING DATA EFFECTIVE SEPT 15, 2020 AND SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED DATA 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Shooters World SOCOM 20.7gr 2150fps 23.0gr 2375fps 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Accurate 1680 23.6gr 2125fps 26.2gr 2350fps September 16, 2021, Have not killed anything with them, I will give another review when I do, but as for accuracy GTFO my Browning BAR is shooting .25moa with these, If they kill like they shoot, I will probably switch all my rifles to these bullets, Justin Youngblood If you start with a new rifle do you break it in first,? Bullet performance was great. Have used the120 Hammer Hunter in CA Arms Ridge line to take the last six deer I've killed. Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. (verified owner) June 13, 2022. As for load work upthere was none! No recoil or pressure sighs. You are using an out of date browser. FPS 3265. 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