Brady Hylton We have quite a few diff primers on hand. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. took this combo to Wyoming for a antelope hunt out of Sheridan area ,took one shot at a unknown distance with a little Kentucky windage at a antelope buck , bullet went thru the heart and out back side front leg buck layed down and died. (verified owner) January 30, 2023. LeverEvolution turns out to be a great powder for the .300 Savage and .308 with this bullet. Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. Its my favorite hammer because brian and steve was nice enough to let me run it through a few of my 22 cal hotrods before it went on the site! I can make them shoot bad. November 25, 2021. 29.0 gr -2712fps, stdDev. Steve was great about calling me back to give me a starting point. 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter Bill Belcher, Anniston Alabama. With minimal time for load development due to other responsibilities, I picked a good velocity node and loaded up a few rounds at an arbitrary COL. So far in the .308 I've only pushed LE loads to an average of 2,950 fps, which is quite satisfactory. Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. My old M24/47 Mauser shoots the 198 grain Hammer Hunter just like a Mauser should. Over and over again. I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. LeHigh's Maximum Expansion Technology is used to produce projectiles that create the largest wound channels of any bullet you can buy. Jim Brost, Arizona Unbelievable! (verified owner) March 10, 2020. john venters October 28, 2021, These bullets are the real deal. Shooting a Tikka t3. Consistently shooting 5 shot groups ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" at 100yds. 1:10 twist 26" barrel First shot clocked 3793fps, second shot . (verified owner) March 26, 2019. Plan to use for turkey and predators. So far everything is working out well, the bullets are high quality. George L Taylor Maybe I can play more after season. Reduced the powder charge for the lost capacity, tried 3 different combos all jumping about .025-.030 and every one stacked rounds into match size groups. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Nowhere near max! In my .300 Savage, LE pushes this bullet > 2,800 fps. These bullets are money well spent. Not that bad Really happy Hammer made a bullet that works with this slow twist Savage. Hit one rib, recovered bullet in the hide. Minimal bloodshot or meat loss. A friend of mine in east Texas near Sam Rayburn is making hog heaven very crowded. It seems that these may be the holy grail as they have the traditional benefits of copper bullets (dont explode or fragment and penetrate deep) and can be loaded heavier than traditional coppers or pushed decently faster than traditional copper bullet weights. Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! Have not hunted with it yet. September 24, 2021, Jeff Hedgpeth turned out afterwards with friends range finder shot was at 460 yards . Took out all the valves off the top of the heart, jellied one small portion of one lung. I harvested a Columbian Blacktail buck at 225 yards with a single shot as he was quartering away from me. This is my load data. Very pleased! Bullets stabilized for me. CCI BR-4 primers (verified owner) December 2, 2021. this bullet performed wonderfully on the whitetail I shot, punched through some thick brush and still found it's mark and make a clean kill. I cant wait to see what they do all loaded the same. .02" @ 100 yds. Bang flop. My shot came at 237 yards. I shot flatter and had less wind drift than the guys shooting 300 win mags, 6.5 creedmoors, and 270 WSMs (yes, we compared DOPE gathered under the exact same conditions at the exact same time). FORLOH AllClima Softshell and AllClima Stretch Woven Pant Review. Edit to my previous review. November 10, 2021. Shot placement was through both front shoulders. I purchased the 35 grain hammer bullets to load in my .22-250 1:10 twist rifle and my 5.56 1:9 twist carbine. Played with 8 different recipes from Nosler and Hornaday. At checkout there is a button for coupons. Mark Grimes I had 80 of them left. If your looking at these, buy em! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. Very easy to load. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. I run these in a Win 94 30-30 with H-LVR at 2505 fps and a little room to go, very accurate as far as m94's go. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. This bullet is a performer! Gene Phillips You must log in or register to reply here. Attachments Each bullet is weighed and micrometer measured as it is produced. All the hogs dressed out close to 125 lbs.. I tested the 143's to 530 yards and they shot unbelievably well. We have our go to loads. I prefer to use monolithic bullets as they seem to leave less meat damage and I have never lost a hit animal yet with a mono. December 13, 2021. 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. stubing SD 2.0. Still acceptable but I thought I could get tighter. bullets. MARCIAL EVERTSEN Im pushing them at 3125fps and for a hunting rig Im very happy. so after all the testing its kinda dear to me! kopitzke Just ordered 200 more of these, and plan on using them next deer season. Then I tried working my way up with TAC and I was just below pressure limits with 44.0 and a regular primer. In high winds you just need to understand the perimeters of your bullet selection. I have killed : Arabian Oryx at 115 yds; White Tail at 407 Yds; Wildebeest at 130 (on the point of the shoulder), and Red Sheep at 90 yds. I'm a hammer bullet fan for life. In short, I shot the top one first and could clearly see a single hole through my Zeiss V6 at x15 power - no way! October 19, 2022. Didn't adjust for the wind on the long shot and hit him in the butt. We could not get them or any bullet to shoot well. .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. Every tool is different so it might not stay true to your tool. My friend really likes the vapor trail you see with almost every shot. 3500 muzzle velocity, about 3250 impact. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. The 243 win with the 70HH. At the range all groups were under an inch and the group I settled on was nearly a one hole group at a 100 yards. We invite discussions about any other products as well. I'm sure there may be a faster accuracy node, but I'm happy with 3200. The next day I got them in the mail, had them loaded up and two shot strings later I had my load. So I don't have to worry about impact velocity being a limiting factor nor the bullet doing it's job. I will be using these on Colorado deer this fall. Id love to attach pictures. Largest group shot with that load was 0.38" at 100yrds, typical groups run closer to 0.25" using federal match primers vs remington. Way way less meat damage than the old load with 168gr Berger. I was very impressed with the terminal performance. Long. I think the reason for caution with the absolutes is that your likely going to be using faster burning powders than normal and that can definitely be dangerous. 55.5 gr were nearly in the same hole. Complete pass through, chest cavity is mush. 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. Very impresses. It was a 1/4 moa group. Ill go with 78.5 gr charge weight. With that I'll be definitely buying more. To say they shoot is an understatement. Shot placement is always key. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer. Ding! (verified owner) June 15, 2021. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! (verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. (verified owner) March 16, 2022, I tried it with 47.6 gr of Staball and a magnum primer. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location Very accurate and plenty effective on Scottish red deer. Plus the others at the range think the vapor trail is pretty cool. Tried this bullet in my 7 STW and all I can say is wow. Ranges from 51 yds. Both my friends used .308 Hammers on this pig hunt as mentioned in the previous review and both were bang flops. And a mule deer that weighed 289lbs. I took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. 165 yrd's 125 pound boar (approx.) That way I know where it is. Well lets just say since discovering Hammer bullets, they are now my out of state loads as well, where lead is allowed. Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. You've gained a long term customer. I have over stableized light bullets in a 257 roberts. 172gr. They shot at 2800fps . With RL 26 I reached a very comfortable 3650 fps. Whilst I will not provide my final load data, suffice to say is was "waaay" over book, but your mileage may vary. Accuracy load was at 3487 FPS. Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. 2.242 oal I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. Thread starter hunter24605; Start date Oct 27, 2022; Oct 27, 2022 #1 hunter24605 Handloader. Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear? Building a load was so easy and quick it was almost boring. I shot out to 540 inside 6 and they hit hard for a 90 gr bullet!! I used that data to load the other 9 from my sample pack and achieved under 1/2 minute groups at 3300 fps. thomascjohnston52 007 - CX Bullets -. Will work more on load development next spring. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. No doubt this bullet will be in my rifle for many future mule deer and elk seasons. Varget, cci200 primers Lapua brass, sized with fl die and .289 bushing and crimped into first groove up front with lee die. FPS 3265. We have learned not to try to force a rifle to like what we want. Grouped like it had eyes ! Excellent performance in 24" barrel 30-06. Cant wait to drop some bears with these bullets. Top left casing is 42 grains, definite pressure. Started with 78 grains which shot good with no pressure signs. My first 3 shot group was .3 moa at 100 yards with 55 grains. Rich start another thread in the rifles forum about barrel break in. Shooting a 6.5 PRC with H4831SC has been the best load yet! 3,190. 20 1:7 barrel Ivan Bourgeois Very impressive performance. 83 gr Hammer Hunters are exactly thatHammers! The bullet penetrated the scapula, destroyed 3 inches of spine and left a 1.5" exit with basically no meat lost. No Pressure, very light recoil . I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. Breaking the left leg bone. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) Typically I run 90 SMKs for PRS stuff, but when I needed a truly hunting style bullet, I was blessed to come across these gems. Yet to have one run off. Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. Federal case Check out photos submitted by Hammer fans and submit yours. July 19, 2022. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. Took an antelope and a black tail with these out of my 300prc. Im betting that I could get to, or even surpass 30 grains of powder, but well see. rking453 I've yet to load any and shoot them hopefully they are more consistent on shooting than they are on weight. That will put a "hurtin" on just about anything. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. (verified owner) August 27, 2020. (verified owner) February 3, 2021. I tried nearly every premium hunting 30 cal bullet in my 300 WBY, using six different powders, only to consistently print 1.5 to 2.5 inch groups. The shot was from about 50 yards. Very minimal meat loss very. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. Will keep loading these and also having a 28 Nosler custom made for lighter carry and will use the .284 bullets for that new rifle. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. In my experience Absolute's are more "picky" and seems like recoil and blast is significantly more than loads with hh's. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. Heart soft ball size hole (verified owner) January 14, 2023. I got groups I could cover with a dime. 6.5 CM 1:8 twist 22 inch barrel and no pressure signs. Well-known member. 199 hammer hunters out of my .300 win mag. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This was a large framed 8 point white tail buck in the 190 pound class. Alas, two things have caused me to look for an alternative: Sierra's decision to obsolete this bullet and impending legislation to go non-toxic. Thanks to Steve and everyone at Hammer! Vince Bloom Order yours online at https://hammerbullets.com/ Reloading Hammer. Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. I split the difference between some closely weighted loading data for my starter load. Some general load data would help customers create successful loads and lead to repeat business. I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. I'm impressed! May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. I have it running at 2650 out of a 25" barrel with a .162" group and single digit velocity. (verified owner) February 15, 2023, Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. (verified owner) December 7, 2022. my hunting pal recently shot a 3 round .250 group out of his 308 with these little guys. Lyman M Dies; 41-44 Caliber; 7.51mm-7.92mm Caliber; 29-31 Caliber; 5.45mm-7.5mm Caliber; Robert Coakley If you are asking about running the 70g Hammer Hunter, they will run very well from the 9" twist. The speed is def there and I have room to back off and still get better than traditional 30-06 borderline .300 win mag speeds out of a .308 Win the 151 absolute. With a slightly larger 2mm hollow point this bullet will have more consistent low vel impact performance. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. I loaded the 123 AH in 24 6.5 Creedmoor to 3140. they shoot sub 1/2. Fed 215 primer For anyone loading the 223 Remington or 556NATO, this is going to be the all around best of the heavier bullets. One MOA accuracy My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. BL-C(2) powder, Starline Brass, Ginex Primer. This is a middle of the road load by the way. 358 Norma, half round half octagon Fred Wells cut-rifled barrel. That's going to do a number on anything it hits, I tried 43 gr of Varget and must say I was not impressed. There were 4 exit holes and minimal meat damage. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Hammer Bullets are custom turned on a CNC lathe, using only the highest-quality solid copper appropriate for the desired result. One shot. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. November 4, 2020. Tim Faircloth The Black Bear dropped in his tracks! These bullets are absolutely worth it. All the best, When Im done and sighted in at 0 to 150yards its only going to be 2.5 low at 200 y and still moving 2100 fps and still One ton of KE . 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) November 26, 2022. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. Jonathan Kisamore Dropped a ton of hogs, quite a few coyotes, a few beavers. Perfect (verified owner) November 29, 2021. Ran it up to 73.0gr of H4831SC with a CCI 250 primer with no pressure and averaged 3899 FPS and holds .3-.4 MOA. I just started reloading for my 444 CVA scout rifle . The top group measures 0.19 MOA, the bottom 0.23 MOA and both out of a 100% factory original rifle, which is 20 plus years old and has fired > 1500 rounds. I'm running 75 grains of Varget at 3,863 fps with single digit SD and sub 1/2 MOA accuracy. I won the final competition at 1000 yards and shot better than I ever imagined at 600+ yards. Gerald DILGARD They showed a max load of 40 grains with a 123 SMK. JavaScript is disabled. Boom flop. 1/2 in groups at 3021 and crunch deer! I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. All other powders listed wont even come close to N120 . I did shoot those two, they all so hit in the same hole as the other four previous . .264 Cal-134g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer), .358 Cal-200g Power Hammer (formerly shock hammer), .338 Cal-205g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer). I will be ordering more, a lot more. The hammer hunters easily out shot the others. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle, Your Rating Im loading for my Kimber Hunter in .280AI. The 6x7 bull stumbled and fell 5 seconds later without a second shot. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Hammer Type 44-40 Winchester .430" Wad Punch Hammer Type 44-40 Winchester .430" Wad Punch Be the first to review this product $20.00 In stock Item Number 4440RIFLE Add to Cart Add to Wish List Add to Compare Skip to the end of the images gallery Skip to the beginning of the images gallery Details Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. They seemed to shoot ok from an off-hand position at 25 yards, so I loaded up the rest for my class. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! At this point, I was feeling pretty good about this rifle/bullet combo and would've happily stopped here but I had those shells stuffed with 73gr and was itching to see how they'd shoot. Will purchase again. Getting 3135 fps and sub 1/2 MOA with a super low recoil rifle. It was also very easy to work up a load for and without having to push it to the max I was running 3150 fps with amazing groupings. 3024 FPS Not my testing but some video I saw on youtube. But I decided to pull the gym tech scale out and way a few to see how consistent they were. I was about to take the rifle to the smith to get it blueprinted and re-barreled when I heard about the 121 Heavy Hammers. The bullets are very accurate. 335 powder is really nice in this cartridge. new, 2 or 3x fired, annealed, etc). Which 7mm . However, with Steve's expert advice, I looked for a > 90% case fill ratio and a burn rate in the RL15 range - "start at max and walk it up". mixitup210 I have a 243 Win. 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Instantly joined the 3/4 club as the entire left quarter looks like it was hit by an IED. Good What's not to love. This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! Was able to get 2466fps with H110. All boom flops, rking453 Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. Shot in the same two holes as at 51 grains .hole is just getting bigger . You can get great performance out of the CM and 6.5-06 AI. We found this bullet in the off side against the humorous. Cant wait to try it on game out to its expansion threshold. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. I'm having a hard time finding load data though. Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. 200 gr Hornady Interlocks have abysmal BC, and 250 gr Speer Hot Cors just dont have the velocity I want, and I cant get anything else. 5-10 yards. thefishguidetx2 At 53 gr of N120 the Bullet whats to push back out to COL of 2.582 . One at a stones throw and the other at 330 yards. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. My 7mm 143gr hammers are longer than my 168gr Bergers with a much lower bc. I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. Bought these to find a deer and elk load that would shoot small groups but still do the job. But you used load data for the 139gr Hornady Interlock. 3 in a dime at 100 yrds. They also had a wider wound channel when compared to Nosler AB. Delaware just changed the regulations to allow hunting deer with straight walled carbine in an AR. But I had to try it with other powders. Just loaded my first round of 88 Gr Hammer Hunters in my new 6 mm Creedmoor 1-7 twist Proof barrel. The bullet hit a bit high, and entered six inches in front of his hind quarter. If you start with a new rifle do you break it in first,? Fired one round of 79 gr. You are using an out of date browser. My brother shot one doe with this bullet loaded in a 30-06 with H-4895, sub Moa and it killed that doe as expected with no meat lost, he washed the blood out when he got home and the bits around the hole went into ground. These are my best loads so far for my 350 legend AR. 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. 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 Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. Even a 300 WM shooter was impressed. The new Absolute Hammer 123's are my new favorite as of May 2021. October 18, 2022. Some of the posted data is with custom chambers with high end brass that wont show chamber pressure quite as well. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. Shooting firearms can be dangerous. Makes senses to not force a rifle too shoot what it dont like. I loaded it @ 4000fps in my 220 Swift ,1-14 twist Remington , my first 5 shot group at 100 yards were one small hole less than dime size , I have shot a couple beavers and one coyote with complete pass throughs for such a small bullet it is very impressive, I will be buying more, If you can shoot and your rifle is capable load development etc most accurate bullet I've ever loaded bug hole groups 50 plus yrs loading experience, MATTHEW DICKEY I have a stock Savage 110 predator that shoots well with 143 gr Hornady ELDX's that I was nearly out of and unable to find. Very accurate bullets, and easy to load for (as long as you follow the recommendations for a powder on the faster end for your cartridge). Really thinking hard about selling my 300 win buying an 06 and shooting the 166 absolutes as an all around kill everything inside 500 yard gun. October 28, 2022. I so far have used these bullets for hog and coyote hunting and let me tell youthey work as advertised. Hammers are generally very easy to find a load. September 3, 2021. with SD of 7.5, and ES of 15. William Belcher COAL: 3.643" Minimal meat loss and almost no bloodshot. It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! In my very limited experience it is easy to get a little too hot with the absolutes. Hammers are super easy to work up a load for usually about 10 rounds and your done, not to mention 1/4 moa accuracy I get with them. This bullet produced accurate loads very easily in my 300WSM and worked fantastic on a Bull Elk. JavaScript is disabled. 14fps, 1.17grp I know it seems hot, but the load didn't show pressure issues until 30.5grs. LIL Gun 29.5grs 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. Took very little work to achieve 400 yard groups slightly under 2". 143gr Hammer Hunter out of my custom 7-06 Ackley Improved shooting 3100fps and 1/2' groups at 200 yds. Use faster powders and run em hard. 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are fabricated with glided metal jackets and bonded cores to ensure the bullet performs with every shot. Great bullet, dallas hardaway I have used the DeadBlow version of these on deer in the UK and they work extremely well. LilGun powder Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. to 558 yds. These are the first hammer bullets I have tried. Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. (verified owner) November 29, 2022. They're a lot longer than standard lead bullets. The far side of the ribs had little shrapnel wounds from the separated petals surrounding the exit. They simply have a very deep hollow point that causes them to shed much larger nose petals. The bullet did what it needed to do entered in front of the left hip on a very steep quartering away shot, and obviusly made it to the vitals which resulted in only a 20 yard run for the ram. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. Not a step. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . cwollesen44 Tested in 338 RCM in 20 barrel and it shot great. I cannot wait to finish working up a load for these bullets. Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. (verified owner) May 3, 2022. Try LT-30, LT-32, or Benchmark! Gerald DILGARD She tipped like she was hit by a truck and took 8 steps before taking a dirt nap. Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. I have a custom .284 win. I have tested the bullet to 1500yards and its hitting a 18x18 steel target. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. I don't have a chrony, so all I have is the load data from Nosler. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. (verified owner) November 29, 2020. (verified owner) November 27, 2022. This was by far the fastest easiest load development I have ever had including other Hammer's. With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. There was a warning about only experienced handloaders using absolute hammers. I am glad this one has better terminal performance, but I will be switching to shock hammers (or power hammers) when using the 300 HAMR for hunting going forward. I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. No doubt, you will ask, "why two groups?" I now have a load that matches the SS Patron 197.5 grain FMJ load of WWII in an appropriate hunting bullet. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. As for load work upthere was none! If your looking for a deer, or hog bullet to run in 22/250, 22 creed, or any whiz bang 22, this one will flat get it done! I get consistent 1/2 groups in the heat of summer or the cool of hunting season. I highly recommend these bullets and company. Was curious what these might do in my 722 rem. They are hitting right where they should out to 300 yards. Will be loading more Hammers for another Savage 99 in.250 with 1:11 twist someday soon. I ended up taking two does and a nice 9 point white tail with them. I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. That said, I stopped at 2909 fps ES 3 for obvious reasons - it's got enough grunt to drop anything in a fur coat, if administered properly. Cant wait to hit a couple animals with this bullet to see how they preform. Federal match small primer I will share my load data with the forum soon. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. with the 262g Hammer Hunter at 100yards. 78 degrees Fahrenheit Accurate +600 yards. (verified owner) November 14, 2022. These shoot great in my 6.8 western. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. On that other pill, three shots at three different whitetails resulted in no recovery. This may not be an issue for all calibers/cartridges, but it does happen. lead bullet load. I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. Please dont skip steps. Elevation The rifles both shoot 1/2 inch with current handloads with almost any 130 (or 140gr) in the 270 and the same in the 280AI for 140 and 150gr Sirrocos and slightly worse (3/4 in) with Nosler Accubonds. Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. If not I will just do some ladder testing. Continued load development rewarded me with a repeatable 0.5moa rifle, with these 174s clocking in at 3380 FPS. (verified owner) October 23, 2022, Amazing accuracy loaded up some 131HH for Ruger m77 with 1:9.5 twist had Five rounds touching definitely happy. Devastating performance. I just finished a multi-day long-range hunting class and absolutely hammered it. Just shortened it to 3.275 coal. Gerald DILGARD My Savage loves it I'm getting 3270 fps from a 22 inch barrel. I'm getting old and I love accurate rifles. January 4, 2022. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5.
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