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COAL: 3.643" toby.spruce Henry Harris III Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. SD 2.0. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. One at 850 yards. Joined Dec 25, 2017 Messages 356 Location SE Mo. Got me thinking about hunting venison with it now! I purchased a box of 50 Hammers. No Pressure, very light recoil . 70gr. But I had to try it with other powders. Could not be happier. I'm really excited, I've heard Hammer bullets are very accurate. First group under imr7828 (the powder I was hoping this rifle would like) printed at 0.60moa. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Can't wait to try them this deer season, Gerald DILGARD So 9 rounds and load development is done! Not a step. But damage was very impressive. I thought you were originally loading for the 131gr Hammer Hunter. So far everything is working out well, the bullets are high quality. H4895 drives it to the highest velocity, but be careful going over 46 grains, bullets can be made to fly faster 3,000 fps, but I had one overpressure round! In high winds you just need to understand the perimeters of your bullet selection. I loaded some of the 134's just to see how they would do. Steve was great about calling me back to give me a starting point. I worked my way up on charges of H-1000 to max with no pressure signs using 120 gr. Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. 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. 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. I harvested a Columbian Blacktail buck at 225 yards with a single shot as he was quartering away from me. ruger american predator 6.5cm. One petal has not sheared, but otherwise perfect performance and very fast lethality. Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. September 24, 2021, Jeff Hedgpeth They showed a max load of 40 grains with a 123 SMK. JavaScript is disabled. Just click this button and the coupon will show. Telling all my buddies about Hammer Bullets! I always load bullets I will be hunting with. This goes right in the same hole for me and when I checked the speed, it keeps coming out at 3200 pretty much on the nose. I got groups I could cover with a dime. Lower recoil, super accurate and a vapor trail. I set the OAL to just fit in the magazine and loaded up 4 rounds with varying charge weights of H1000. Ill go with 78.5 gr charge weight. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. 30-06 at just over 2900fps. I have been a lifetime shooter of another brand of all copper bullets, but I decided to give the 124gr 6.5mm bullets a try out of my new 6.5prc. I'm having a hard time finding load data though. Christopher Wambeke The new spreadsheet on Hammer Hunters is posted above! You can get heavy hammers but the bullets are very long. The bullet hit a bit high, and entered six inches in front of his hind quarter. Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. Found a load development under half moa. To push heavier/longer bullets in many SAUMs/WSMs/PRCs etc many would want a long action mag box. Only one bullet was recovered from her wildebeest which was a frontal shot. (verified owner) August 19, 2022. Not my testing but some video I saw on youtube. I was about ready to sell this rifle, when I saw these 174 Hammers designed for tight mag constraints, which the 300 WBY suffers from. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. These bullets are slightly more pricey than most but pay for themselves and then some. I loaded these for my 257 WTBY and had them pushing right around 3900 fps. 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. Getting 3135 fps and sub 1/2 MOA with a super low recoil rifle. Then that market completely evaporated, right before a hunt. Bullet Casting Supplies. I contacted the folks at Hammer for a bullet recommendation for my Wife's rifle. Over and over again. Well-known member. Im very happy with my results on coyotes. Took an antelope and a black tail with these out of my 300prc. My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! I can't wait to try these on elk this fall. 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. This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else I'm new to reloading. So far every rifle I've tried Hammers in shoots them well. Now I just need to get some 180s for my 300 wsm! Very impressed with how the bullet performed to get where it needed to go with a very difficult shot opportunity! Now running ladder in my 30-06, found a node at 3208 that is awesome in my 22 inch sako. DRT. Out of my Kimber Im getting an average of 2725 with TAC powder. I'm running 75 grains of Varget at 3,863 fps with single digit SD and sub 1/2 MOA accuracy. Small brass hammer for flint knapping, tapping/adjusting sights, removing wedge pins or other small repairs. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. 3205 ft/second . March 12, 2021, Run this bullet in a 220 Ai at 3750 fps it shoots 1 hole groups at 100 yds. Upgraded glass beaded H. S. Precision light stock. He never knew what hit him! In my experience Absolute's are more "picky" and seems like recoil and blast is significantly more than loads with hh's. They are hitting right where they should out to 300 yards. My 20" 6.5 CM has this zipping over 3200 FPS. 14 twist. Still need to chrono what's coming out of the tube. When does everyone think is the best time to sell/buy vehicles? (verified owner) March 22, 2022, Used it with 44.0 gr of Hunter and got over 2800 fps. Also, its my understanding they are great about giving help on the phone too. Robert Coakley (verified owner) February 27, 2022. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. Still 3,500fps with the suppressed shorter barrel. mountainman56 It is leaving the 20 barrel at 3480fps and a 4 shot group was just over .6. Tack driving accuracy. This Hammer bullet was the clear winner in accuracy. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. A great deer load for most hunters. (verified owner) November 12, 2022. All requests will get our immediate attention.. Reach Us 4-1680 Midland Avenue Toronto, Ontario M1P 3C6, Canada Phone: 416-909-4121 Email: info@georgesshootingshack.ca Winchester brass (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. Looking forward to testing more loads. Single digit ES goes from 4 to 9 with avg around 7 I'm getting sub M.O.A. 75 gr. I tried these in a 6mm Remington that has never shot any bullet/powder inside 3. Bullet impacted his hip joint where it attaches the spine, took out both feromal arties. October 18, 2022. I have switched to hammers for all of my hunting rifles, so easy and consistent. I run this little dude 4100-4300fps in 14 twist 22/250s and 220 swifts out to 375 yds kills deer like lighting! Steve and company really did the hard work and pointed me in the right direction though. A friend of mine in east Texas near Sam Rayburn is making hog heaven very crowded. Now its time to try it in my sons new 257 bee and maybe dig out the old Ruger #1 in 25 WSM. Nowhere near max! (verified owner) September 14, 2022. I grudgingly switched to these when Barnes became unavailable and Im happy I made the switch. I have only shot 6 animals so far and none of them liked it! Copper Bullets ( Legend ) There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. Avg group size is .486" @ 3,165 fps out of a budget grade factory 6.5 creedmoor. Apr 30, 2016 1,849 2,083. 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter Four does and two bucks. Just a great all around bullet. Does the Eng team over at Hammer Bullets have any data for a 444 and a 200 gr Shock hammer . OK, folks. More will be on the way soon. Didnt even crimp them with nosler new brass. Because they are pure copper they do not disintegrate like lead core bullets, so meat damage is still very light. Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. Proof target through the builder/load development with this round produced a .19MOA 3 shot group. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Big fan of the shock hammer!!! My friend really likes the vapor trail you see with almost every shot. I shot two deer this past season using this bullet. Im 20-25 th off the lands . We have our go to loads. One shot. Remember, Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and win by experience. I have owned a Sako 75 in .30-06 for over 20 years, which has harvested everything from muntjac to moose with a Sierra 2150 over N550 or RS60 (RL17). Boom flop. Mark Grimes 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 . This is really what Im after flat shooting all the way out to 200 yards . (verified owner) March 26, 2019. This is a middle of the road load by the way. Hammer bullets have really impressed me for target shooting and hunting ,son and i will be using these Hammer 103 gr 25 caliber bullets in our our Ruger #1 custom 257 Weatherbys this 2022 for a nicer buck up at the border in Northern Minnesota in November, matter fact just ordered some 22 caliber 70 grain bullets for my 10 year old grandson`s 2022 deer season this year because he is small and skinny he will be using a little AR-15 223/556 with those Hammer bullet also. 53g of H4350 running 3535fps We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. No meat loss at all. With varget, magnum primers, hornady brass, and magazine length this combination has shot <0.5 MOA at 200 and 530 yds and has killed 4 groundhogs dead in their tracks. Very forgiving for accuracy. (verified owner) November 14, 2022. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He is not wrong and IMR4166 was both available and fitted the above criteria, cased in Starline brass, sized and seated to 2.720" at the ogive using Redding match dies and lit by a Federal GM magnum primer. Bang flop. Winchester brass Was able to get 2466fps with H110. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. While loads are compressed using H4895 and Reloader 15, LE is denser, more packable. So far the best load is a medium charge that yields 1/2 MOA @ 3200 fps. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. crimp ladder to see if the group continues to improve. Maybe I can play more after season. Played with 8 different recipes from Nosler and Hornaday. (verified owner) December 8, 2022, Greetings from the UK! 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. Velocity is beyond comparison. The best this rifle had ever shot by a factor of three. I agree with the last paragraph above. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. 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 didn't like that load is it would explode on impact on deer and hogs with no to little penetration. There was very little blood shot and meat spoilage from the shot. 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 . I have RL-22, IMR 7828 SSC and H4831SC. After an 8 shot ladder test looking for pressure I picked a load and shot a .27" 3 shot group at 100 then a 2.5" 3 shot group at 607 yards. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. Ranging from197 yards, the closest, to 435 yards the longest. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) - Reloading Supplies at GunBroker.com : 973358118 You must Sign In or Register for a GunBroker.com account to take action on this item. Took a white tail this fall, bang flop. The results at long range were incredible. Dennis Williams Jr Steve Davis All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. Prints very tiny groups as well. The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. MICHAEL PRESTON I didnt adjust my dues or anything, just pressed out 8 of them with h4350 and went to the range. He ran less than 20 yards and was. I was fortunate enough to use this load to shoot a whitetail this past fall. I don't have a chrony, so all I have is the load data from Nosler. Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. Looks like these will make a trip to africa in may. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. Shot an oversized cow moose broadside, high lungs. Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. Small buck mule deer at 100 yards. Developing a load for my rifle was quick, the Hammer bullets are some of the easiest bullets to find loads for. Two downsides with higher BC copper. They shot great and the node is absolutely perfect could not ask for OR recomend a better bullet and i have tried a pile of them. Ship to: 11284 MT Hwy 83 Bigfork, MT 59911 Specifications: Well lets just say since discovering Hammer bullets, they are now my out of state loads as well, where lead is allowed. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. Took this guy Prairie Dog hunting. Its not going to kill you to take a little extra time to work a load up, but it could kill you if you dont. The only thing I have to compare it to is a Hornady xtp 200 grain . If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. And a mule deer that weighed 289lbs. The squares below are .5 inch. I have taken deer from 25 yards, to Elk at 700 shooting the 143s in a 28 Nosler and the results have been exceptional, as well as the customer service, dallas hardaway They have worked great on game also. 57.5 gr of 4831sc seemed to work the best of the 3 powders I tried. jim knaub There is an extensive spreadsheet for Absolute Hammer Load Data developed and shared by members on this Forum. Will try and update after my Elk hunt on well they work on game, Travis John Smith I loaded 10 rounds in that sweet spot load and printed two back to back 1/2" groups and its moving at 3078fps with SD of 5 with ZERO pressure showing. They worked right away. With a regular LRP. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. A winner, and FINALLY. There were 4 exit holes and minimal meat damage. They didn't start to stabilize until over 2900fps in my 1:7 twist. I just ordered some 92 gr Hammer bullets for my 257 WBY. Took very little work to achieve 400 yard groups slightly under 2". With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. First shot missed completely low, 2nd hit forward in the chest, 3rd was perfectly through the heart and dropped her. Will purchase again. Full penetration and dropped in their tracks performance from 200 to 394 yards. 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. Not 0.020". (verified owner) June 1, 2022. With RL 26 I reached a very comfortable 3650 fps. John Phillips Travelis S Russ ultralitehunterak I shot out to 540 inside 6 and they hit hard for a 90 gr bullet!! (verified owner) July 6, 2021, Although I have not killed an animal with this bullet, the accuracy is unbelievable. I do have other powders but cant find similar load data for these hammers. All were very fast kills. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. (verified owner) August 27, 2020. Even a 300 WM shooter was impressed. Also run it in a 22/284 at 3900 fps. The entry hole was 7mm and the exit was about 1" The buck made it 30 yards tops. 2750 fps . (verified owner) February 21, 2021, Loaded these for my 10 year old daughter in a 243 browning micro medalian L.H .. 1 shot 50 yards ,,, buck went 10 yards ,,, complete pass through.. entrance was in the crease , exit opposite shoulder total devastation,,, awesome bullet, Travelis Russ Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. (verified owner) June 12, 2022. I can stack these bullets with my 308 Win. October 19, 2021. I use standard full length dies that provide good neck tension. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. Have your own review to share? The first doe was a neck shot at 185 and she took 2 steps and hit the ground. 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