The 35g Hammer Hunter will line up nicely with lead core 35g data, such as Hodgdon. Ogive 2.238 We recently took the decision to go lead-free, which I accomplished readily in my moderated Ruger Scout in .308 with a 130gn competitor product travelling at 2936 fps and producing half-MOA groups. When I say new, I mean I've reloaded less than 40 rounds. Steve was great about calling me back to give me a starting point. That will put a "hurtin" on just about anything. Automatically applied at checkout valid 12/1-12/31. Lots Currently Listed. Both my friends used .308 Hammers on this pig hunt as mentioned in the previous review and both were bang flops. My son and I planned a South Texas elk hunt in September and he (13yo) used the 143 HH to drop a huge bull elk from 178 yards. This spring I started load development for my 25" barreled 280 Ackley Improved. .264 Cal-134g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer), .358 Cal-200g Power Hammer (formerly shock hammer), .338 Cal-205g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer). Overall very happy with this bullet! Makes senses to not force a rifle too shoot what it dont like. I got groups I could cover with a dime. It was a 1/4 moa group. I would consider starting out with the hammer Hunters to build confidence. 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. I highly recommend these bullets and company. Not being a velocity freak and an F-Class shooter as well, I always gravitate the lower / mid accuracy node, as it prolongs both case and barrel life. Shoulder/neck junction on a steep quartering to shot. Bradley Lehman 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. Grouping under moa out of savage 300 wsm at mag length. We require this for our records so we know exactly what you are sending us. No meat loss at all. Perfection on a high shoulder shot with very high impact velocity. Number of Auctions Listed. 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. October 19, 2021. While this particular bullet has a very narrow selection of powders that can optimize its performance in the 223/5.56, when you get it right it can turn the 223 Remington into a 22 Nosler using less powder! I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. February 11, 2022. I would give 10 stars if I could. I'm sure they could be pushed a lot faster but why bother. 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. LeHigh's Maximum Expansion Technology is used to produce projectiles that create the largest wound channels of any bullet you can buy. Because they are pure copper they do not disintegrate like lead core bullets, so meat damage is still very light. I was unsure at first working loads but then stuff started coming together the hotter the load. (verified owner) December 6, 2021. >> believe me you can`t go wrong using Hammer bullets , be safe and good luck this fall ,Steve, Jonah Walker Personal preference, of course, but I like easy tracking in eastern woods. The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. What's not to love. high shoulder with complete pass through, straight down. Going on some recommendations I tried something new to me going light for caliber and bumping the speed. There was some damage in the shoulder meat, and one fragment of the bullet ended up in the foremost part of the back steak, but there was less damage overall than what I've observed from jacketed lead-core bullets. This load has a MV of 3405 using H Super Performance and Fed 210M Primers from a W-W case. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. It may not display this or other websites correctly. This was such an easy bullet to load develop. But I decided to pull the gym tech scale out and way a few to see how consistent they were. November 25, 2021. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. In a lot of rifles its hard to get .020" off the lands and still fit in the magazine. November 4, 2020. Dropped to the shot. And pass through This was a large framed 8 point white tail buck in the 190 pound class. I was very happy with the accuracy but an antelope lung shot is not much of a test on a 7mm bullet. Bryan Florkevich After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. October 1, 2022, very accurate bullet out of my custom 257 Weatherby mag has a Brux 7 1/2 twist barrel, 28 inch barrel , velocity average is 3680 FPS , i mounted a 5.5 -22 x56 Nightforce on this rifle and Harris bi-pod too . 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. 143gr Hammer Hunter out of my custom 7-06 Ackley Improved shooting 3100fps and 1/2' groups at 200 yds. Took it on and Aoudad hunt along the Texas/Mexico border in December 2021. I will share my load data with the forum soon. Rich start another thread in the rifles forum about barrel break in. I'm pushing these at 3000 fps out of a Winchester Model 70 chambered in 7 Rem. 20 1:7 barrel 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. Description. This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. December 16, 2021, The bullet worked perfect. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. Getting tiny groups and about 3100 fps MV from that 20 inch barrel. I used these out of a 338 Norma imp. Bullet performance was great. This bullet is a performer! 88 gr hammer hunter Loaded up 4831 sc powder @ 57.5 gr 3.325 coal. If he does his job on the trigger. Shane Staples One at 450 yards. Thanks guys for a true quality bullet that will stop anything I will ever face. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. Thank you guys for a great product! Winchester small rifle primers Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . 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. 41245 In its brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover. In the dirt. November 3, 2021. George L Taylor Load development was easy, and the b.c given is spot on with my setup. 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. Most one shot drops when I did my job. Will work more on load development next spring. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. Meat loss was almost non-existent, very little bloodshot meat. I cant wait to see what they do all loaded the same. Description The Berger Classic Hunting bullets are specially designed to conform to SAAMI industry dimensional standards. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. I have used them successfully on three roe, two fallow and two sika deer. Precise and durable. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! The new Absolute Hammer 123's are my new favorite as of May 2021. If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. Justin Youngblood Dropped 3 hogs so far with my custom .25 caliber (25 GPC.) Cant wait to try it on game out to its expansion threshold. So 9 rounds and load development is done! crimp ladder to see if the group continues to improve. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. (verified owner) February 3, 2021. Out of my 6.5-284 they produced 3 shot groups at 200 yards under .375", Fanastic accuracy and lethality out of my custom 25-06 over H4831. Minimal meat loss and almost no bloodshot. 70HH Rocks. Jim Brost, Arizona Both had DRT results. This was the original line of bullets. The results at long range were incredible. .338L.M As part of a 3 man team, I manage over 4000 acres in rural Dorset and process over 200 deer a year, mainly sika and roe. 1,044. I started loading Hammer bullets in my 7 STW. I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. If you start with a new rifle do you break it in first,? ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". You could also look at Barnes data as a reference point but focus on the faster burning powders in the data set. Monday at 12:18 PM #23 Guy Miner Master Loader Apr 6, 2006 16,896 2,361 xphunter said: Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. Happy Hunting!! Single digit ES goes from 4 to 9 with avg around 7 Gerald DILGARD This may not be an issue for all calibers/cartridges, but it does happen. I shot two back to back 3 shot groups of .372 and .393 moa without any special load development. 1/2 at 100yards. Load is 54.4gr of H4350, 2.990" COAL, @ 3300FPS, Trevor Kencsan You are using an out of date browser. The bullets are very accurate. Ding! . Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. You can get heavy hammers but the bullets are very long. The hammer hunters easily out shot the others. Ding! JavaScript is disabled. Does the Eng team over at Hammer Bullets have any data for a 444 and a 200 gr Shock hammer . Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. I just finished a multi-day long-range hunting class and absolutely hammered it. It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. The shot was from about 50 yards. Messages. 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. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! Accuracy load was at 3487 FPS. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. 358 Norma, half round half octagon Fred Wells cut-rifled barrel. A fine J.G. The regular hammers go much quicker and finding an accuracy load was very simple when compared to the absolutes. Needed something quick to try on east Texas pigs. I have been holding off on writing this review until I saw how it performed on animals. Hand down best moose bullet I have used, Justin Matthews Ill start with these: Looking for 7mm Rem Mag data with the 146hh. Lee Jordan 3,190. The bullet couldnt have been going much faster than 1800 fps when it hit, but it did exactly what Hammer said it would do. I highly recommend this brand, you wont be disappointed! No pressure signs and the velocity was right where I figured I should be. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer, Custom load development for rifles with Hammer Bullets, Each round loaded within 1/10th of a grain powder charge. With very little to go on I started out on the very bottom of the weight scale . I think as long as you are good at reading pressure signs your good to go. I'm new to reloading. (verified owner) June 1, 2022. Ive only been able to take two large whitetail and a few pigs while in Texas. Alternate shooting 180gr TTSX and 181 gr Hammer bullets using the same load (seating depth, powder,etc.) Unlike that B company. Very forgiving for accuracy. Getting around 3480FPS in a 24" barrel and just got my first Hammer Bullet deer, a nice North Carolina 8pt at just under 100yards. Im loading for my Kimber Hunter in .280AI. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. with SD of 7.5, and ES of 15. 3205 ft/second . I agree with the last paragraph above. Very pleased! The entry hole was 7mm and the exit was about 1" The buck made it 30 yards tops. Will be hunting with it this week. MARCIAL EVERTSEN You've gained a long term customer. 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. Welcome Guest. 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!