As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. 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. I'm sure the deer won't like them at all. Easiest load development I've ever done. FORLOH AllClima Softshell and AllClima Stretch Woven Pant Review. Under .3 moa These bullets are absolutely worth it. Will purchase again. jim knaub Very easy to load for like any Hammer bullet I have used, just seat them .010 off lands start low and work up on powder charge and you will have it. Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted. Lungs were soup. I had never shot beyond 200 yards before, and even that was a struggle. Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. (verified owner) December 8, 2022, Greetings from the UK! March 12, 2021, Run this bullet in a 220 Ai at 3750 fps it shoots 1 hole groups at 100 yds. After that I was convinced. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. The heart had a hilariously huge X through it, almost rending it in two. And that was 4 rounds in half grain increments. Im pushing them at 3125fps and for a hunting rig Im very happy. And a mule deer that weighed 289lbs. Alan Ratliff Im betting that I could get to, or even surpass 30 grains of powder, but well see. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist great bullet. (verified owner) March 29, 2022, Im quite impressed with these bullets so far. and higher velocities it raises the old 94 lever gun to another level. 70gr. Flat shooting and hard hitting. Have your own review to share? 172gr. I held high shoulder. Casmus Simmons Can hardly wait to put it to work . November 3, 2021. (verified owner) February 3, 2021. One at 850 yards. (verified owner) October 18, 2022. So far in the .308 I've only pushed LE loads to an average of 2,950 fps, which is quite satisfactory. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer. Well-known member. Excellent performance on game out of my 30 Nosler. 300 yards is less than .3 moa still. OK, folks. My load ladder spanning 4 grains went into just over an inch and my final load with a little Lee Factory Crimp shooting consistently into 3/4' out of a thin barrel Kimber 30-06. Killed a blacktail buck at 225 yards last fall. 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 made a mistake buying just the sample pack. Looking forward to on game performance. I found that each grain of powder added yielded about 40-50 fps. JavaScript is disabled. In the dirt. All but one dropped in their tracks. There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. I tried these out of my 257 Bee Ultralightweight MKV rifle. Ive never enjoyed shooting that big gun this much. Use multiple resources before deciding a safe load development. In my .300 Savage, LE pushes this bullet > 2,800 fps. Great repeatability from lot to lot. You can get great performance out of the CM and 6.5-06 AI. + Print; Pages: [1] 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! (verified owner) June 21, 2022. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. Lungs were basically liquified, hollow point broke into 3 petals; one exited with the shank and two petals got slowed down by shoulder muscle landing just over the opposite side skin. I can stack these bullets with my 308 Win. Accuracy was great and 6 animals taken last year. December 7, 2021. Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. One thing that Ive been seeing in various threads about is the Absolute Hammer bullets. Salt-engraved 20-bore (2in) 'The "Royal" Model' self-opening sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. When does everyone think is the best time to sell/buy vehicles? Had slight pressure signs with the biggest charge, so I went with the lower option and haven't looked back. The lungs were completely collapsed. This is a place to discuss hunting, shooting, and other outdoor activities. I decided to try this bullet out after some positive anecdotes online. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. 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. 55.5 gr were nearly in the same hole. I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. On that other pill, three shots at three different whitetails resulted in no recovery. Very accurate and devastating on game. Very impressed so far. While having to seat them a little far into the case for my liking (takes up internal space for powder), I am still getting a little more than 100 fps velocity increase over the SMKs. 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. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! This Hammer bullet was the clear winner in accuracy. October 18, 2022. One at 450 yards. 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. Apr 30, 2016 1,849 2,083. Always start low and work up! JIm Knaub-Philipsburg,Mt, 378fan with the 262g Hammer Hunter at 100yards. I had issues with my AR15 350 legend cycling commercial ammo. family have been using hammer bullets also and no negative reports! I highly recommend these bullets and company. I didn't like that load is it would explode on impact on deer and hogs with no to little penetration. Please dont skip steps. Justin Youngblood Meat damage was there but not terrible. The vapor trail is awesome. It was a 1/4 moa group. 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. 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. So 9 rounds and load development is done! thefishguidetx2 Re: Reloading the .35 whelen. Thanks, Hammer guys! Fired two for velocity, 3 more for group size and done. Ship to: 11284 MT Hwy 83 Bigfork, MT 59911 Specifications: Sorry I dont have the FPS yet. .264 Cal-134g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer), .358 Cal-200g Power Hammer (formerly shock hammer), .338 Cal-205g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer). Attachments Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. Then we took a good look down the barrel and noticed all the damage to the rifling. (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. Angling away, the bullet shed 3 petals, destroyed the liver, hot the spine, and shattered 7 vertebrae before lodging inside the spine. The groups started opening up about 3250 fps. At 52 grains . So far every rifle I've tried Hammers in shoots them well. We require this for our records so we know exactly what you are sending us. (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 Yesterday I shot a whitetail doe at 200 yards standing near the private property line. Educate yourself on all the dangers involved with shooting and reloading firearms. 1/2" group and 3200 plus fps! With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. I've purchased 400.00 worth of these bullets just this month and I'm wondering if I've bought enough. As to accuracy, I tested it at 100 yards on 18 Nov 22 and produced the attached groups. This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! I had a very narrow shot window and a very short time window to make it work at about 120 yards. Both had DRT results. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. Hammer is doing something right. Iv took whitetail over 500 yds with it. Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. Joined Dec 25, 2017 Messages 356 Location SE Mo. to 558 yds. I got groups I could cover with a dime. Have already ordered some lighter ones to try just to get that extra velocity I want just to flatten out my trajectories. Will try and update after my Elk hunt on well they work on game, Travis John Smith Easiest load development I have ever had with my long throated Browning 300 RUM! OAL 2.240 My favorite hornet bullet bar none! No data is published and most preferred powders for similar weight bullets are unavailable. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. Yet to have one run off. 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. My first 3 shot group was .3 moa at 100 yards with 55 grains. October 28, 2022, My daughter finally drew blood eith Hammers. 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. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. Under a dime size group at 100 yards all day if you do your part. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. Next is get her zeroed in and dope chart built. .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. 83 gr Ramshot Magnum I have used them successfully on three roe, two fallow and two sika deer. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. It was a tough angle of a shot that most bullets would have created much more meat loss, with the Hammer Hunter it was minimal to none. Gerald DILGARD Loaded some and BOOM, genuine half inch groups. 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 was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. Max powder is 57.3 . No Pressure, very light recoil . 926,424. But I had to try it with other powders. Winchester small rifle primers After loading and shooting them I was seriously impressed. It has a 1-20 barrel that is 25 long . (verified owner) June 15, 2021. Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. Dropped to the shot. COAL: 3.643" The length and weight allowed my Ruger No One's 1:12 twist to truly reach its full potential. (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 Personal preference, of course, but I like easy tracking in eastern woods. www.longrangehunting.com Another good source of Hammer reload data. 1,044. If not I will just do some ladder testing. 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. Christopher Wambeke Had some Reloder 7 laying around and tried it at 23 grains. I'm really excited, I've heard Hammer bullets are very accurate. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! Hammer Bullets. Shoots amazing out of my 22Sendero Light Proof Glacier Ti. It took a lot more time with the absolute to find the right powder/charge. Moving at 3128fps muzzle velocity. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! 257 wby pushing em 3,915 fps avg resulted in a 5 shot group measuring 0.246". Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. Dropped 3 hogs so far with my custom .25 caliber (25 GPC.) 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. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) Average Hit one rib, recovered bullet in the hide. Prints very tiny groups as well. 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. ballistic tips. November 15, 2021. I have switched to hammers for all of my hunting rifles, so easy and consistent. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. This bullet produced accurate loads very easily in my 300WSM and worked fantastic on a Bull Elk. (verified owner) November 29, 2020. Bullets stabilized for me. The proof is in the freezer. Shoot with total confidence. on elk. Largest group shot with that load was 0.38" at 100yrds, typical groups run closer to 0.25" using federal match primers vs remington. I purchased a box of 50 Hammers. We could not get them or any bullet to shoot well. I run this one up to 4100fps in a 22/250, 4200fps in a 22 creed. My recipe is on the Hammer Bullets forum board - I didn't know if it was okay to leave it here or not. (verified owner) March 22, 2022, Used it with 44.0 gr of Hunter and got over 2800 fps. Lyman M Dies; 41-44 Caliber; 7.51mm-7.92mm Caliber; 29-31 Caliber; 5.45mm-7.5mm Caliber; Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). Needed something quick to try on east Texas pigs. ruger american predator 6.5cm. Im going 5 stars on this as this is the second Hammer bullets Ive reloaded for in two different rifles and both have been very accurate. Maybe I can play more after season. 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 My temporary load for the moment gives me 1/3 MOA and I look forward to fine tuning accuracy and ES now I have fire formed my cases. Does the Eng team over at Hammer Bullets have any data for a 444 and a 200 gr Shock hammer . Now its time to try it in my sons new 257 bee and maybe dig out the old Ruger #1 in 25 WSM. Cant wait to drop some bears with these bullets. May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location >> believe me you can`t go wrong using Hammer bullets , be safe and good luck this fall ,Steve, Jonah Walker D.T.A [emailprotected] 2.714" 28 Nosler shooting 155 Grain hammer hunters. All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. I worked out a pretty good load of 45 gr of TAC and seated at 2,750. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. Tried the 143's too but these just shot a little better out of my rifle. What more can you ask for from an all copper hunting bullet? This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. crimp ladder to see if the group continues to improve. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. bullets shot fine.-Something to ponder. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. 5 Replies; 1821 Views; . (verified owner) March 10, 2020. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. No matter what in did the powder does not compress well . I wouldnt hesitate to take medium game at 600 yards and large game at 500 and under with this load, which ran just a hair over 3200 FPS and carried 1200 ft/lbs at 500 yards. We can provide a Hammer Bullet to meet the varying needs of each customer. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. They shot at 2800fps . Just click this button and the coupon will show. A great deer load for most hunters. I worked my way up on charges of H-1000 to max with no pressure signs using 120 gr. You are using an out of date browser. Steve and company really did the hard work and pointed me in the right direction though. Terminal performance has been outstanding on whitetail. Tim Faircloth Should have the powder to through and through any medium sized game in the States, and give you decisive kills through fragmentation! I bought a sample pack of the .308 120g Lever Shock Hammers for my 1976 model 336 Marlin 30-30. You've gained a long term customer. No pressure signs at all. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. I just finished a multi-day long-range hunting class and absolutely hammered it. This bullet helped breathe some life back into a family heirloom, and turned it into a formidable meat retrieval weapon. Shooting these little lasers in my son's 7mm-08 with a 20" barrel. Had the load developed and rifle zeroed in 15 rounds with an ES of 11. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. (verified owner) July 18, 2022. I think we can do exacy like the Absolute Hammer post, just on the Hammer Hunter (this) post. And pass through Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. make a great deer and hog wacker! I would consider starting out with the hammer Hunters to build confidence. I'm sure there may be a faster accuracy node, but I'm happy with 3200. 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. Really happy Hammer made a bullet that works with this slow twist Savage. 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. No meat loss at all. Jonathan Kisamore She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. Will be buying many more of these. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. Anyone know where data might be? (verified owner) December 6, 2021. Can't say enough good things about the performance of these projectiles or the awesome folks at Hammer Bullets that I've spoken with on the phonethey are A+++++ in all categories! I couldnt be more pleased. 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. More will be on the way soon. I loaded my first 178gr Absolute Hammer bullets tonight and shot a 5 shot group, other than one 1/2" flyer, set up issue I think, the other 4 were all touching. I will share my load data with the forum soon. Alternate shooting 180gr TTSX and 181 gr Hammer bullets using the same load (seating depth, powder,etc.) Mar 21, 2021 #7 M mtmuley Well-known member Joined Jan 11, 2009 Messages Got a good accurate load for these out of my 264 win mag. 12% OFF Bullets. 335 powder is really nice in this cartridge. So I don't have to worry about impact velocity being a limiting factor nor the bullet doing it's job. To say they shoot is an understatement. By far, the easiest load work up I have ever experienced. I used that data to load the other 9 from my sample pack and achieved under 1/2 minute groups at 3300 fps. February 3, 2022. I grudgingly switched to these when Barnes became unavailable and Im happy I made the switch. Brian Dirks all December long . MICHAEL PRESTON Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. Had 4 exit holes on the opposite side. Ive been doing a lot of reading and research to prepare myself. I would not recommend absolute hammers to anyone that is not a veteran reloader imho. I did shoot those two, they all so hit in the same hole as the other four previous . 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. Gene Phillips (verified owner) January 3, 2022. The Shock Hammersare our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. Very easy load development. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. I just ordered some 92 gr Hammer bullets for my 257 WBY. All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. The best this rifle had ever shot by a factor of three. (verified owner) February 15, 2023, Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. kopitzke If you have a faster or slower twist for a given caliber, contact us and we can discuss a bullet for your needs. Ranges from 51 yds. Only one rib hit on the off side. This way I can live vicariously through other's efforts. He ran less than 20 yards and was. With a very compressed load of 3031, I can get 2500 fps, and 1 moa groups. December 20, 2021. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. Can't complain about a perfect shot placement (my son did the shooting) but not too much in the way of terminal testing on the "medium". 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 . In my very limited experience it is easy to get a little too hot with the absolutes. Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. 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". 16inch liberty barrel, 2750fps, temp 45F, And 750ft elevation. Very impressive performance. Lower recoil, super accurate and a vapor trail. What's not to love. The only thing I have to compare it to is a Hornady xtp 200 grain . Nowhere near max! Do yourself a favor and grab some of theseI guarantee you'll not only be impressed, but 100% satisfied with the performance as well. Hammer Bullets DEVELOPED FOR Higher and consistent velocity Superior accuracy Less engraving pressure Less barrel heat and erosion Minimal game waste 100% Lead Free Patented Design for both target and hunting applications. The exit hole was about 2 inches. 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 took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. Please Login or Register. Complete pass through, chest cavity is mush. Heart soft ball size hole turned out afterwards with friends range finder shot was at 460 yards . I guess that will do. Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". George L Taylor Devastating performance. dallas hardaway Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. Shot was just under 200 yards slight quarter away. 83 gr Hammer Hunters are exactly thatHammers! hole just gets a little bigger . Lee Jordan I'm getting 3400 fps out of my 300 wlby mag in a Ruger No.1 (SMOKIN) with great accuracy. Velocity is beyond comparison. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. Delaware just changed the regulations to allow hunting deer with straight walled carbine in an AR. Great bullets. Michael Wilczynski My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. Plus the others at the range think the vapor trail is pretty cool. (verified owner) March 4, 2022. Will definitely be purchasing more and for other calibers as well. There is no hype on this website, they perform as advertised. 30 nosler , long throat. Anyone using this coupon that is not a veteran, is a turd. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! I gave four stars because for whatever reason the BC in my rifle is not matching the posted BC. Single digit ES goes from 4 to 9 with avg around 7 Developing a load for my rifle was quick, the Hammer bullets are some of the easiest bullets to find loads for. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. skennedy (verified owner) September 14, 2022. 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