I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. Allen Kitts Seldom do they shoot over .6". 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 Just loaded these for my Christensen Arms Ridgeline 300 WIn Mag. Ding! Just click this button and the coupon will show. Ranges from 51 yds. .025 off lands. The Black Bear dropped in his tracks! i took the shot laying down and using the bi-pod which in the past i have spent a lot of time shooting in FTR class . Its a deer/hog worst nightmare out to 300 yds. I've tried many bullet and powder combos for my Remington Sendero VSSF II 264 Win Mag and only achieved 3/4 MOA @ 100 yards at best with another manufacturers 120 gr. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. 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. I bought these to loads in a friends Marlin 30-30. I tried these in a 6mm Remington that has never shot any bullet/powder inside 3. The heart had a hilariously huge X through it, almost rending it in two. Very impressive performance. Great bullet! After that I was convinced. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. 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 . Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. . 3500 muzzle velocity, about 3250 impact. These Shock Hammers WILL shoot! Michael Wilczynski Attachments Now this is where things started to get a little tougher . I am impressed! (verified owner) January 11, 2023. Can't wait to further test these little meanies!!! If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. Cant wait to drop some bears with these bullets. You are using an out of date browser. Darin Draper 257 wby pushing em 3,915 fps avg resulted in a 5 shot group measuring 0.246". Travelis S Russ I will repost after shooting them. Will be loading more Hammers for another Savage 99 in.250 with 1:11 twist someday soon. Re: Reloading the .35 whelen. Fired two for velocity, 3 more for group size and done. Ding! They shot phenomenally well out of my MKV Accumark! Nosler, Hornady, Federal, Winchester. Reloading . Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. Im using V N120 . They are expensive but do shoot really well. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets. Pat Long 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. Will try and update after my Elk hunt on well they work on game, Travis John Smith Should bring a lot of opinions. October 6, 2020. (verified owner) August 19, 2022. Reloading Bullets 30 Cal. The terminal performance was nothing like ive seen, with minimal meat loss. I have a new "Woods Load" We hunt from tree stands and most shots are 100 yards or less. She took 9 animals on our safari all were single shot kills except for her sable. I chose this bullet for my 6.5 CM due to it's BC and velocity when pushed with Winchester 6.5 StaBall. So on deer there should be no worries. One friend gave me a load to try that was 43 gr of IMR4166. (verified owner) July 18, 2022. Use faster powders and run em hard. Perfection on a high shoulder shot with very high impact velocity. Very well impressed. A continuous up and down curve, Hammer Bullets and Trophy Game Safaris have teamed up to offer 10% discount on safaris for customers hunting with Hammer Our original line of bullets. You've gained a long term customer. 8 point Maine buck. I tried every box of ammo I could get my hands on as well as some hand loads. Average I cant wait to see what they do all loaded the same. Started with 78 grains which shot good with no pressure signs. There were 4 exit holes and minimal meat damage. I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. The receivers on these rifles are notoriously weak. to 558 yds. I worked my way up on charges of H-1000 to max with no pressure signs using 120 gr. 53g of H4350 running 3535fps Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. Big hollow point? You must log in or register to reply here. Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. Played with 8 different recipes from Nosler and Hornaday. kopitzke Bullet Type: AF FN (Swift) Diameter: 0.308" Powder: IMR 4198 (Improved Military Rifle) Primer: CCI 450 Mag Case: Wilson Combat. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. 5-10 yards. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. Measure the "wound channel depth" using a .270 brass rod. I'm pushing these at 3000 fps out of a Winchester Model 70 chambered in 7 Rem. She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. I have been holding off on writing this review until I saw how it performed on animals. Please dont skip steps. To say they shoot is an understatement. Jereme Wesely (verified owner) June 21, 2022. The best bullet yet for hunting and long range. At 75 yards both bullets in the same hole . At 52 grains . I will leave review's for other bullets when available. My 20" 6.5 CM has this zipping over 3200 FPS. 29.0 gr -2712fps, stdDev. 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. After loading and shooting them I was seriously impressed. We can provide a Hammer Bullet to meet the varying needs of each customer. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! (verified owner) March 10, 2020. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! I don't have a chrony, so all I have is the load data from Nosler. Excellent performance on game out of my 30 Nosler. Steve recommended the powder and I followed his advise of course and I'm not disappointed. Small entry hole just in front of the near side rear quarter and about a 1" exit at the back edge of the far side front quarter and lots of damage to everything on the inside. 926,424. That way I know where it is. 29.2gr / 2727fps, stdDev 1.5fps, 1.25grp Outstanding! Top left casing is 42 grains, definite pressure. (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. Nearly instant death. Monday at 12:18 PM #23 Guy Miner Master Loader Apr 6, 2006 16,896 2,361 xphunter said: Over and over again. In a lot of rifles its hard to get .020" off the lands and still fit in the magazine. Unlike that B company. 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. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. LeHigh's Maximum Expansion Technology is used to produce projectiles that create the largest wound channels of any bullet you can buy. Have also shot a buck with it and it too was one shot with No Tracking Required. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. Building a load was so easy and quick it was almost boring. The 243 win with the 70HH. 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. What's not to love. I have H1000, Rl26, Retumbo and 7977, Iowa hunters are now allowed to use necked rifle cartridges (with some caliber restrictions). October 19, 2021. December 20, 2021. Rich start another thread in the rifles forum about barrel break in. The best this rifle had ever shot by a factor of three. Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. Total Hammer Value. Ivan Bourgeois Ivan Bourgeois It may not display this or other websites correctly. We require this for our records so we know exactly what you are sending us. Small buck mule deer at 100 yards. Settled on 42.3 gr of RL-16. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Varget, cci200 primers Lapua brass, sized with fl die and .289 bushing and crimped into first groove up front with lee die. ruger american predator 6.5cm. There was very little blood shot and meat spoilage from the shot. I was impressed with the performance on two whitetails this year. Very easy to load. Hammers are generally very easy to find a load. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. I used these out of a 338 Norma imp. 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. Tack driving accuracy. Gerald DILGARD 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 Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle, Your Rating With the 6.5 Sherman Max, performance on deer at 4000 fps is absolutely incredible! These bullets run GREAT in my Sherman 338 (based on 270 case). They are hitting right where they should out to 300 yards. spec's. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. Gerald DILGARD I got groups I could cover with a dime. Took it on and Aoudad hunt along the Texas/Mexico border in December 2021. I have taken five animal to date with the 124 Grain Hammer Hunters out of my 6.5 PRC at 3300 FPS and the results have been fantastic. Each bullet is weighed and micrometer measured as it is produced. joe.inlow The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. In summary, these are my findings and all I can say is with this Hammer bullet, I have total confidence in my cold bore shot on live game. 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. Shot in the same two holes as at 51 grains .hole is just getting bigger . I'm getting 3400 fps out of my 300 wlby mag in a Ruger No.1 (SMOKIN) with great accuracy. Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. .02" @ 100 yds. kopitzke Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. Consistently shooting 5 shot groups ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" at 100yds. Very impressed so far. Bullet performance was great. September 3, 2021. No data is published and most preferred powders for similar weight bullets are unavailable. Overall very happy with this bullet! 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. JavaScript is disabled. I had a very narrow shot window and a very short time window to make it work at about 120 yards. 1/2 in groups at 3021 and crunch deer! One thing i've noticed with loading hammers is you need newer/softer brass (I.e. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) 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. gain in my rifle. Also a very accurate bullet! Federal case Mar 21, 2021 #7 M mtmuley Well-known member Joined Jan 11, 2009 Messages Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! (verified owner) September 14, 2022. I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. Still need to chrono what's coming out of the tube. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. One at a stones throw and the other at 330 yards. make a great deer and hog wacker! This was such an easy bullet to load develop. My shot came at 237 yards. Whilst I will not provide my final load data, suffice to say is was "waaay" over book, but your mileage may vary. Out of my Kimber Im getting an average of 2725 with TAC powder. Desert Tech SRS A1 I guess that will do. I'm getting sub M.O.A. Took this guy Prairie Dog hunting. I recently used this bullet on a desert bighorn sheep. Now I just need to get some 180s for my 300 wsm! (2) Antelope) and (3) Mule Deer Does. 28 Nosler shooting 155 Grain hammer hunters. No pressure signs and the velocity was right where I figured I should be. Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. Bullet: 123 grain 0.264 Absolute Hammer Brass: Hornady Powder: H4895 Primer: CCI 250 I used load data from Sierra to start. I did a very simple load using the 143 grain hammer hunter. 1- 10 rifiling did not work with 60 gr. November 4, 2020. .338L.M Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. I'm really excited, I've heard Hammer bullets are very accurate. Id love to attach pictures. 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. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. 700 ADL stock barrel and action with a 9.125 twist per Rem. The wound channels these bullets produce look like one's you would expect from a much bigger caliber. Load development pushed this bullet to 3550 FPS with Ramshot TAC 24 Krieger Barrel. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. Jonathan Kisamore Im very happy with my results on coyotes. The Shock Hammer line is approximately an 80% weight retention bullet that has a larger hollow point for super quick opening on game with high retention for long straight penetration. MARCIAL EVERTSEN I think Im already where I need to be at around 53 gr . new, 2 or 3x fired, annealed, etc). I do have other powders but cant find similar load data for these hammers. They didn't start to stabilize until over 2900fps in my 1:7 twist. I seated to mag length minus a 1/2 thousandth for good measure and wont be changing a thing going forward - one and done load. The results were fantastic and load development was a breeze. I recovered a petal under the skin on the inner part of the far side leg. Proof target through the builder/load development with this round produced a .19MOA 3 shot group. Have not hunted with it yet. Hits very hard, taken 2 Pronghorn and one deer with the 67gr shock hammer. November 25, 2021. Fed 215 primer 1/2 at 100yards. Which was a really good thing when the elk herd posted up in the field at 300 yards. The 151 grain Absolute Hammer worked for me this season by putting a bull elk down in one shot. 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. One shot. Bang flop. If your only shooting out to 400 yds than the BC isnt a huge concern. Justin Marinkov I don't think its significant out to 500, but if you plan to push the outer edges of effective range (hammers are designed to perform down to 1800 fps) then it is certainly something to consider. I took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. LIL Gun 29.5grs Could not be happier with the results. 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. Will definitely be purchasing more and for other calibers as well. Switched to the 143 grain Hammer's last year for my 280AI. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. My first 3 shot group was .3 moa at 100 yards with 55 grains. Bullet impacted his hip joint where it attaches the spine, took out both feromal arties. My Cooper Raptor loves these bullets. The regular hammers go much quicker and finding an accuracy load was very simple when compared to the absolutes. We would be happy to refund your money. I would give 10 stars if I could. The first doe was a neck shot at 185 and she took 2 steps and hit the ground. Alan Ratliff You can get great performance out of the CM and 6.5-06 AI. No doubt, you will ask, "why two groups?" (verified owner) February 2, 2023. February 11, 2022. Have your own review to share? November 3, 2021. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. 6.5 CM 1:8 twist 22 inch barrel and no pressure signs. The hammer hunters easily out shot the others. 43 gr of IMR4166, 1.25grp Outstanding a deer/hog worst nightmare out 300... Data for these hammers % -70 % weight retention past winter with them and they preformed as expected and did... ( I.e spine, took out both feromal arties blood shot and meat from! 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these at 3000 fps out of my Kimber Im getting an average of with! 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