3385 fps avg. Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The max size allowed is : 4 MB. Had the load developed and rifle zeroed in 15 rounds with an ES of 11. I will continue to use these for as long as they keep selling them. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . My friend really likes the vapor trail you see with almost every shot. Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. Brian Dirks Only meat loss was a small portion of one back strap. Robert Coakley 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. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. Shooting several 5 shot groups under 1/2 MOA at 100 yards. November 15, 2021. I've purchased 400.00 worth of these bullets just this month and I'm wondering if I've bought enough. (verified owner) July 18, 2022. 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. That will put a "hurtin" on just about anything. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. But I had to try it with other powders. adam_tilson I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. The length and weight allowed my Ruger No One's 1:12 twist to truly reach its full potential. 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. Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. Load development pushed this bullet to 3550 FPS with Ramshot TAC 24 Krieger Barrel. We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. (verified owner) December 7, 2022. my hunting pal recently shot a 3 round .250 group out of his 308 with these little guys. (verified owner) January 30, 2023. The new spreadsheet on Hammer Hunters is posted above! The first time I used absolute hammers in my 300wm, I pulled a load straight out of the nosler book for 165g bullets (hammers are 166). Bull Elk, 600 yards,198 Hammer Hunter, went through left shoulder, took out lungs, exited right shoulder. Absolutely impressive performance at relatively low velocity. Reloading Costs Calculator; Case Crimp Calculator; Energy, Momentum, Power Factor, and Taylor Knock-out Calculators; Free Recoil Energy Calculator; How I reload; . May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location Hammers best hunting bullet out there! 100 Count Hammer .355cal. I've yet to load any and shoot them hopefully they are more consistent on shooting than they are on weight. Only one bullet was recovered from her wildebeest which was a frontal shot. February 3, 2022. Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. They're a lot longer than standard lead bullets. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. These bullets run GREAT in my Sherman 338 (based on 270 case). This was such an easy bullet to load develop. A follow up review for above combo. 44 gr 6.5 StaBall
Terminal performance has been outstanding on whitetail. 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. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. Gerald DILGARD 40.5 of Varget works wonders also. Could not be happier with the results. Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. 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. Precise and durable. I didn't like that load is it would explode on impact on deer and hogs with no to little penetration. I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. The deer dropped right in it's tracks, without even a kick. Big fan of the shock hammer!!! I loaded these bullets in 30-06 at 2,900 FPS. 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. Ive got this bullet moving at 2964 fps and shooting sub half inch easily. Loaded up 4831 sc powder @ 57.5 gr 3.325 coal. Wed love to hear from you! Overall very happy with this bullet! This was by far the fastest easiest load development I have ever had including other Hammer's. 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. Ivan Bourgeois As a resident of CA, were faced with having to shoot non tox bullets. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. Not even going to try a different load . Now I just need to get some 180s for my 300 wsm! (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 Brady Hylton @ingwe asked me if I would start a thread detailing how we do load development, so here goes. I cant wait to see what they do all loaded the same. Bill Belcher, Anniston Alabama. (verified owner) October 11, 2020. love the Hammers in my 260 AI, Match accuracy,Still working on pressure issues, start low with these bullets! Does averaged about110 pounds. Im loading for my Kimber Hunter in .280AI. While loads are compressed using H4895 and Reloader 15, LE is denser, more packable. The new Absolute Hammer 123's are my new favorite as of May 2021. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. I shot two deer this past season using this bullet. Custom load development for rifles with Hammer Bullets Each round loaded within 1/10th of a grain powder charge Includes data for long range shooting Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. They shoot consistently inside 1 using my final load. So far every rifle I've tried Hammers in shoots them well. Perfect bullet for my needs. 8 point Maine buck. Could not be happier. Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. Worked up a load for the 117HH in my 270 Win for this years western mule deer hunt. Thought I would give these a try in a 257 Weatherby Mark V that we installed a Lilja barrel on. 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter
Load is 54.4gr of H4350, 2.990" COAL, @ 3300FPS, Trevor Kencsan Information I have thus far I find this very intriguing. Shot out of savage Steven 284 win 8 twist, 24 barrel going 2980fps at mag length. Have not hunted with it yet. Still 3,500fps with the suppressed shorter barrel. Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. We are offering a 10% military discount for current and former members of the military. 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. Mar 21, 2021 #7 M mtmuley Well-known member Joined Jan 11, 2009 Messages 1/2 at 100yards. 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. make a great deer and hog wacker! Automatically applied at checkout valid 12/1-12/31. Grouping under moa out of savage 300 wsm at mag length. I have used them successfully on three roe, two fallow and two sika deer. I recently used this bullet on a desert bighorn sheep. When does everyone think is the best time to sell/buy vehicles? A friend of mine in east Texas near Sam Rayburn is making hog heaven very crowded. Darin Draper I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. It may not display this or other websites correctly. After Bergers successful partnership with the U.S. Rifle Team co-developed the Berger 30 caliber 200.20x World Championship winning F-TR bullet, it's only fitting they continue the innovation with other U.S. Rifle Team disciplines. Took out all the valves off the top of the heart, jellied one small portion of one lung. Bullet: 123 grain 0.264 Absolute Hammer Brass: Hornady Powder: H4895 Primer: CCI 250 I used load data from Sierra to start. How does 3600-3700fps from a 20" hunting rifle sound? Perfect I got groups I could cover with a dime. With that I'll be definitely buying more. Shooting a Tikka t3. Complete pass through, chest cavity is mush. November 25, 2021. Best decision I made was to purchase these. Bradley Lehman You are using an out of date browser. August 26, 2020. For most Eastern US hunting these will work wonderfully. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. No recoil or pressure sighs. The buck my wife shot this year with this combo only went about 10 yards with minimal bloodshot. The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. 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. 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. Both my friends used .308 Hammers on this pig hunt as mentioned in the previous review and both were bang flops. 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 3,190. There was very little blood shot and meat spoilage from the shot. So far everything is working out well, the bullets are high quality. 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. Im using V N120 . (verified owner) July 6, 2021, Although I have not killed an animal with this bullet, the accuracy is unbelievable. Bled out and died in less than 20yards. Here is my load data for my Abolt 25-06 with 26" McGowan barrel: Ive got quite a few for you. 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