I am lucky for that at these times. (verified owner) December 7, 2022. my hunting pal recently shot a 3 round .250 group out of his 308 with these little guys. I have a custom built 340 weatherby with a 28 barrel and I just shot a 4 shot ladder test with these and gained 100fps and significant accuracy. Switched to the 143 grain Hammer's last year for my 280AI. Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. September 19, 2022. You've gained a long term customer. Winchester brass Very impresses. Barbourcreek tests 155 Hammer Hunters in 20% gel Block at 600 yards in a 7 BC Warrior Barbourcreek Long Range Shooting School and Long Range Hunting 24K views 3 years ago Ep. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. I'm having a hard time finding load data though. Shock Hammer Absolute Hammer If you do not see something you desire on our web site, email us and we shall take care of your customized order. October 18, 2022. November 25, 2021. and higher velocities it raises the old 94 lever gun to another level. It took a lot more time with the absolute to find the right powder/charge. The only downside was that I needed a bushing die to get proper neck tension, as the design of these bullets required more tension than what I had been using previously. Ranges from 51 yds. This spring I started load development for my 25" barreled 280 Ackley Improved. You are using an out of date browser. I can make them shoot bad. The groups started opening up about 3250 fps. The Barnes shot a little over an inch and Hammers were a little under half an inch. The 243 win with the 70HH. It was about a 75-yard shot, the bullet entered just in front of the right shoulder, and exited just behind the left. Didnt even crimp them with nosler new brass. This Hammer bullet was the clear winner in accuracy. I will continue to use these for as long as they keep selling them. >> believe me you can`t go wrong using Hammer bullets , be safe and good luck this fall ,Steve, Jonah Walker 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 would recommend. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. But I had to try it with other powders. I would not hesitate to shoot a bull elk with this load. 143gr Hammer Hunter out of my custom 7-06 Ackley Improved shooting 3100fps and 1/2' groups at 200 yds. 53g of H4350 running 3535fps But what really sold me was when I shot a doe at 200yards that was moving and I miss judged the lead. loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. Hit one rib, recovered bullet in the hide. 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. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. I thought I'd give it one last try first, and wow! Sometimes we will swap to another primer. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. It flat hammered my bull 2 steps done 83 gr Ramshot Magnum Could not be happier. (verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. Really thinking hard about selling my 300 win buying an 06 and shooting the 166 absolutes as an all around kill everything inside 500 yard gun. This is really what Im after flat shooting all the way out to 200 yards . May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location The bullet penetrated the scapula, destroyed 3 inches of spine and left a 1.5" exit with basically no meat lost. Tested in 338 RCM in 20 barrel and it shot great. Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Mark Grimes Wed love to hear from you! Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. 70HH Rocks. 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. Federal match small primer Consistently shooting 5 shot groups ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" at 100yds. Meat loss was almost non-existent, very little bloodshot meat. We found this bullet in the off side against the humorous. Bryan Florkevich Very accurate and plenty effective on Scottish red deer. I won the final competition at 1000 yards and shot better than I ever imagined at 600+ yards. Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. Cannot be combined with other discounts The Hammers will show 50 to 100 fps higher vel, in most rifles, over the load data. Hand down best moose bullet I have used, Justin Matthews I purchased these looking for a bullet that would anchor deer in thick swampy areas, where even a 100 yard run can be a tracking chore. Precise and durable. arreed28 (verified owner) August 19, 2022. They are absolutely devastating on game without meat loss. The second doe came broadside at 235 and went 15 yards after a hitting her behind the shoulder. For your moderate length barrels, N133 is likely the best choice for this bullet; varmint and LR length barrels can use a stiff charge of AA2520 for even greater effect. I started loading Hammer bullets in my 7 STW. (verified owner) June 13, 2022. Also run it in a 22/284 at 3900 fps. I wanted to see 3700fps with this but only made it there with RL19 which Im essentially out of. The vapor trail is awesome. Dropped a large cow elk where she stood at 200 yds. The first doe was a neck shot at 185 and she took 2 steps and hit the ground. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. Justin Youngblood Great bullet! (verified owner) March 29, 2022, Im quite impressed with these bullets so far. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! I agree with the last paragraph above. The best this rifle had ever shot by a factor of three. So far everything is working out well, the bullets are high quality. We would be happy to refund your money. cwollesen44 I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. I couldnt be more pleased. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. The wound channels these bullets produce look like one's you would expect from a much bigger caliber. After loading and shooting them I was seriously impressed. Lower recoil, super accurate and a vapor trail. 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 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. Shooting a 6.5 PRC with H4831SC has been the best load yet! The speed is def there and I have room to back off and still get better than traditional 30-06 borderline .300 win mag speeds out of a .308 Win the 151 absolute. A hole through both sides of the animal. Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. I worked out a pretty good load of 45 gr of TAC and seated at 2,750. Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. My son shot his first elk with a 3006 at 287 yards.the elk never took a step. There is an extensive spreadsheet for Absolute Hammer Load Data developed and shared by members on this Forum. 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are fabricated with glided metal jackets and bonded cores to ensure the bullet performs with every shot. joe.inlow Steve recommended the powder and I followed his advise of course and I'm not disappointed. They have worked great on game also. Only meat loss was a small portion of one back strap. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. I loaded the 123 AH in 24 6.5 Creedmoor to 3140. they shoot sub 1/2. It seemed to be a very picky rifle. 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. (verified owner) December 11, 2022. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. I think Im already where I need to be at around 53 gr . 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. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. Two downsides with higher BC copper. I did not see blood until getting the deer out of the truck, and did not find the entry and exit wounds until I opened her. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. Accurate +600 yards. 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. Have not hunted with it yet. Looking forward to seeing the performance on game. Here is my load data for my Abolt 25-06 with 26" McGowan barrel: Ive got quite a few for you. I would say if you want to shoot prey beyond 400 yds, the 83s are a no-brainer for the Valkyrie, but if you only need 400 yds or less, go lighter on bullet weight and get that laser like trajectory. The hammers hitlike a ton of bricks I was very impressed! Probably going to try and push them harder just to see but very happy as is. There was a warning about only experienced handloaders using absolute hammers. I can use to look at . I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. Both had DRT results. Anyone using this coupon that is not a veteran, is a turd. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Seldom do they shoot over .6". 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! He was shooting my 20 proof barreled 7 saum. Brian Dirks 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. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. Complete pass through, chest cavity is mush. Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. Fed 215 primer Only one rib hit on the off side. There was very little blood shot and meat spoilage from the shot. I have switched to hammers for all of my hunting rifles, so easy and consistent. Information I have thus far I find this very intriguing. Robert Coakley H1000 @ 88g or US869 @ 104g This bullet is a great option for the 338 Federal. Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. Perfect bullet for my needs. Shot out of savage Steven 284 win 8 twist, 24 barrel going 2980fps at mag length. 5-10 yards. So much fun on coyotes, and antalope in Colorado. 1 - 9.5 twist, 26 inch barrel. My go-to load was found at my starting charge with H110! Ive got this bullet moving at 2964 fps and shooting sub half inch easily. Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. The rifles both shoot 1/2 inch with current handloads with almost any 130 (or 140gr) in the 270 and the same in the 280AI for 140 and 150gr Sirrocos and slightly worse (3/4 in) with Nosler Accubonds. all December long . 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 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. Every tool is different so it might not stay true to your tool. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. I'm sure the deer won't like them at all. thomascjohnston52 Hit a hog behind the right shoulder into back of the left shoulder. I'm getting sub M.O.A. Bang flop. I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. With a higher B.C. In 20+mph winds this bullet did amazing when I did my job. Shoulder/neck junction on a steep quartering to shot. (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. Alan Ratliff The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist JIm Knaub-Philipsburg,Mt, 378fan These shoot great in my 6.8 western. Not my testing but some video I saw on youtube. Then 50 yards later to my surprise she falls over. Now running ladder in my 30-06, found a node at 3208 that is awesome in my 22 inch sako. Velocity is beyond comparison. Went to the range to check the FPS on the It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. I took a [large for East TN] 10-point whitetail at 120 yards with this load. Absolutely impressive performance at relatively low velocity. Then that market completely evaporated, right before a hunt. The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. If your looking at these, buy em! I get consistent 1/2 groups in the heat of summer or the cool of hunting season. Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. Hammers best hunting bullet out there! I had issues with my AR15 350 legend cycling commercial ammo. Justin Marinkov (verified owner) January 3, 2022. I will share my load data with the forum soon. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). 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. 30 nosler , long throat. Weatherby vanguard S2 243 win Terminal performance has been outstanding on whitetail. And pass through skennedy Plus the flat trajectory doesn't have me making adjustments at extended distances! hole just gets a little bigger . I would give 10 stars if I could. I got groups I could cover with a dime. I just started reloading for my 444 CVA scout rifle . Hammer Bullets Load Data. Then I tried working my way up with TAC and I was just below pressure limits with 44.0 and a regular primer. Unbelievable! I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. Typically I run 90 SMKs for PRS stuff, but when I needed a truly hunting style bullet, I was blessed to come across these gems. I have been very happy with this bullet. 16inch liberty barrel, 2750fps, temp 45F, And 750ft elevation. Nonetheless, if I had just asked about how to fix the loose necks instead of trying to experiment around it, I would have had this awesome load developed in 10-15 shots. These shoot sub moa out of my Ridgeline 300 Win Mag like right at .50. Dropped a 200ish pound hog with one well placed shot. 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. I do have Winchester 748 and Winchester 760 powders but dont seem to work effectively for me. But damage was very impressive. DeadBlow Hammers are Hammer Hunters that are designed to retain 40%-50% on impact. make a great deer and hog wacker! Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. So far I've shot a big black bear and a mature cow elk. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. It was a 1/4 moa group. Small buck mule deer at 100 yards. My friend really likes the vapor trail you see with almost every shot. I do have other powders but cant find similar load data for these hammers. 3385 fps avg. With impressive wound channels. 1/2 at 100yards. 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. Lyman M Dies; 41-44 Caliber; 7.51mm-7.92mm Caliber; 29-31 Caliber; 5.45mm-7.5mm Caliber; All the best, Plan to use for turkey and predators. COL. 2.265 . Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. 28 Nosler shooting 155 Grain hammer hunters. (verified owner) June 1, 2022. Rifle range is not a good place for them to hang out. 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