With a slightly larger 2mm hollow point this bullet will have more consistent low vel impact performance. COAL: 3.643" Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. I couldnt ask for better customer service. 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". 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 Instantly joined the 3/4 club as the entire left quarter looks like it was hit by an IED. Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. Messages. LeHigh's Maximum Expansion Technology is used to produce projectiles that create the largest wound channels of any bullet you can buy. Shot out of savage Steven 284 win 8 twist, 24 barrel going 2980fps at mag length. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. O.V.A.L @ 3.885" And pass through CCI BR-4 primers 70HH Rocks. 41245 In its brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover. I thought he would explode but when I walked up to him his head was gone. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. (verified owner) January 30, 2023. 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. Full Pass though each shot. Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. My recipe is on the Hammer Bullets forum board - I didn't know if it was okay to leave it here or not. Shot placement was through both front shoulders. I loaded some of the 134's just to see how they would do. Pat Long 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. Very accurate bullets, and easy to load for (as long as you follow the recommendations for a powder on the faster end for your cartridge). At 200 yards it is still going about 2800 fps. The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. Cant wait! (verified owner) June 15, 2021. The bullet penetrated the scapula, destroyed 3 inches of spine and left a 1.5" exit with basically no meat lost. Shot was just under 200 yards slight quarter away. The entry hole was 7mm and the exit was about 1" The buck made it 30 yards tops. Jim Brost, Arizona Ill go with 78.5 gr charge weight. I have owned a Sako 75 in .30-06 for over 20 years, which has harvested everything from muntjac to moose with a Sierra 2150 over N550 or RS60 (RL17). Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. Description The Berger Classic Hunting bullets are specially designed to conform to SAAMI industry dimensional standards. 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. 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. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. My first 3 shot group was .3 moa at 100 yards with 55 grains. About the time we think it is the be all end all, we have a rifle that doesn't like it but likes something else. Perfection on a high shoulder shot with very high impact velocity. A hole through both sides of the animal. Hit one rib, recovered bullet in the hide. Could not be happier with the results. With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. She took 9 animals on our safari all were single shot kills except for her sable. They shot at 2800fps . With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. If you want to hunt anything bigger than a yote with the smaller 22's within reasonable ranges, this and its boattailed 35gr sister are your best bet for a mono. I took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. I contacted the folks at Hammer for a bullet recommendation for my Wife's rifle. 57.7 grains N550. I have been holding off on writing this review until I saw how it performed on animals. Big fan of the shock hammer!!! Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. Which 7mm . spec's. 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. There is a very comprehensive, up to date list of hammer load data over on the long range hunting site . But damage was very impressive. So I don't have to worry about impact velocity being a limiting factor nor the bullet doing it's job. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. A excellent choice when you can't make your mind up on whether you want to run light-n-fast or heavy-n-steady. Made my first loads out of my .284 win with the 143 hammer hunter. All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. You are using an out of date browser. Mar 21, 2021 #7 M mtmuley Well-known member Joined Jan 11, 2009 Messages 3385 fps avg. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. I loaded the 123 AH in 24 6.5 Creedmoor to 3140. they shoot sub 1/2. I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. Using a Browning A-bolt II, I'm getting good velocity and accuracy with this bullet using H4895, Reloader 15, and, because those powders have been hard to find, Hornady LeverEvolution. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! The 151 grain Absolute Hammer worked for me this season by putting a bull elk down in one shot. This bullet helped breathe some life back into a family heirloom, and turned it into a formidable meat retrieval weapon. Built a custom 6 Remington Ackley Improved with a 7.5 twist mainly for coyote hunting. 70 HH performs great. Thanks guys for a true quality bullet that will stop anything I will ever face. This is a middle of the road load by the way. All factory ammo that I had tried sprayed 2-3 MOA. (verified owner) November 28, 2022. Important to me as o have a family of six Had several that shot half inch until I tried 44gr of 6.5 Staball . Best decision I made was to purchase these. After loading and shooting them I was seriously impressed. 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. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. LeverEvolution turns out to be a great powder for the .300 Savage and .308 with this bullet. I will continue to use these for as long as they keep selling them. Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! I didnt adjust my dues or anything, just pressed out 8 of them with h4350 and went to the range. SD 2.0. Please dont skip steps. Gene Phillips The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. 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. (verified owner) May 3, 2022. Bryan Florkevich These have a .020 jump to the lands in my rifle and shoot consistently 3 shot groups touching at 200 yards so long as I do my part. Load development has been very easy and my early load testing using virgin Lapua brass has not produced groups any larger than 3/4 MOA regardless of charge weight. 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. African animals are notoriously tough, but they did not stand a chance with theses bullets. The next day I got them in the mail, had them loaded up and two shot strings later I had my load. A friend recommended Hammer Hunter Bullets and I have had a great year so far. If you are looking for a great performing, tough bullet these will do the trick and then some. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Avg group size is .486" @ 3,165 fps out of a budget grade factory 6.5 creedmoor. Thank you again for an exceptional product and service. 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. I used these out of a 338 Norma imp. I was impressed with the performance on two whitetails this year. I harvested a Columbian Blacktail buck at 225 yards with a single shot as he was quartering away from me. All beasts enter the food chain, which thanks to our in-house butcher, are jointed and fully prepared for the kitchen, with all funds going back into our sporting activities. Speed 2700 fps . He was shooting my 20 proof barreled 7 saum. And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. With a regular LRP. I think Im already where I need to be at around 53 gr . Have also shot a buck with it and it too was one shot with No Tracking Required. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) I have used Barnes for 9 years all moose took altleast 3 rounds to drop and sometimes more Easiest bullets I have worked up loads for including custom bullets for my custom benchrest rifles. I'm sure the deer won't like them at all. Didn't adjust for the wind on the long shot and hit him in the butt. Elevation Very impressive performance. Have your own review to share? This load has a MV of 3405 using H Super Performance and Fed 210M Primers from a W-W case. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Ding! I am lucky for that at these times. If you are an ethical hunter that cares about meat lose then Hammer bullets are the one for you. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. So just want to make sure I get this right. 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. Very accurate and devastating on game. gain in my rifle. Single digit ES goes from 4 to 9 with avg around 7 These bullets are legit. I'm sure there may be a faster accuracy node, but I'm happy with 3200. William Belcher It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. 358 Norma, half round half octagon Fred Wells cut-rifled barrel. I'm pushing them over 3000 without pressure and getting half inch groups. 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! 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. Average was 3407 from my Savage and from the wife's Tikka I get another 50-60 fps Tiny five shot groups that I can't see through the scope and I find myself doing a lot of walking while at the range with these bullets. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. All were very fast kills. Im pushing them at 3125fps and for a hunting rig Im very happy. After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. These bullets are absolutely worth it. Ding! November 4, 2020. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Meat damage was there but not terrible. That way I know where it is. Robert Coakley I'm getting 3400 fps out of my 300 wlby mag in a Ruger No.1 (SMOKIN) with great accuracy. (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. (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. (2) Antelope) and (3) Mule Deer Does. This spring I started load development for my 25" barreled 280 Ackley Improved. Tried the 146s and got 1.5 -2inch groups, Eric Thornton 1/2 at 100yards. Absolutely impressive performance at relatively low velocity. I did shoot those two, they all so hit in the same hole as the other four previous . Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. At 53 gr of N120 the Bullet whats to push back out to COL of 2.582 . First shot clocked 3793fps, second shot . JavaScript is disabled. Ive been doing a lot of reading and research to prepare myself. That will put a "hurtin" on just about anything. 88 gr hammer hunter 44 gr of 6.5 staBall several groups of .250 at 100 yards. I'm running 75 grains of Varget at 3,863 fps with single digit SD and sub 1/2 MOA accuracy. Not a step. They worked right away. Bled out and died in less than 20yards. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. If your looking at these, buy em! OAL 2.240 February 13, 2020. October 31, 2022, Thanks to Steve and the team at Hammer Bullets for creating a 276 grain .358 so I could duplicate Elmer Keith's favorite round for dangerous game. No matter what in did the powder does not compress well . LilGun powder 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. 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. Took an antelope and a black tail with these out of my 300prc. This was the original line of bullets. All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. Work up from a listed start load and find some pressure, and usually the load is done. Thankyou for a great product. At 52 grains . Small brass hammer for flint knapping, tapping/adjusting sights, removing wedge pins or other small repairs. This bullet is really accurate and effective out of a 1940s vintage Savage 99 carbine in .250-3000, 1:14 twist, worn rifling. Took this guy Prairie Dog hunting. 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. Dropped a 200ish pound hog with one well placed shot. mountainman56 that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. But with my starting load I dropped a huge west Texas gemsbok bull. 1 - 9.5 twist, 26 inch barrel. Lungs were soup. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. so after all the testing its kinda dear to me! rking453 Long. Small buck mule deer at 100 yards. This is my load data. Apr 30, 2016 1,849 2,083. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets. The lungs were completely collapsed. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. Sometimes we will swap to another primer. Recently started running them in my 224 Valkyrie for predator (fox, coyote) hunting and they are outstanding terminally! ~100 yard steep quartering away shot and the big boar dropped instantly and quickly began his death moan. 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