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. There is no hype on this website, they perform as advertised. October 6, 2020. August 19, 2022. Bang flop. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. Order yours online at https://hammerbullets.com/ Reloading Hammer. I haven't shot anything except wood yet, but that showed excellent penetration. Just a great all around bullet. They worked right away. Easy to tune (powder, primer, and crimp), and prints very small groups. Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. But you used load data for the 139gr Hornady Interlock. 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 wonder how they would do in my 308? With impressive wound channels. Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. Instantly joined the 3/4 club as the entire left quarter looks like it was hit by an IED. 007 - CX Bullets -. Can't wait to further test these little meanies!!! Not 0.020". This bullet is really accurate and effective out of a 1940s vintage Savage 99 carbine in .250-3000, 1:14 twist, worn rifling. The receivers on these rifles are notoriously weak. It was a 1/4 moa group. Very forgiving for accuracy. We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. Tried the 146s and got 1.5 -2inch groups, Eric Thornton If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. I tested the 143's to 530 yards and they shot unbelievably well. Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! 8 point Maine buck. Philippians 4.20 "To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. I worked out a pretty good load of 45 gr of TAC and seated at 2,750. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. (verified owner) February 5, 2022. You could also look at Barnes data as a reference point but focus on the faster burning powders in the data set. My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. 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. And this was a 3 shot pattern at 100 yards. Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear? (verified owner) January 11, 2023. We just returned from South Africa and the performance of these bullets in her rifle was spectacular. (verified owner) July 6, 2021, Although I have not killed an animal with this bullet, the accuracy is unbelievable. Elevation If you are an ethical hunter that cares about meat lose then Hammer bullets are the one for you. I will not buy another bullet other than hammer hunter for my 300 WSM and I can't wait to see how these perform on an Elk this year. We invite discussions about any other products as well. Took roughly 20 rounds to find a load for these bullets pushing 3300 fps. I would not hesitate to shoot a bull elk with this load. (verified owner) May 18, 2021. ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". Hammer is doing something right. bullets shot fine.-Something to ponder. Type: Online-Only Auction: Date(s) 02/01/2023 - 02/27/2023: . Sorry I dont have the FPS yet. Total decimation in short. One MOA accuracy One at 450 yards. Plus the others at the range think the vapor trail is pretty cool. Now this is where things started to get a little tougher . all December long . Plan to use for turkey and predators. With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. Then 50 yards later to my surprise she falls over. Then I tried working my way up with TAC and I was just below pressure limits with 44.0 and a regular primer. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. He made it about 20 yards. Turns out watching the video our guide saw one of the petals exit at an angle and kick dirt up that appeared to be a high right miss. I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. JavaScript is disabled. Bullet: 123 grain 0.264 Absolute Hammer Brass: Hornady Powder: H4895 Primer: CCI 250 I used load data from Sierra to start. Very easy load development. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. The deer dropped right in it's tracks, without even a kick. November 3, 2021. As a bonus, it shoots to the same POI as the 200 gr Interlocks, so I can practice with the cheap stuff and use the Hammers when it counts. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. kopitzke Took an antelope and a black tail with these out of my 300prc. If you are asking about running the 70g Hammer Hunter, they will run very well from the 9" twist. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. Bullet Casting Alloys, Tin & Pure Lead; Bullet Casting Flux; Cast Iron Lead Pots; . 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. The vapor trail is awesome. Im very happy with my results on coyotes. Will be ordering more. Sample size of 1, but this bullets terminal performance out of an 18 300 HAMR was much better than a 110 grain pill from another maker. 14 twist. The buck my wife shot this year with this combo only went about 10 yards with minimal bloodshot. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets. As for load work upthere was none! Very impressed with how the bullet performed to get where it needed to go with a very difficult shot opportunity! Will work more on load development next spring. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. Will try and update after my Elk hunt on well they work on game, Travis John Smith Seldom do they shoot over .6". December 20, 2021. Great bullet, dallas hardaway Gerald DILGARD (verified owner) December 11, 2022. 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. I like the performance combined with minimal meat wasted. Have used the120 Hammer Hunter in CA Arms Ridge line to take the last six deer I've killed. Unbelievable! The wound channels these bullets produce look like one's you would expect from a much bigger caliber. (verified owner) February 3, 2021. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. Mar 21, 2021 #7 M mtmuley Well-known member Joined Jan 11, 2009 Messages Took a white tail this fall, bang flop. All other powders listed wont even come close to N120 . Gerald DILGARD We have learned not to try to force a rifle to like what we want. They do not expand on dry mediums like wood, drywall, bone, or sheet metal. My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. 70gr. If you hit them where youre supposed to, these bullets are sure to anchor them! dallas hardaway The load I settled on was 60.0 gr IMR 4350 pushing the bullet just over 3300 FPS. Proof target through the builder/load development with this round produced a .19MOA 3 shot group. Excellent performance on game out of my 30 Nosler. October 19, 2021. The new spreadsheet on Hammer Hunters is posted above! Steve has been very helpful with getting load data sorted and I am very impressed with how helpful this company is. The groups started opening up about 3250 fps. Just shortened it to 3.275 coal. I'm getting old and I love accurate rifles. I had never shot beyond 200 yards before, and even that was a struggle. Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. Average Looks like these will make a trip to africa in may. One at a stones throw and the other at 330 yards. They cycle perfect. Can hardly wait to put it to work . Very little internal damage due to the placement and all pieces of the the bullet exited. 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'm having a hard time finding load data though. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. I always load bullets I will be hunting with. I'm impressed! 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. Gene Phillips Shot placement is always key. Was planning on using 115DTACs or 107 Sierras but after seeing how well the 143gr Hammer Hunters performed in my 7-06 Ackley I thought I would try 88gr Hammer Hunters and it was a good move. I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. Close to 3300fps/1430ft*lbs at the muzzle from a 20" bolt gun with N133 is what you can look forward to! Winchester small rifle primers (verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. 358 Norma, half round half octagon Fred Wells cut-rifled barrel. Will post picture once I figure out how to change the file type. This bullet shoots great out of my Savage 243 win. bullets. I got groups I could cover with a dime. Have not hunted with it yet. The only thing I have to compare it to is a Hornady xtp 200 grain . 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. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. If you have a faster or slower twist for a given caliber, contact us and we can discuss a bullet for your needs. in my 6mm GT, equal to my best 88 gr. Took very little work to achieve 400 yard groups slightly under 2". Shot a doe that was bag flop, and a buck that didnt run far into the wood line and was VERY easy to track. He never knew what hit him! 199 hammer hunters out of my .300 win mag. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. I was very happy with the accuracy but an antelope lung shot is not much of a test on a 7mm bullet. Fired one round of 79 gr. Do yourself a favor and grab some of theseI guarantee you'll not only be impressed, but 100% satisfied with the performance as well. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. Gene Phillips Accurate +600 yards. 75 gr. Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. The 6x7 bull stumbled and fell 5 seconds later without a second shot. The EASIEST load workup ive ever done. Only meat loss was a small portion of one back strap. She tipped like she was hit by a truck and took 8 steps before taking a dirt nap. 3500 muzzle velocity, about 3250 impact. I took a [large for East TN] 10-point whitetail at 120 yards with this load. Great bullet. Getting around 3480FPS in a 24" barrel and just got my first Hammer Bullet deer, a nice North Carolina 8pt at just under 100yards. so after all the testing its kinda dear to 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. Edit to my previous review. 2750 fps . You must log in or register to reply here. Great bullet! Bill Belcher, Anniston Alabama. 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. Avg group size is .486" @ 3,165 fps out of a budget grade factory 6.5 creedmoor. With this new sponsorship, the 7mm 184gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet was created. They were readily available and shipped quick. This bullet is a performer! So on deer there should be no worries. No meat loss at all. After liquefying his liver the bullet shed three petals, hit his spine and turned and ran up the spine destroying seven vertebrae and lodging inside the spine itself. Does the Eng team over at Hammer Bullets have any data for a 444 and a 200 gr Shock hammer . Will purchase again. Winchester brass Angling away, the bullet shed 3 petals, destroyed the liver, hot the spine, and shattered 7 vertebrae before lodging inside the spine. Rate Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. Hammer Bullets. Long. I get 3 shot groups much smaller than the palm of my hand at 600 yards. Getting tiny groups and about 3100 fps MV from that 20 inch barrel. They showed a max load of 40 grains with a 123 SMK. 5-10 yards. My X bolt took two whitetails last fall with this. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This is really what Im after flat shooting all the way out to 200 yards . The heart had a hilariously huge X through it, almost rending it in two. 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 Only two of the deer were spine shot, others were thru the lungs, and they just collapsed. I think as long as you are good at reading pressure signs your good to go. October 18, 2022. adam_tilson I have switched to hammers for all of my hunting rifles, so easy and consistent. I'm at 47.3gr of 6.5 StaBall out of my 6.5 CM. Select the product youd like to review from the Products Page, and submit your review. I will never achieve that . Full Pass though each shot. December 7, 2021. Upgraded glass beaded H. S. Precision light stock. I now have a load that matches the SS Patron 197.5 grain FMJ load of WWII in an appropriate hunting bullet. OAL 2.240 (verified owner) May 26, 2020. I'm getting sub M.O.A. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. Rich start another thread in the rifles forum about barrel break in. These cavernous hollow points are designed to expand upon contact with a fluid-based medium through hydraulic energy. I do have Winchester 748 and Winchester 760 powders but dont seem to work effectively for me. Its not going to kill you to take a little extra time to work a load up, but it could kill you if you dont. Work is preventing me from testing. I just ordered some 92 gr Hammer bullets for my 257 WBY. Justin Marinkov Thanks Hammer, you always seem to have what I need, when I need it. About HiBid About HiBid Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. This was a large framed 8 point white tail buck in the 190 pound class. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. Dropped a large cow elk where she stood at 200 yds. 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. With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. (verified owner) January 3, 2022. Ive finished load work up with a vanguard 25-06 with the 90s @ 3750 and after some tinkering it shoots one rounded hole at 100. 57.7 grains N550. Bullets stabilized for me. of 41.7 of Varget under a 99 Hammer Hunter at oal of 2.680. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. Took this guy Prairie Dog hunting. 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. 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are fabricated with glided metal jackets and bonded cores to ensure the bullet performs with every shot. 29.2gr / 2727fps, stdDev 1.5fps, 1.25grp Theres quite a bit of reloading info already out there as far as charge weight. Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. And a mule deer that weighed 289lbs. If your looking for a deer, or hog bullet to run in 22/250, 22 creed, or any whiz bang 22, this one will flat get it done! Tried the 143's too but these just shot a little better out of my rifle. Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. I would recommend. Reloading . The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. Gerald DILGARD May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. Im switching all my hunting rifles to hammers now theyre hard to beat. 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. That second deviation number is not a typo, it is 1.5 FPS! Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted. 70HH Rocks. The 35g Hammer Hunter will line up nicely with lead core 35g data, such as Hodgdon. Thank you again for an exceptional product and service. I'm sure the deer won't like them at all. I had a minor issue with my shipment and Steve made it more than right without me asking for anything. Standard Deviation 5.79 FPS Great repeatability from lot to lot. This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. At 75 yards both bullets in the same hole . I have a 243 Win. I run this little dude 4100-4300fps in 14 twist 22/250s and 220 swifts out to 375 yds kills deer like lighting! Primer is a little flat but not too bad, may back off a touch. 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. 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". Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. Apr 30, 2016 1,849 2,083. The Shock Hammersare our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. Tim Faircloth Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle, Your Rating 2.242 oal took this combo to Wyoming for a antelope hunt out of Sheridan area ,took one shot at a unknown distance with a little Kentucky windage at a antelope buck , bullet went thru the heart and out back side front leg buck layed down and died. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. I will repost after shooting them. I was leaving for deer camp in 4 days and couldn't find any loaded ammo anywhere on the shelf. Robert Coakley Dallas Hardaway I bought a sample pack of the .308 120g Lever Shock Hammers for my 1976 model 336 Marlin 30-30. In my experience Absolute's are more "picky" and seems like recoil and blast is significantly more than loads with hh's. December 13, 2021. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . new, 2 or 3x fired, annealed, etc). Big hollow point? To say they shoot is an understatement. Rem. It was about a 75-yard shot, the bullet entered just in front of the right shoulder, and exited just behind the left. . Hammers best hunting bullet out there! Thanks, Roberts Greenaway 0. I have a new "Woods Load" We hunt from tree stands and most shots are 100 yards or less. Justin Matthews What's not to love. .02" @ 100 yds. Christopher Wambeke Well lets just say since discovering Hammer bullets, they are now my out of state loads as well, where lead is allowed. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. No matter what in did the powder does not compress well . (verified owner) October 18, 2022. Auction Information Name: Old Forbes Road Online Auction: Auctioneer: Mishler Auction Service. 6.5 CM 1:8 twist 22 inch barrel and no pressure signs. Shot placement was through both front shoulders. Very impressive performance. Guys at the range are taking notice and asking questions. Tried this bullet in my 7 STW and all I can say is wow. November 25, 2021. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. December 15, 2021, Preformed flawlessly devastating wound channel and the most blood i have ever seen with very little meat loss.just ordered more sample packs for all the other calibers i have and will be my go to hunting bullet from now on, MARCIAL EVERTSEN The Barnes shot a little over an inch and Hammers were a little under half an inch. I contacted the folks at Hammer for a bullet recommendation for my Wife's rifle. Steve Davis I'm new to reloading. . It is a small bullet I ended up loading it shorter than my other reloads to get a decent crimp on it . She took 9 animals on our safari all were single shot kills except for her sable. This bullet produced accurate loads very easily in my 300WSM and worked fantastic on a Bull Elk. Iv took whitetail over 500 yds with it. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. The regular hammers go much quicker and finding an accuracy load was very simple when compared to the absolutes. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. 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 messed with the 152 hammers in another .300 over RL22 and was seeing some velocities over 3400 pretty easy. January 4, 2022. They shoot consistently inside 1 using my final load. D.T.A [emailprotected] 2.714" The shot connected with the upper shoulder and spine dropping her. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. Devastating performance. Mark Grimes In my very limited experience it is easy to get a little too hot with the absolutes. Only one bullet was recovered from her wildebeest which was a frontal shot. Colorado Pronghorn 364 yards, California Black Bear 100 yards, California Blacktail 74 yards, Montana Pronghorn 605 Yards, and California Blacktail 660 yards as well as several Coyotes. I played with them a while and came up with a great load. BSHEETS on elk. Switched to the 143 grain Hammer's last year for my 280AI. Automatically applied at checkout valid 12/1-12/31. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Nearly instant death. Reloading Bullets 30 Cal. I think if youre just starting out reloading they are an excellent choice. Next is get her zeroed in and dope chart built. Cant wait to hit a couple animals with this bullet to see how they preform. Good I recently used this bullet on a desert bighorn sheep. Ding! At 52 grains . 70 HH performs great. Thankyou for a great product. Salt-engraved 20-bore (2in) 'The "Royal" Model' self-opening sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. Messages. I'm really excited, I've heard Hammer bullets are very accurate. Loaded cases then received a full Lee factory crimp to prevent jump under recoil. Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. The bullet couldnt have been going much faster than 1800 fps when it hit, but it did exactly what Hammer said it would do. Absolutely love these!!! October 10, 2022. Steve knows his product line inside and out and is quick to get back to you if you have a question. Minimal meat loss and almost no bloodshot. Hammer Type 44-40 Winchester .430" Wad Punch Hammer Type 44-40 Winchester .430" Wad Punch Be the first to review this product $20.00 In stock Item Number 4440RIFLE Add to Cart Add to Wish List Add to Compare Skip to the end of the images gallery Skip to the beginning of the images gallery Details Fed 215 primer One friend gave me a load to try that was 43 gr of IMR4166. They definitely did not disappoint I was able to get 3/4" moa at 100yrd first time out. I have not had any luck with load development that works in either rifle. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. Im shooting sub .250 moa with these things in my 6.5-284 Norma. Delaware just changed the regulations to allow hunting deer with straight walled carbine in an AR. Went to the range to check the FPS on the Retained ~70%. Shooting a 6.5 PRC with H4831SC has been the best load yet! Should have the powder to through and through any medium sized game in the States, and give you decisive kills through fragmentation! Breaking the left leg bone. Very accurate and devastating on game. Outstanding! It's satisfying not to have to worry about lead contaminating the meat I will be feeding my family. (verified owner) February 27, 2022. We would be happy to refund your money. Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. With varget, magnum primers, hornady brass, and magazine length this combination has shot <0.5 MOA at 200 and 530 yds and has killed 4 groundhogs dead in their tracks. Always start low and work up! Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. 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. They also had a wider wound channel when compared to Nosler AB. 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. February 9, 2022, I run this baby in my 22 saum at 3980fps its hold on hair out to 400 yds! Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. George L Taylor My load for my S20 is 55.5 of IMR 4831 and seating the bullet to were the beginning of the boat tail is at the base of the neck. 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! Absolutely impressive performance at relatively low velocity. Not that bad William Belcher thomascjohnston52 I loaded these bullets in 30-06 at 2,900 FPS. October 19, 2022. I'm sure they could be pushed a lot faster but why bother. Keep up the good work. There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. I will leave review's for other bullets when available. Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). H1000 @ 88g or US869 @ 104g (verified owner) November 27, 2022. A follow up review for above combo. 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. 172gr. Have your own review to share? My Savage loves it I'm getting 3270 fps from a 22 inch barrel. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. I will continue to use these for as long as they keep selling them. After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. 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. Very well impressed. This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else Small brass hammer for flint knapping, tapping/adjusting sights, removing wedge pins or other small repairs. All boom flops, rking453 (verified owner) November 29, 2020. Looking forward to seeing on game performance! Meat damage was there but not terrible. (verified owner) August 27, 2020. Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. (verified owner) March 26, 2019. I used that data to load the other 9 from my sample pack and achieved under 1/2 minute groups at 3300 fps. Thanks to Steve and everyone at Hammer! The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. I did a very simple load using the 143 grain hammer hunter. With a regular LRP. It took me 15 rounds total to arrive at what will be my go-to load for the 338 LM. There is a very comprehensive, up to date list of hammer load data over on the long range hunting site . I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. Stu, Wesley Turner I took it out yesterday and found a 6'7" black bear to test the load out. joe.inlow They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! We could not get them or any bullet to shoot well. So I gave them a call and asked them to overnight a box of 50 bullets to try and Brian gave me a load to try. Recoil is on par with my 6.5 Creedmoor. dmhittconstruction At 200 yards it is still going about 2800 fps. I agree with the last paragraph above. I guess that will do. 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). This bullet is extremely accurate (like all my loads). 3385 fps avg. I know it seems hot, but the load didn't show pressure issues until 30.5grs. Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. Ive been using it for a while now with great luck. I have RL-22, IMR 7828 SSC and H4831SC. 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