Bull Elk, 600 yards,198 Hammer Hunter, went through left shoulder, took out lungs, exited right shoulder. 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. 53g of H4350 running 3535fps H1000 @ 88g or US869 @ 104g And so far they really smash game. Description. Excellent penetration. Then we took a good look down the barrel and noticed all the damage to the rifling. Thanks guys for a true quality bullet that will stop anything I will ever face. The barrel is on its last legs but it still might be fun. Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. LIL Gun 29.5grs 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. Now this is where things started to get a little tougher . It may not display this or other websites correctly. So far I've shot a big black bear and a mature cow elk. (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. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist Monday at 12:18 PM #23 Guy Miner Master Loader Apr 6, 2006 16,896 2,361 xphunter said: 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. I loaded these bullets in 30-06 at 2,900 FPS. I center punched the liver and my heart immediately sunk knowing that I had just wounded this deer. Great bullet! Over and over again. 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. I wonder how they would do in my 308? This goes right in the same hole for me and when I checked the speed, it keeps coming out at 3200 pretty much on the nose. 57.7 grains N550. 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. Put it right behind the shoulder and the guide immediately called miss reload. Accuracy load was at 3487 FPS. Thanks Hammer, you always seem to have what I need, when I need it. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I was looking for a non-lead fragmenting bullet which produced minimal over penetration for our busy island. 5 Replies; 1821 Views; . Type: Online-Only Auction: Date(s) 02/01/2023 - 02/27/2023: . Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! Long. Also, these bullets are extremely accurate in my .338 Lapua. Also, almost every mono bullet data i've seen suggests starting at 0.050" off the lands. I shot two back to back 3 shot groups of .372 and .393 moa without any special load development. It is absolute coyote destroyer. Problem solved with this hand-load. I would highly recommended these bullets, Robert Galloway Information I have thus far I find this very intriguing. .025 off lands. The second doe came broadside at 235 and went 15 yards after a hitting her behind the shoulder. They worked right away. Absolutely devastating on coyotes: multiple exit fragments. (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. Federal case The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil Loaded these over 42 grains of Varget in a 7mm-08. As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. I highly recommend these bullets and company. 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. My shot came at 237 yards. 243 Win. 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. I have used the DeadBlow version of these on deer in the UK and they work extremely well. 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. Upon purchasing a box of these bullets, I loaded 20 up for hunting and zeroed 2 inches high at a 100 and on Saturday November 19 I harvested 2 whitetail does within a minute of each other. I will share my load data with the forum soon. At 53 gr of N120 the Bullet whats to push back out to COL of 2.582 . Flat shooting and hard hitting. Big hollow point? Accuracy was great and 6 animals taken last year. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. 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. Thanks , Mark Gendreau . It flat hammered my bull 2 steps done mixitup210 Looks like these will make a trip to africa in may. 3500 muzzle velocity, about 3250 impact. Alan Ratliff 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. The groups started opening up about 3250 fps. But you used load data for the 139gr Hornady Interlock. Very easy load development. (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. I won the final competition at 1000 yards and shot better than I ever imagined at 600+ yards. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. (verified owner) August 19, 2022. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) Just loaded my first round of 88 Gr Hammer Hunters in my new 6 mm Creedmoor 1-7 twist Proof barrel. Loads for both use H4831 a grain off max, and have used 4350 with similar accuracy just a little lower velocity. When Im done and sighted in at 0 to 150yards its only going to be 2.5 low at 200 y and still moving 2100 fps and still One ton of KE . Joined Dec 25, 2017 Messages 356 Location SE Mo. I have been holding off on writing this review until I saw how it performed on animals. Nowhere near max! One thing that Ive been seeing in various threads about is the Absolute Hammer bullets. In my rifle, 47.3 grains was pushing the bullet to 3100 out of my 24" barreled Weatherby Range Certified Vanguard. Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. joe.inlow Five shot group averages Id love to attach pictures. These are my best loads so far for my 350 legend AR. Allen Kitts There is an extensive spreadsheet for Absolute Hammer Load Data developed and shared by members on this Forum. Hammer bullet, on gel, 700 yards, just over 1900 fps, still shed it's pedals. It may not display this or other websites correctly. And pass through We can quickly produce virtually any custom caliber and grain your rifle can support. I will leave review's for other bullets when available. The bullet hit a bit high, and entered six inches in front of his hind quarter. Went to the range to check the FPS on the 40.5 of Varget works wonders also. 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. After that I was convinced. Shot out of savage Steven 284 win 8 twist, 24 barrel going 2980fps at mag length. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. kopitzke Grouped like it had eyes ! It held together. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). (verified owner) December 6, 2021. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. How does 3600-3700fps from a 20" hunting rifle sound? You wont be disappointed with these bullets. 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. I tried every box of ammo I could get my hands on as well as some hand loads. Mar 25, 2021 #3 M. mtmuley Well-known member. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. Justin Matthews JavaScript is disabled. Shane Staples We can provide a Hammer Bullet to meet the varying needs of each customer. No pressure signs at all. 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. HH work perfectly. Took very little work to achieve 400 yard groups slightly under 2". I can use to look at . I split the difference between some closely weighted loading data for my starter load. I would consider starting out with the hammer Hunters to build confidence. I rested the rifle for a couple of minutes and took a POA at the bottom of the inner diamond and did the same thing. Shooting firearms can be dangerous. Great repeatability from lot to lot. 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. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. If not I will just do some ladder testing. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. 14 twist. Please dont skip steps. Steve recommended the powder and I followed his advise of course and I'm not disappointed. Not that bad She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. March 12, 2021, Run this bullet in a 220 Ai at 3750 fps it shoots 1 hole groups at 100 yds. OAL was 2.445 which put the round .025 off the lands in my rifle. (verified owner) July 6, 2021, Although I have not killed an animal with this bullet, the accuracy is unbelievable. The shot left a pretty clean 1' hole after hitting the near-side shoulder. Didnt even crimp them with nosler new brass. Yesterday I shot a whitetail doe at 200 yards standing near the private property line. Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. I do have other powders but cant find similar load data for these hammers. Bullet: 123 grain 0.264 Absolute Hammer Brass: Hornady Powder: H4895 Primer: CCI 250 I used load data from Sierra to start. Tried the 146s and got 1.5 -2inch groups, Eric Thornton Ive been doing a lot of reading and research to prepare myself. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets. Messages. You are using an out of date browser. Lungs were soup. Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. If you have a faster or slower twist for a given caliber, contact us and we can discuss a bullet for your needs. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! Shooting these little lasers in my son's 7mm-08 with a 20" barrel. These bullets run GREAT in my Sherman 338 (based on 270 case). Unbelievable! The new spreadsheet on Hammer Hunters is posted above! Totally destroyed the lungs, full penetration. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. Was able to get 2466fps with H110. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. Shilien barrel 9 twist 25 1/4 in. (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 I will be using these on Colorado deer this fall. I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. 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. Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. The max size allowed is : 4 MB. Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. Low ES &SD. Shot a 1 3 shot group at 530 yards. Re: Reloading the .35 whelen. Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. The deer dropped right in it's tracks, without even a kick. Also, its my understanding they are great about giving help on the phone too. Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. I tried these out of my 257 Bee Ultralightweight MKV rifle. 335 powder is really nice in this cartridge. Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. Bullets stabilized for me. I would not hesitate to shoot a bull elk with this load. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. On top of that they kill clean and DONT damage meat. Gerald DILGARD Overall very happy with this bullet! 1:10 twist 26" barrel Will be using it Fall of 2022 for hogs, deer, and, coyotes. Easiest load development I've ever done. Ranging from197 yards, the closest, to 435 yards the longest. 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. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! Bill Belcher, Anniston Alabama. You've gained a long term customer. As to accuracy, I tested it at 100 yards on 18 Nov 22 and produced the attached groups. Ding! 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. That second deviation number is not a typo, it is 1.5 FPS! Copper Bullets ( Legend ) - Reloading Supplies at GunBroker.com : 973358118 You must Sign In or Register for a GunBroker.com account to take action on this item. (verified owner) December 11, 2022. 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). Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. Best decision I made was to purchase these. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! I agree with the last paragraph above. Looking forward to testing more loads. With the 6.5 Sherman Max, performance on deer at 4000 fps is absolutely incredible! The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. They seemed to shoot ok from an off-hand position at 25 yards, so I loaded up the rest for my class. This bullet is a great option for the 338 Federal. With this rifle and a 22'' barrel the 85g Hammer Hunter is traveling 3500fps with 49g of Varget, the group is .8 at a 100yards and will continue with a , deer, and, coyotes i split the difference between some closely weighted data. The only other con i 've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional bullets. 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