I'm pushing them over 3000 without pressure and getting half inch groups. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. They shoot consistently inside 1 using my final load. Thought I would give these a try in a 257 Weatherby Mark V that we installed a Lilja barrel on. They shot at 2800fps . Yesterday I shot a whitetail doe at 200 yards standing near the private property line. Trying to find load for 20 inch barrel with suppressor . This is really what Im after flat shooting all the way out to 200 yards . Then we took a good look down the barrel and noticed all the damage to the rifling. In 20+mph winds this bullet did amazing when I did my job. Tried the 146s and got 1.5 -2inch groups, Eric Thornton Iv took whitetail over 500 yds with it. Can't wait to try them this deer season, Gerald DILGARD Shoulder/neck junction on a steep quartering to shot. Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. My Savage loves it I'm getting 3270 fps from a 22 inch barrel. Still need to chrono what's coming out of the tube. Select the product youd like to review from the Products Page, and submit your review. All other powders listed wont even come close to N120 . Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. They have worked great on game also. 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 . With RL 26 I reached a very comfortable 3650 fps. The heart had a hilariously huge X through it, almost rending it in two. This bullet works wonders in a 22 Hornet or K Hornettry moderate to faster powders like H110/W296, 2400, or even Enforcer, and you can achieve velocities between 3350fps and 3500fps safely! Use faster powders and run em hard. 14fps, 1.17grp Very Poor. Low ES &SD. Only one rib hit on the off side. 20 1:7 barrel Will purchase again. No meat loss at all. (verified owner) June 13, 2022. Winchester small rifle primers Varget, cci200 primers Lapua brass, sized with fl die and .289 bushing and crimped into first groove up front with lee die. I am impressed! I will never achieve that . 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. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. I just finished a multi-day long-range hunting class and absolutely hammered it. Settled on 42.3 gr of RL-16. Loaded cases then received a full Lee factory crimp to prevent jump under recoil. Bought these to find a deer and elk load that would shoot small groups but still do the job. 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 Steve was great about calling me back to give me a starting point. By far, the easiest load work up I have ever experienced. Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Im using V N120 . Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. (verified owner) March 10, 2020. David Cromwell Easiest load development I have ever had with my long throated Browning 300 RUM! Ship to: 11284 MT Hwy 83 Bigfork, MT 59911 Specifications: Angling away, the bullet shed 3 petals, destroyed the liver, hot the spine, and shattered 7 vertebrae before lodging inside the spine. Took a white tail this fall, bang flop. January 4, 2022. I think the reason for caution with the absolutes is that your likely going to be using faster burning powders than normal and that can definitely be dangerous. I couldnt ask for better customer service. 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. One petal has not sheared, but otherwise perfect performance and very fast lethality. Only tried 2 loads, approx. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. (verified owner) May 18, 2021. With a higher B.C. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. Wed love to hear from you! Please Login or Register. Long. DeadBlow Hammers are Hammer Hunters that are designed to retain 40%-50% on impact. 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. 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. September 24, 2021, Jeff Hedgpeth I thought I'd give it one last try first, and wow! Tim Faircloth The 151 grain Absolute Hammer worked for me this season by putting a bull elk down in one shot. May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location Tested in 338 RCM in 20 barrel and it shot great. 30-06 at just over 2900fps. The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. January 1, 2022. Shot in the same two holes as at 51 grains .hole is just getting bigger . Gene Phillips February 3, 2022. I will repost after shooting them. Justin Youngblood More will be on the way soon. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist The 35g Hammer Hunter will line up nicely with lead core 35g data, such as Hodgdon. Now I just need to get some 180s for my 300 wsm! 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. Shot placement was through both front shoulders. Just ordered 200 more of these, and plan on using them next deer season. I'm sure they could be pushed a lot faster but why bother. 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). Continued load development rewarded me with a repeatable 0.5moa rifle, with these 174s clocking in at 3380 FPS. MARCIAL EVERTSEN The bearing surface of the bullet incorporates the patented PDR design (parabolic drag reduction). It was a tough angle of a shot that most bullets would have created much more meat loss, with the Hammer Hunter it was minimal to none. Thanks for a great product! Wow was i surprised. Nowhere near max! Just loaded these for my Christensen Arms Ridgeline 300 WIn Mag. Standard Deviation 5.79 FPS 78 degrees Fahrenheit Use multiple resources before deciding a safe load development. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. I shot two deer this past season using this bullet. Not 0.020". Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. They worked right away. Then tried 43.5 and got bug hole groups from two different rifles, At 3300+ fps these thing will turn a deer's insides to Jello . All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. I'm a hammer bullet fan for life. 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. A great deer load for most hunters. Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). Exceptional customer service would be an understatement. .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. lead bullet load. The hammers hitlike a ton of bricks I was very impressed! 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. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. I settled for 2975 fps for good accuracy and plenty of energy. That's going to do a number on anything it hits, I tried 43 gr of Varget and must say I was not impressed. I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. O.V.A.L @ 3.885" Then 50 yards later to my surprise she falls over. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. Remember, Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and win by experience. I'm impressed! I run this one up to 4100fps in a 22/250, 4200fps in a 22 creed. I had a very narrow shot window and a very short time window to make it work at about 120 yards. We can design a specific bullet for use in non-standard twist rates. Theres quite a bit of reloading info already out there as far as charge weight. Dropped to the shot. Delaware just changed the regulations to allow hunting deer with straight walled carbine in an AR. Got a good accurate load for these out of my 264 win mag. The bullet penetrated the scapula, destroyed 3 inches of spine and left a 1.5" exit with basically no meat lost. He never knew what hit him! 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. 29.0 gr -2712fps, stdDev. Shooting several 5 shot groups under 1/2 MOA at 100 yards. I'm sure the deer won't like them at all. You could also look at Barnes data as a reference point but focus on the faster burning powders in the data set. Dallas Hardaway I can make them shoot bad. OAL was 2.445 which put the round .025 off the lands in my rifle. Totally destroyed the lungs, full penetration. This 150g pure copper Power Hammer is replacing the 152g Hammer Hunter. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Grouping under moa out of savage 300 wsm at mag length. What more can you ask for from an all copper hunting bullet? (verified owner) February 3, 2021. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Shot an oversized cow moose broadside, high lungs. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. The new Absolute Hammer 123's are my new favorite as of May 2021. Just shortened it to 3.275 coal. July 19, 2022. (verified owner) June 12, 2022. This year I killed two Muleys and both dropped in their tracks. LeHigh's Maximum Expansion Technology is used to produce projectiles that create the largest wound channels of any bullet you can buy. 29.2gr / 2727fps, stdDev 1.5fps, 1.25grp Data for Hammer Hunters is on the Hammertime Forum, but it has not been placed. Bradley Lehman Very minimal meat loss very. Very accurate and plenty effective on Scottish red deer. At this point, I was feeling pretty good about this rifle/bullet combo and would've happily stopped here but I had those shells stuffed with 73gr and was itching to see how they'd shoot. To push heavier/longer bullets in many SAUMs/WSMs/PRCs etc many would want a long action mag box. Will be hunting with it this week. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. OK, folks. I have switched to hammers for all of my hunting rifles, so easy and consistent. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else 1,044. Hit one rib, recovered bullet in the hide. Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. This was the original line of bullets. Found a load development under half moa. Ive been searching high and low for good bullets for my .358 win BLR. (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 Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. 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. Although they may just shoot very accurate without having to mess with them. (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. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. 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. 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 Bullet exited right shoulder. I cannot wait to finish working up a load for these bullets. Steve knows his product line inside and out and is quick to get back to you if you have a question. While this particular bullet has a very narrow selection of powders that can optimize its performance in the 223/5.56, when you get it right it can turn the 223 Remington into a 22 Nosler using less powder! This is a middle of the road load by the way. BL-C(2) powder, Starline Brass, Ginex Primer. Breaking the left leg bone. With a slightly larger 2mm hollow point this bullet will have more consistent low vel impact performance. Overview and welcome information about loading Hammer Bullets. If your only shooting out to 400 yds than the BC isnt a huge concern. JavaScript is disabled. Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. Salt-engraved 20-bore (2in) 'The "Royal" Model' self-opening sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. Ordered up these for my .350 legend. Its a deer/hog worst nightmare out to 300 yds. Total Hammer Value. February 9, 2022, I run this baby in my 22 saum at 3980fps its hold on hair out to 400 yds! 3024 FPS The deer dropped right in it's tracks, without even a kick. hole just gets a little bigger . This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! Shooting a 6.5 PRC with H4831SC has been the best load yet! arreed28 Played with 8 different recipes from Nosler and Hornaday. After loading and shooting them I was seriously impressed. I like to find pressure and back away from it. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. Reloading . bullets. Cant wait to try it on game out to its expansion threshold. FPS 3265. I hit 66.2 grain and made the best group so far of my shooting career. This is my load data. It was about a 75-yard shot, the bullet entered just in front of the right shoulder, and exited just behind the left. 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. Way way less meat damage than the old load with 168gr Berger. They also had a wider wound channel when compared to Nosler AB. The bullet did what it needed to do entered in front of the left hip on a very steep quartering away shot, and obviusly made it to the vitals which resulted in only a 20 yard run for the ram. With a regular LRP. I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. I have not had any luck with load development that works in either rifle. Shooting a Tikka t3. I took a [large for East TN] 10-point whitetail at 120 yards with this load. October 19, 2021. Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. No matter what in did the powder does not compress well . As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. Built a custom 6 Remington Ackley Improved with a 7.5 twist mainly for coyote hunting. I cut 10% for a starting load and did a charge ladder from 36 to 42 grains. thomascjohnston52 They showed a max load of 40 grains with a 123 SMK. That way I know where it is. (verified owner) March 26, 2019. Had some Reloder 7 laying around and tried it at 23 grains. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. Keep up the good work. Gerald DILGARD The shot was from about 50 yards. adam_tilson All boom flops, rking453 44 gr 6.5 StaBall . Perfection on a high shoulder shot with very high impact velocity. Very pleased. Have also shot a buck with it and it too was one shot with No Tracking Required. Im switching all my hunting rifles to hammers now theyre hard to beat. Both had DRT results. All the hogs dressed out close to 125 lbs.. Under .3 moa November 4, 2020. I took it out yesterday and found a 6'7" black bear to test the load out. You've gained a long term customer. bullet load data from the Hodgdon website. Description The Berger Classic Hunting bullets are specially designed to conform to SAAMI industry dimensional standards. Bled out and died in less than 20yards. Just a great all around bullet. The Barnes shot a little over an inch and Hammers were a little under half an inch. September 19, 2022. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. arreed28 As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. 70 HH performs great. Thread starter hunter24605; Start date Oct 27, 2022; Oct 27, 2022 #1 hunter24605 Handloader. Will be using it Fall of 2022 for hogs, deer, and, coyotes. She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. Sometimes we will swap to another primer. Meat loss was almost non-existent, very little bloodshot meat. Dropped a ton of hogs, quite a few coyotes, a few beavers. Description. + Print; Pages: [1] 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! Telling all my buddies about Hammer Bullets! to 558 yds. Sorry I dont have the FPS yet. These shoot great in my 6.8 western. Im loading for my Kimber Hunter in .280AI. Have not hunted with it yet. These are the first hammer bullets I have tried. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. I was unsure at first working loads but then stuff started coming together the hotter the load. 53g of H4350 running 3535fps Boom flop. Minimal bloodshot or meat loss. Bull Elk, 600 yards,198 Hammer Hunter, went through left shoulder, took out lungs, exited right shoulder. Upgraded glass beaded H. S. Precision light stock. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. 3385 fps avg. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer. You must log in or register to reply here. (verified owner) August 19, 2022. Im betting that I could get to, or even surpass 30 grains of powder, but well see. Max powder is 57.3 . Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. If you are looking for a great performing, tough bullet these will do the trick and then some. I shot flatter and had less wind drift than the guys shooting 300 win mags, 6.5 creedmoors, and 270 WSMs (yes, we compared DOPE gathered under the exact same conditions at the exact same time). Worked up a load for the 117HH in my 270 Win for this years western mule deer hunt. Retained ~70%. Most one shot drops when I did my job. COAL: 3.643" It is a great killing combo. D.T.A [emailprotected] 2.714" I do know that the next time Im in Kalispell Ill be going into their shop. Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted. The bullet couldnt have been going much faster than 1800 fps when it hit, but it did exactly what Hammer said it would do. And this was a 3 shot pattern at 100 yards. Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. I can't wait to try these on elk this fall. Precise and durable. Work up your loads slowly. We just returned from South Africa and the performance of these bullets in her rifle was spectacular. Getting tiny groups and about 3100 fps MV from that 20 inch barrel. Will be loading more Hammers for another Savage 99 in.250 with 1:11 twist someday soon. I think we can do exacy like the Absolute Hammer post, just on the Hammer Hunter (this) post. 8 point Maine buck. 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter As a resident of CA, were faced with having to shoot non tox bullets. If the rifle is not liking what is going on we generally switch the powder. There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. One shot. They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! It's satisfying not to have to worry about lead contaminating the meat I will be feeding my family. Lungs were basically liquified, hollow point broke into 3 petals; one exited with the shank and two petals got slowed down by shoulder muscle landing just over the opposite side skin. Mark Westbrook These bullets run GREAT in my Sherman 338 (based on 270 case). Will post picture once I figure out how to change the file type. They pointed me in the direction of these and I am glad they did. (verified owner) March 16, 2022, I tried it with 47.6 gr of Staball and a magnum primer. 70HH Rocks. Attachments Absolutely devastating on coyotes: multiple exit fragments. Oddly I tried the same load with an 85 gr TSX and got about 150 fps less MV with the slightly lighter Barnes bullet. 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. My shot came at 237 yards. (verified owner) February 9, 2022, shot serval hogs with these out to 290yds it wacks em! So all the information you read about Hammer bullets, says that faster burning powders for any given cartridge perform best, but when you peruse through the all the pet loads folks have posted, more . 46gr of IMR4451 at oal of 2.765 became our go to load. Does averaged about110 pounds. We have our go to loads. A follow up review for above combo. And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. First hog that has been mounted in years due to its size and color. Lost some cube steak there. I'm running 75 grains of Varget at 3,863 fps with single digit SD and sub 1/2 MOA accuracy. Hammer Bullets. Ding! Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. (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. will be loading some more of these up just to see how tight of a grouping I can squeeze out of them. Because they are pure copper they do not disintegrate like lead core bullets, so meat damage is still very light. The far side of the ribs had little shrapnel wounds from the separated petals surrounding the exit. It was a 1/4 moa group. Excellent performance on game out of my 30 Nosler. The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. No doubt, you will ask, "why two groups?" The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil Needed something quick to try on east Texas pigs. This spring I started load development for my 25" barreled 280 Ackley Improved. Shilien barrel 9 twist 25 1/4 in. (verified owner) February 21, 2021, Loaded these for my 10 year old daughter in a 243 browning micro medalian L.H .. 1 shot 50 yards ,,, buck went 10 yards ,,, complete pass through.. entrance was in the crease , exit opposite shoulder total devastation,,, awesome bullet, Travelis Russ 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. Hammers best hunting bullet out there! Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. In my rifle, 47.3 grains was pushing the bullet to 3100 out of my 24" barreled Weatherby Range Certified Vanguard. Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Not even going to try a different load . 172gr. CCI BR-4 primers dmhittconstruction Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. Instantly joined the 3/4 club as the entire left quarter looks like it was hit by an IED. I did find by using a drop tube I can get 1.8 grains of more powder in the case before I run into the same problem . I highly recommend this brand, you wont be disappointed! Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. 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. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . Thanks to Steve and everyone at Hammer! So far in the .308 I've only pushed LE loads to an average of 2,950 fps, which is quite satisfactory. stubing 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. 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. Every tool is different so it might not stay true to your tool. Anyone call/bring in blacktail or black bear? These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. A friend recommended Hammer Hunter Bullets and I have had a great year so far. September 28, 2022, Shot a bull elk at 100 yards high shoulder. I would not hesitate to shoot a bull elk with this load. Shoots amazing out of my 22Sendero Light Proof Glacier Ti. The Shock Hammersare our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. I was leaving for deer camp in 4 days and couldn't find any loaded ammo anywhere on the shelf. Speed 2700 fps . Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. Where that could present a problem is on mag box lengths. Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. Hammer Bullets are custom turned on a CNC lathe, using only the highest-quality solid copper appropriate for the desired result. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. Meat loss almost non existent. 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are fabricated with glided metal jackets and bonded cores to ensure the bullet performs with every shot. Allen Kitts Im shooting sub .250 moa with these things in my 6.5-284 Norma. .338L.M And pass through Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. October 22, 2022. 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. Also, almost every mono bullet data i've seen suggests starting at 0.050" off the lands. Shane Staples I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. This bullet line is designed to feed through the magazine of factory rifles while still retaining the bearing surface of the bullet forward of the neck. Gerald DILGARD and higher velocities it raises the old 94 lever gun to another level. 55.5 gr were nearly in the same hole. Moved to 78.5 which shot a .24 group at 100yds. I can't speak well enough about Steve and Brian. I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! If your looking at these, buy em! Ivan Bourgeois OAL 2.240 The only down side was the significant wound channel if you hit bone. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) While having to seat them a little far into the case for my liking (takes up internal space for powder), I am still getting a little more than 100 fps velocity increase over the SMKs. We could not get them or any bullet to shoot well. You are using an out of date browser. There is no hype on this website, they perform as advertised. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. friends and Darin Draper We invite discussions about any other products as well. My 20" 6.5 CM has this zipping over 3200 FPS. 83 gr Hammer Hunters are exactly thatHammers! 44.5 of RL16 prints tiny groups in every gun I have tried it in. I loaded them to 3300 FPS, using Nosler load data for 85/90 grain bullets. This bullet is a performer! Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. My Cooper Raptor loves these bullets. 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. Great velocity and sub moa out of my Tikka 7mm Rem Mag. Michael Wilczynski I couldnt be more pleased. (verified owner) February 2, 2023. I shoot these in my ruger m77 mark ii 25-06 at 3660 fps and they shoot phenomenal on paper and on game. Easiest load development I've ever done. Please dont skip steps. mathew.watkins Just click this button and the coupon will show. Showed slight signs of pressure. Also a very accurate bullet! Accuracy was great and 6 animals taken last year. I have taken deer from 25 yards, to Elk at 700 shooting the 143s in a 28 Nosler and the results have been exceptional, as well as the customer service, dallas hardaway The Products Page, and i have other rifles for him to in! Shoots amazing out of them significant wound channel when compared to Nosler AB where that present! 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