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I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. 30-06 at just over 2900fps. Also, almost every mono bullet data i've seen suggests starting at 0.050" off the lands. May 28, 2020 #4 JLS Well-known member Joined Mar 26, 2012 Messages 17,365 Location 14fps, 1.17grp Please Login or Register. Standard Deviation 5.79 FPS By far, the easiest load work up I have ever experienced. I grudgingly switched to these when Barnes became unavailable and Im happy I made the switch. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. Meat loss almost non existent. I just started reloading for my 444 CVA scout rifle . I highly recommend these bullets on animals of this size. This way I can live vicariously through other's efforts. Tried the 146s and got 1.5 -2inch groups, Eric Thornton Nosler, Hornady, Federal, Winchester. Very impressive performance. Shot a doe that was bag flop, and a buck that didnt run far into the wood line and was VERY easy to track. The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. Had several that shot half inch until I tried 44gr of 6.5 Staball . Angling away, the bullet shed 3 petals, destroyed the liver, hot the spine, and shattered 7 vertebrae before lodging inside the spine. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. January 1, 2022. I haven't shot anything except wood yet, but that showed excellent penetration. I have taken five animal to date with the 124 Grain Hammer Hunters out of my 6.5 PRC at 3300 FPS and the results have been fantastic. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) 29.0 gr -2712fps, stdDev. Im going 5 stars on this as this is the second Hammer bullets Ive reloaded for in two different rifles and both have been very accurate. I can't speak well enough about Steve and Brian. What's not to love. 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 . Then 50 yards later to my surprise she falls over. I don't have a chrony, so all I have is the load data from Nosler. lead bullet load. Lee Jordan Important to me as o have a family of six 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! The terminal performance was nothing like ive seen, with minimal meat loss. She took 9 animals on our safari all were single shot kills except for her sable. DRT. Overview and welcome information about loading Hammer Bullets. But I decided to pull the gym tech scale out and way a few to see how consistent they were. 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. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. Plus the flat trajectory doesn't have me making adjustments at extended distances! That's going to do a number on anything it hits, I tried 43 gr of Varget and must say I was not impressed. Loaded some and BOOM, genuine half inch groups. My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. Greg Huchko It has a 1-20 barrel that is 25 long . These cavernous hollow points are designed to expand upon contact with a fluid-based medium through hydraulic energy. Now running ladder in my 30-06, found a node at 3208 that is awesome in my 22 inch sako. 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. Tim Faircloth Very Poor. I played with them a while and came up with a great load. 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. I've purchased 400.00 worth of these bullets just this month and I'm wondering if I've bought enough. I like to find pressure and back away from it. I was very happy with the accuracy but an antelope lung shot is not much of a test on a 7mm bullet. Now its time to try it in my sons new 257 bee and maybe dig out the old Ruger #1 in 25 WSM. Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. Developing a load for my rifle was quick, the Hammer bullets are some of the easiest bullets to find loads for. Im pushing them at 3125fps and for a hunting rig Im very happy. Nowhere near max! Great bullets. This bullet is really accurate and effective out of a 1940s vintage Savage 99 carbine in .250-3000, 1:14 twist, worn rifling. + Print; Pages: [1] 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! The shot left a pretty clean 1' hole after hitting the near-side shoulder. Only meat loss was a small portion of one back strap. (verified owner) March 10, 2020. Learn about what makes Hammer Bullets different and check out the types of bullets we manufacture. All but one dropped in their tracks. The next day I got them in the mail, had them loaded up and two shot strings later I had my load. The new spreadsheet on Hammer Hunters is posted above! I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. (verified owner) December 7, 2022. my hunting pal recently shot a 3 round .250 group out of his 308 with these little guys. 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. Boom flop. (verified owner) October 11, 2020. love the Hammers in my 260 AI, Match accuracy,Still working on pressure issues, start low with these bullets! Cannot be combined with other discounts Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. 57.5 gr of 4831sc seemed to work the best of the 3 powders I tried. If you are asking about running the 70g Hammer Hunter, they will run very well from the 9" twist. Thanks , Mark Gendreau . Outstanding! Ship to: 11284 MT Hwy 83 Bigfork, MT 59911 Specifications: This shot folded him like a soup Sandwich! Bull Elk, 600 yards,198 Hammer Hunter, went through left shoulder, took out lungs, exited right shoulder. A heavier cup & core bullet. With a very compressed load of 3031, I can get 2500 fps, and 1 moa groups. Companies may update components such as powders, internal case capacity, and primers. 44.5 of RL16 prints tiny groups in every gun I have tried it in. The squares below are .5 inch. This bullet in my rifle runs right at 2700 fps and routinely produces a sub-0.5 MOA groups. The length and weight allowed my Ruger No One's 1:12 twist to truly reach its full potential. Trying to find load for 20 inch barrel with suppressor . (verified owner) February 2, 2023. Great velocity and sub moa out of my Tikka 7mm Rem Mag. Lower recoil, super accurate and a vapor trail. Yet to have one run off. Mar 25, 2021 #3 M. mtmuley Well-known member. The results were fantastic and load development was a breeze. Close to 3300fps/1430ft*lbs at the muzzle from a 20" bolt gun with N133 is what you can look forward to! 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. With a slightly larger 2mm hollow point this bullet will have more consistent low vel impact performance. Thankyou for a great product. Precision 6.5 CM using this bullet dropped a massive boar at 230 yards. Shoulder/neck junction on a steep quartering to shot. Also, its my understanding they are great about giving help on the phone too. 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. Load work up took one day at the range. Very pleased! Looking forward to seeing the performance on game. Cant wait to use them on my NM pronghorn hunt at the end of August. Ding! I didn't like that load is it would explode on impact on deer and hogs with no to little penetration. kopitzke make a great deer and hog wacker! Under .3 moa I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. I'm impressed and won't be switching any time soon. 28 Nosler shooting 155 Grain hammer hunters. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. Under a dime size group at 100 yards all day if you do your part. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. thomascjohnston52 SD 2.0. Rifle range is not a good place for them to hang out. 1- 10 rifiling did not work with 60 gr. Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! 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. Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. The Hammers will show 50 to 100 fps higher vel, in most rifles, over the load data. Im using V N120 . .264 Cal-134g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer), .358 Cal-200g Power Hammer (formerly shock hammer), .338 Cal-205g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer). We are offering a 10% military discount for current and former members of the military. I get consistent 1/2 groups in the heat of summer or the cool of hunting season. Upper hams on both sides were a mess. With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. But what really sold me was when I shot a doe at 200yards that was moving and I miss judged the lead. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. 1/2 at 100yards. arreed28 Gerald DILGARD 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. 20 1:7 barrel .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. Bullet impacted his hip joint where it attaches the spine, took out both feromal arties. I did not recover the bullet, but performance was exceptional. We invite discussions about any other products as well. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. I just ordered some more, and some 308s for my TC Contender 30/30. .338L.M Probably a good idea to stay with hammer hunters rather than the absolutes of your just getting started. Steve knows his product line inside and out and is quick to get back to you if you have a question. I am driving them at 3,250 fps in a 6.5-284 Norma and have dispatched deer out to 180 yards which are normal ranges for lowland deer management in the UK. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. April 4, 2021. I will be ordering more, a lot more. This bullet shoots great out of my Savage 243 win. Michael Wilczynski You wont be disappointed with these bullets. Hammer Bullets Load Data. Got these shooting a .4 moa group at 3,010 fps with my fierce 7mm rem mag and I couldnt ask for anything more! Bullet exited right shoulder. I would not recommend absolute hammers to anyone that is not a veteran reloader imho. Hoping I can tighten up the groups when I load a little closer to the lands. 358 Norma, half round half octagon Fred Wells cut-rifled barrel. We would be happy to refund your money. The hammer blackout was a bang flop. This is really what Im after flat shooting all the way out to 200 yards . This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else Shooting several 5 shot groups under 1/2 MOA at 100 yards. Now this is where things started to get a little tougher . Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. I'm running 75 grains of Varget at 3,863 fps with single digit SD and sub 1/2 MOA accuracy. Probably going to try and push them harder just to see but very happy as is. 172gr. I started off with 62gr RL 17 up to 66 when group was around 1.25 inch. 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 took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. I agree with the last paragraph above. Nearly instant death. The regular hammers go much quicker and finding an accuracy load was very simple when compared to the absolutes. My shot came at 237 yards. It's satisfying not to have to worry about lead contaminating the meat I will be feeding my family. I have only shot 6 animals so far and none of them liked it! Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. But I had to try it with other powders. Really happy Hammer made a bullet that works with this slow twist Savage. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! I have not had the opportunity to use the 6.5 PRC/124 Grain Hammer Hunter combination on any elk sized game but would not hesitate to do so should the occasion arise. Was able to get 2466fps with H110. I have shot one mature whitetail buck at 400 yds with this load through my Bergara 300 PRC so far. So far I've shot a big black bear and a mature cow elk. Welcome Guest. If you hit them where youre supposed to, these bullets are sure to anchor them! Copper Bullets ( Legend ) IMR 4350 54.5=2328, 56.5=2379, and 58.5=2440. The Shock Hammers are our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. Bullet Type: AF FN (Swift) Diameter: 0.308" Powder: IMR 4198 (Improved Military Rifle) Primer: CCI 450 Mag Case: Wilson Combat. Its a deer/hog worst nightmare out to 300 yds. Give them a try. Big hollow point? Found a load development under half moa. Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. I was unsure at first working loads but then stuff started coming together the hotter the load. joe.inlow 70gr. Grouping under moa out of savage 300 wsm at mag length. With this new sponsorship, the 7mm 184gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet was created. Thank you!! Thanks for a great product! (verified owner) November 26, 2022. A friend recommended Hammer Hunter Bullets and I have had a great year so far. (2) Antelope) and (3) Mule Deer Does. (verified owner) November 22, 2022. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. Great bullet! Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. I recovered a petal under the skin on the inner part of the far side leg. This bullet is a performer! August 19, 2022. I first purchased a sample pack and loaded 3 groups of 5 and started at max oal and ended up at 2.900 with 60 grains of H4350. Wed love to hear from you! Im 20-25 th off the lands . All factory ammo that I had tried sprayed 2-3 MOA. Very pleased with Hammer. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. It is leaving the 20 barrel at 3480fps and a 4 shot group was just over .6. These shoot great in my 6.8 western. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. Its my favorite hammer because brian and steve was nice enough to let me run it through a few of my 22 cal hotrods before it went on the site! (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 I cut 10% for a starting load and did a charge ladder from 36 to 42 grains. You are using an out of date browser. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. The exit hole on both does was about the size of a quarter and I would consider both shots to be no loss of meat. Cant wait! I was impressed with the performance on two whitetails this year. Casmus Simmons Lungs were soup. Pat Long I bought these to loads in a friends Marlin 30-30. Excellent performance in 24" barrel 30-06. February 13, 2020. 14 twist. Minimal bloodshot or meat loss. Max powder is 57.3 . dallas hardaway George L Taylor Maybe I can play more after season. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. LIL Gun 29.5grs Grouped like it had eyes ! COAL: 3.643" Messages. (verified owner) June 21, 2022. Shot a big Indiana 10 point buck and bullet worked perfect. Moved to 78.5 which shot a .24 group at 100yds. Bought these to find a deer and elk load that would shoot small groups but still do the job. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. Full penetration and dropped in their tracks performance from 200 to 394 yards. Rich start another thread in the rifles forum about barrel break in. One thing i've noticed with loading hammers is you need newer/softer brass (I.e. The 151 grain Absolute Hammer worked for me this season by putting a bull elk down in one shot. (verified owner) December 6, 2021. I did a very simple load using the 143 grain hammer hunter. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. I have H1000, Rl26, Retumbo and 7977, Iowa hunters are now allowed to use necked rifle cartridges (with some caliber restrictions). I think Im already where I need to be at around 53 gr . The deer dropped right in it's tracks, without even a kick. That will put a "hurtin" on just about anything. With a regular LRP. Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. I gave four stars because for whatever reason the BC in my rifle is not matching the posted BC. At 52 grains . I always load bullets I will be hunting with. Average muzzle velocity was 2,908 with 40.0gr of Varget out of the 22" barrel with a Rugged Radiant 7.62 mounted. turned out afterwards with friends range finder shot was at 460 yards . I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. Accurate +600 yards. on elk. I have killed : Arabian Oryx at 115 yds; White Tail at 407 Yds; Wildebeest at 130 (on the point of the shoulder), and Red Sheep at 90 yds. I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. crimp ladder to see if the group continues to improve. Hammers best hunting bullet out there! 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. The 243 win with the 70HH. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. Work up from a listed start load and find some pressure, and usually the load is done. 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. 200 gr Hornady Interlocks have abysmal BC, and 250 gr Speer Hot Cors just dont have the velocity I want, and I cant get anything else. You can get heavy hammers but the bullets are very long. Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. Load development was easy, and the b.c given is spot on with my setup. (verified owner) March 26, 2019. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. Thanks to Steve and everyone at Hammer! The vapor trail is awesome. Bullet Casting Alloys, Tin & Pure Lead; Bullet Casting Flux; Cast Iron Lead Pots; . Full Pass though each shot. mathew.watkins Run this bullet 3500 fps in my 6.5 twist 22/6mm dropped a nice mule deer at 450 yds! One petal has not sheared, but otherwise perfect performance and very fast lethality. Ranging from197 yards, the closest, to 435 yards the longest. Work is preventing me from testing. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Just ordered 200 more of these, and plan on using them next deer season. 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 . At the range all groups were under an inch and the group I settled on was nearly a one hole group at a 100 yards. 3 in a dime at 100 yrds. Mark Westbrook BSHEETS 1000 yards is a walk in the park. Started with 78 grains which shot good with no pressure signs. (verified owner) January 11, 2023. With minimal time for load development due to other responsibilities, I picked a good velocity node and loaded up a few rounds at an arbitrary COL. bullets. Use faster powders and run em hard. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. Keep up the good work. Mule kick and ran 30ft stumbling the whole way. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. I will be using these on Colorado deer this fall. Nosler data is pretty hot data and will line up pretty close with the Hammers. (verified owner) June 13, 2022. Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. October 10, 2022. Have already ordered some lighter ones to try just to get that extra velocity I want just to flatten out my trajectories. The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil Excellent penetration. But damage was very impressive. Hammer Bullets is not responsible for your load process, equipment, and choices. This was by far the fastest easiest load development I have ever had including other Hammer's. I decided to try this bullet out after some positive anecdotes online. COL. 2.265 . First shot missed completely low, 2nd hit forward in the chest, 3rd was perfectly through the heart and dropped her. Excellent performance on game out of my 30 Nosler. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. Cant wait to try it on game out to its expansion threshold. Only two of the deer were spine shot, others were thru the lungs, and they just collapsed. Then I tried working my way up with TAC and I was just below pressure limits with 44.0 and a regular primer. Gene Phillips Had 4 exit holes on the opposite side. Im very happy with my results on coyotes. I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. Michael homan Still acceptable but I thought I could get tighter. 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. 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. Took it on and Aoudad hunt along the Texas/Mexico border in December 2021. One thing that Ive been seeing in various threads about is the Absolute Hammer bullets. In the dirt. Lots Currently Listed. With RL 26 I reached a very comfortable 3650 fps. Thread starter hunter24605; Start date Oct 27, 2022; Oct 27, 2022 #1 hunter24605 Handloader. Thought I would give these a try in a 257 Weatherby Mark V that we installed a Lilja barrel on. We found this bullet in the off side against the humorous. toby.spruce Instantly joined the 3/4 club as the entire left quarter looks like it was hit by an IED. I run this one up to 4100fps in a 22/250, 4200fps in a 22 creed. Settled on 42.3 gr of RL-16. Ding! We can design a specific bullet for use in non-standard twist rates. Precise and durable. Ivan Bourgeois They do not expand on dry mediums like wood, drywall, bone, or sheet metal. 6.5mm (0.264") bullet diameter. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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 . I will leave review's for other bullets when available. They definitely did not disappoint I was able to get 3/4" moa at 100yrd first time out. ruger american predator 6.5cm. (verified owner) November 27, 2022. I think if youre just starting out reloading they are an excellent choice. Hammer Bullets - Simply Better, Superior Accuracy, Increased Velocity for both target shooting and hunting applications. After that I was convinced. Four does and two bucks. I have RL-22, IMR 7828 SSC and H4831SC. Continued load development rewarded me with a repeatable 0.5moa rifle, with these 174s clocking in at 3380 FPS. I have a 243 Win. The Shock Hammer line is approximately an 80% weight retention bullet that has a larger hollow point for super quick opening on game with high retention for long straight penetration. It is a great killing combo. 4 shots the first day into 1" with a ladder of different charges of Varget, and then the second day put 3 shots into a 1/2" at 100 yds with 44.5gr. 0. Loaded these over 42 grains of Varget in a 7mm-08. Jereme Wesely What more can you ask for from an all copper hunting bullet? The hammers hitlike a ton of bricks I was very impressed! (verified owner) May 22, 2022, I received these the other day And like the way they look. Speed 2700 fps . Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. .02" @ 100 yds. It was a 1/4 moa group. MICHAEL PRESTON Not 0.020". I highly recommend these bullets and company. The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. Unlike that B company. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Recoil is on par with my 6.5 Creedmoor. The only down side was the significant wound channel if you hit bone. The bullet hit a bit high, and entered six inches in front of his hind quarter. Will be ordering more. October 1, 2022, very accurate bullet out of my custom 257 Weatherby mag has a Brux 7 1/2 twist barrel, 28 inch barrel , velocity average is 3680 FPS , i mounted a 5.5 -22 x56 Nightforce on this rifle and Harris bi-pod too . Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. Going on some recommendations I tried something new to me going light for caliber and bumping the speed. Steve Davis Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. It may not display this or other websites correctly. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. Loads for both use H4831 a grain off max, and have used 4350 with similar accuracy just a little lower velocity. 3385 fps avg. So just want to make sure I get this right. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. A monolithic bullet. Now I just need to get some 180s for my 300 wsm! 70HH Rocks. Looking forward to testing more loads. Anyone know where data might be? mixitup210 I thought he would explode but when I walked up to him his head was gone. 46gr of IMR4451 at oal of 2.765 became our go to load. In a lot of rifles its hard to get .020" off the lands and still fit in the magazine. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist Im loading for my Kimber Hunter in .280AI. Will post picture once I figure out how to change the file type. 172gr. I tried these in a 6mm Remington that has never shot any bullet/powder inside 3. H1000 @ 88g or US869 @ 104g Lost some cube steak there. These bullets are slightly more pricey than most but pay for themselves and then some. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. I have Hammered 4 hogs with this bullet from 45 yards to 125 yards. family have been using hammer bullets also and no negative reports! For most Eastern US hunting these will work wonderfully. 29.2gr / 2727fps, stdDev 1.5fps, 1.25grp Remember, Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and win by experience. There was some damage in the shoulder meat, and one fragment of the bullet ended up in the foremost part of the back steak, but there was less damage overall than what I've observed from jacketed lead-core bullets. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. It was a 1/4 moa group. Hammer Bullets. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). Then that market completely evaporated, right before a hunt. The far side of the ribs had little shrapnel wounds from the separated petals surrounding the exit. There is an extensive spreadsheet for Absolute Hammer Load Data developed and shared by members on this Forum. 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