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this is my 1st year with using Hammer bullets and i only shot 1 antelope buck at 460 yards with one shot hit the bottom of the heart at an angle went out the other side and basically cut the buck`s leg off was just hanging on by skin the leg. so no bullet no petals to be found that bullet was gone and i never looked for it either in the dirt at all i was 300 feet higher about than the buck when i shot. but come the middle of November i will know much more then about Hammer bullets . the one thing i have done was shoot these 103 gr. 25 caliber bullets out of my 257 Weatherby mag. in my 1-10 twist Brux barrel Ruger #1 and i drop down to 74 grs. Reloader 25 instead of 75 grs. and this Ruger #1 went from 3/4 of inch at 100 yds. down too under a 1/2 inch at 100 yds. 3 shot groups .i still don`t like to shoot this rifle too much because i wanna save the rifling and its my hunting rifle not a target rifle but i am amazed how it shoots now too and i never cleaned the barrel either. ask me the middle of November i should know more then ! Pete53

My 30-06 Mauser M12 rifle shoots the 150 power hammers into tiny little groups.

Lapua brass, 51.5 grains of Varget. CCI 200 primer, 2.720" measured on the Ogive. not sure on speed, but roughly 2900FPS

My latest elk load

https://imgur.com/a/mUNryMR

Can you tighten that group up a tad more Fotis...?

Yeah, with a bit more tuning, that load should be good to go.

DF

I can try only for you Ernie

I guess those of us who may have been accused of being Hammer fanatics, we have our groups and terminal performance to comfort us.

And yeah, they're a bit on the expensive side, but IMO, worth the cost.

And, you can actually get them from the makers who seem to stay pretty well stocked.

And, for those who have to use non-lead projectiles, these are hard to beat, lead or non-lead.

DF

Great Shooting!!!!

i wonder maybe the tolerances and /or uniformibility is easy to get with these copper Hammer bullets ? because when i have the right twist barrel on the rifle with these Hammer bullets even my hunting rifles shoot tighter groups easier and more consistent ? there has to be something to it if Weatherby is starting to load these Hammer bullets ?

Google them. They have a patented driving band set up that reportedly results in less friction and higher velocities. Evidently they’re pretty uniform and well made to be as consistently accurate as they are.

They have several types of bullets for different applications.

Good guys, very engaged with their customers.

DF

Temped to try the 110 grain in a .257, but the bc seems a bit lower than what I want.

i loaded 103 gr. Hammer hunter bullets with my load of 74 grs. Reloader 25 at 3600-3700 fps BC`S don`t mean that much with my 257 Weatherby mag out to 600 yards with a little Kentucky windy . my 100 yard 3 shot groups are under 1/2 inch with a hunting rifle in my Ruger #1 with these bullets . i did shoot a buck antelope on the 1st shot at a measured 460 yards ,i was laying down with a bi-pod and bullet went thru the antelope. no tempting for me i have these 103 gr. Hammer hunter bullets loaded for son and myself for our whitetail buck season this fall 2022 in our home state of Minnesota up by the border ,we have big deer up there too.

So Pete why not the 110's or isn't your twist right?

my Ruger #1`s are 1-10 twist probably won`t shoot the 110 grain bullet well ? my MARK 5 is a 7 1/2 twist that would i think. but i do like speed and 103 grain bullet is fast and should hit a bigger whitetail buck hard.

Steve no longer says to use magnum primers unless your gun shoots them better, standard primers work well, I used the new Power Hammers in my 20.06 in 150 gr on their African trip. I was very impressed with them so next April when I go back to Africa they will be in my 06 and in my 458 for cape buff in the 404 grain

Hammer Bullets sparked an epiphany and paradigm shift in my hunting bullet selection. Took a bit for me to break out of the "Energy is everything, heavy as possible bullet for cartridge!" Steve Davis' repeated phrase is, "Speed Kills!" He is right with Hammer bullet construction. Steve will also answer the phone or call you back in a reasonable amount of time. Here is what I have discovered about Hammer Bullets:

1. Always in stock. Ship fast
2. The design makes so much sense. The front of the bullet peels and petals out on impact, causing multiple veering channels of wounding, and the base stays intact and drives deep. Hence the ability to shoot light for cartridge.
3. Distance to lands doesn't matter. Load them to the first groove under the ogive.
4. I have not used magnum primers and I guess I came to the party after the magnum primers were emphasized.
5. I have not crimped the bullets. I swab the necks with alcohol on a q-tip and my RCBS dies give tight neck tension.
6. I do use faster ish burning powders for the lighter bullets
7. Lethality is unreal. DRT/dead bug with legs in the air upon impact. Gallons of blood out the mouth and organs jellified.
8. So easy to achieve sub minute loads.
9. I am not a super duper long dong range hunter. 500yds and in. BC matters not.

10. This is a real kick. They smoke through the air with what's known as the "Hammer Trail!" Someone sitting beside the shooter, or a video camera will witness a vapor/smoke trail like daytime tracers. It's thought the machine oil left in the tips cause the Hammer Trail.

11. I would buy a 6.5 manbun knowing I would shoot 124gr Hammers and be good to go!

Yup.

Did you have a vapor trail?

My guide videotaped my elk kill through a phonescope/spotter. I didn't see the Hammer trail at the time, but you can't miss it on the video.

Just shot a mule deer with 150 grain hammers in 30-06

Bullet performed well

315 yards

with the 103 gr. Hammer bullets during the 2022 November rifle season in Minnesota this year i shot a nice buck that field dressed 193 lbs. , was a one shot bang flop kill on the shoulder with my 257 Weatherby mag. i did not have time to examine the bullet hole because we had a nasty blizzard come in 15 minutes after i shot this buck,never did find bullet in this animal? yes i think these Hammer bullets seem to work well but i need to shoot more game animals yet to be positive. Pete53