September 19, 2022. Trying to find load for 20 inch barrel with suppressor . 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. Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. December 16, 2020. Not a step. Over and over again. It took me 15 rounds total to arrive at what will be my go-to load for the 338 LM. Educate yourself on all the dangers involved with shooting and reloading firearms. Moved to 78.5 which shot a .24 group at 100yds. No pressure signs and the velocity was right where I figured I should be. Exit wound was dime size with two petal fragments lodged under the hide. 3 in a dime at 100 yrds. Meat loss almost non existent. 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. 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 . Rem. 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. As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. Been shooting the 181s and 166s in my 300 Win Mag and 300 WSM. Looks like these will make a trip to africa in may. Thankyou for a great product. I have used the DeadBlow version of these on deer in the UK and they work extremely well. 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 That's going to do a number on anything it hits, I tried 43 gr of Varget and must say I was not impressed. Took an antelope and a black tail with these out of my 300prc. The 35g Hammer Hunter will line up nicely with lead core 35g data, such as Hodgdon. I harvested a Columbian Blacktail buck at 225 yards with a single shot as he was quartering away from me. Tim Faircloth I have only shot 6 animals so far and none of them liked it! Look forward to stretching these out to 800 yards. 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. 5 deer and one bear. 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. At 75 yards both bullets in the same hole . I now have a load that matches the SS Patron 197.5 grain FMJ load of WWII in an appropriate hunting bullet. Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. Does averaged about110 pounds. Great bullet, dallas hardaway Shooting these little lasers in my son's 7mm-08 with a 20" barrel. When does everyone think is the best time to sell/buy vehicles? 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. Several shooting forums spoke highly of Hammer bullets and I decided to try some. Keep up the good work. December 16, 2021, The bullet worked perfect. This Hammer bullet was the clear winner in accuracy. Lee Jordan I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. I can't speak well enough about Steve and Brian. I loaded some of the 134's just to see how they would do. The entry hole was 7mm and the exit was about 1" The buck made it 30 yards tops. I would not recommend absolute hammers to anyone that is not a veteran reloader imho. We have our go to loads. I can stack these bullets with my 308 Win. Plan to use for turkey and predators. D.T.A [emailprotected] 2.714" I always load bullets I will be hunting with. April 4, 2021. My son and I planned a South Texas elk hunt in September and he (13yo) used the 143 HH to drop a huge bull elk from 178 yards. Load is 54.4gr of H4350, 2.990" COAL, @ 3300FPS, Trevor Kencsan 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. Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. There is an extensive spreadsheet for Absolute Hammer Load Data developed and shared by members on this Forum. These have a .020 jump to the lands in my rifle and shoot consistently 3 shot groups touching at 200 yards so long as I do my part. The squares below are .5 inch. Which was a really good thing when the elk herd posted up in the field at 300 yards. Automatically applied at checkout valid 12/1-12/31. 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. Although they may just shoot very accurate without having to mess with them. Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. He ran less than 20 yards and was. I'm at 47.3gr of 6.5 StaBall out of my 6.5 CM. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. 57.7 grains N550. (verified owner) December 14, 2022. Work up your loads slowly. Had slight pressure signs with the biggest charge, so I went with the lower option and haven't looked back. Took it on and Aoudad hunt along the Texas/Mexico border in December 2021. 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. I tried these in a 6mm Remington that has never shot any bullet/powder inside 3. Meat damage was there but not terrible. I recently used this bullet on a desert bighorn sheep. 700 ADL stock barrel and action with a 9.125 twist per Rem. 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. toby.spruce 2.242 oal Alternate shooting 180gr TTSX and 181 gr Hammer bullets using the same load (seating depth, powder,etc.) 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. Steve Davis 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. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. 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. 46gr of IMR4451 at oal of 2.765 became our go to load. They have worked great on game also. I played with them a while and came up with a great load. 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. Had 4 exit holes on the opposite side. We invite discussions about any other products as well. No Pressure, very light recoil . Took out all the valves off the top of the heart, jellied one small portion of one lung. Shot a big Indiana 10 point buck and bullet worked perfect. Best decision I made was to purchase these. Under .3 moa new, 2 or 3x fired, annealed, etc). Sorry I dont have the FPS yet. 80 yard shot. 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. Hammer Bullets are custom turned on a CNC lathe, using only the highest-quality solid copper appropriate for the desired result. The speed is def there and I have room to back off and still get better than traditional 30-06 borderline .300 win mag speeds out of a .308 Win the 151 absolute. The shot connected with the upper shoulder and spine dropping her. Every tool is different so it might not stay true to your tool. A great deer load for most hunters. Retained ~70%. I'm sure they could be pushed a lot faster but why bother. Fired two for velocity, 3 more for group size and done. I tried nearly every premium hunting 30 cal bullet in my 300 WBY, using six different powders, only to consistently print 1.5 to 2.5 inch groups. 1/2" group and 3200 plus fps! With a regular LRP. I have used Barnes for 9 years all moose took altleast 3 rounds to drop and sometimes more I didnt adjust my dues or anything, just pressed out 8 of them with h4350 and went to the range. I don't have a chrony, so all I have is the load data from Nosler. I so far have used these bullets for hog and coyote hunting and let me tell youthey work as advertised. Ding! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I couldnt ask for better customer service. BSHEETS Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. I'd look at the Absolute Hammer spreadsheet data for the 140's, there's a fair number of entries there, or look at the Hammer Hunter spreadsheet data for the 131's as a starting point, start low and work up. This was the original line of bullets. (verified owner) November 26, 2022. I'm pushing these at 3000 fps out of a Winchester Model 70 chambered in 7 Rem. Shoot very well in my 25-284 at 3200fps and very lethal. Shot placement was through both front shoulders. Grouped like it had eyes ! These bullets are absolutely worth it. And so far they really smash game. (verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. (verified owner) May 18, 2021. Then that market completely evaporated, right before a hunt. I thought I'd give it one last try first, and wow! I do have Winchester 748 and Winchester 760 powders but dont seem to work effectively for me. Mag. This may not be an issue for all calibers/cartridges, but it does happen. Can hardly wait to put it to work . Ill start with these: Looking for 7mm Rem Mag data with the 146hh. One MOA accuracy 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. 30-06 at just over 2900fps. I worked out a pretty good load of 45 gr of TAC and seated at 2,750. To push heavier/longer bullets in many SAUMs/WSMs/PRCs etc many would want a long action mag box. This shot folded him like a soup Sandwich! These bullets are slightly more pricey than most but pay for themselves and then some. Wont buy these bullets again as Ive spent too much time already trying to make these work! All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. 3500 muzzle velocity, about 3250 impact. I have RL-22, IMR 7828 SSC and H4831SC. They worked right away. It has identical baring surface so it will load nearly identical with little or no change from previous loading. Now its time to try it in my sons new 257 bee and maybe dig out the old Ruger #1 in 25 WSM. 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 . Totally destroyed the lungs, full penetration. Barrel twist is 1:16, not 1:7 as stated earlier. December 20, 2021. IMR 4350 54.5=2328, 56.5=2379, and 58.5=2440. Was curious what these might do in my 722 rem. 57.5 gr of 4831sc seemed to work the best of the 3 powders I tried. So far I've shot a big black bear and a mature cow elk. I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. 44 gr of 6.5 staBall several groups of .250 at 100 yards. I get consistent 1/2 groups in the heat of summer or the cool of hunting season. Easiest bullets I have worked up loads for including custom bullets for my custom benchrest rifles. The greatest success I had prior to trying out the Hammer Hunter 260 was with a competitors 265gr bullet billed as a "long range" and it still wouldn't print inside a 3/4 inch at 100 yards on the best day after exhaustive load development. Pat Long I had issues with my AR15 350 legend cycling commercial ammo. It is a small bullet I ended up loading it shorter than my other reloads to get a decent crimp on it . Just tried out for first time hog hunting with complete pass though at 350yds. There is no drop off in terminal performance from the Shock Hammers. She tipped like she was hit by a truck and took 8 steps before taking a dirt nap. All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. Hammer Bullets Load Data. Continued load development rewarded me with a repeatable 0.5moa rifle, with these 174s clocking in at 3380 FPS. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. And pass through In a lot of rifles its hard to get .020" off the lands and still fit in the magazine. I did not see blood until getting the deer out of the truck, and did not find the entry and exit wounds until I opened her. 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. They are absolutely devastating on game without meat loss. I have a custom .284 win. OAL was 2.445 which put the round .025 off the lands in my rifle. bullet load data from the Hodgdon website. Have killed some 160 whitetails with these combos! 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 Top left casing is 42 grains, definite pressure. I just ordered some 92 gr Hammer bullets for my 257 WBY. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. The proof is in the freezer. Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. 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. This was by far the fastest easiest load development I have ever had including other Hammer's. 165 yrd's 125 pound boar (approx.) They simply have a very deep hollow point that causes them to shed much larger nose petals. I hit 66.2 grain and made the best group so far of my shooting career. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer! Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. Im very happy with my results on coyotes. I contacted the folks at Hammer for a bullet recommendation for my Wife's rifle. This spring I started load development for my 25" barreled 280 Ackley Improved. They seemed to shoot ok from an off-hand position at 25 yards, so I loaded up the rest for my class. . will be loading some more of these up just to see how tight of a grouping I can squeeze out of them. With a very compressed load of 3031, I can get 2500 fps, and 1 moa groups. 44.5 of RL16 prints tiny groups in every gun I have tried it in. 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. Largest group shot with that load was 0.38" at 100yrds, typical groups run closer to 0.25" using federal match primers vs remington. They shot phenomenally well out of my MKV Accumark! Welcome Guest. 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! 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. Shoot with total confidence. DRT. 40.5 of Varget works wonders also. All but one dropped in their tracks. Just loaded these for my Christensen Arms Ridgeline 300 WIn Mag. We have learned not to try to force a rifle to like what we want. jim knaub Total decimation in short. Consistently shooting 5 shot groups ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" at 100yds. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. 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 Brian Dirks Henry Harris III (2) Antelope) and (3) Mule Deer Does. 100 Count Hammer .355cal. COL. 2.265 . I will leave review's for other bullets when available. We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. Had some Reloder 7 laying around and tried it at 23 grains. I have been very happy with this bullet. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. As to accuracy, I tested it at 100 yards on 18 Nov 22 and produced the attached groups. Dropped a ton of hogs, quite a few coyotes, a few beavers. Type: Online-Only Auction: Date(s) 02/01/2023 - 02/27/2023: . Loaded these over 42 grains of Varget in a 7mm-08. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. Great bullet. Gerald DILGARD Cannot be combined with other discounts LilGun powder Jim Brost, Arizona We would be happy to refund your money. Big hollow point? 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. Problem solved with this hand-load. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. Hoping I can tighten up the groups when I load a little closer to the lands. 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. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Thanks, Roberts Greenaway I have a new "Woods Load" We hunt from tree stands and most shots are 100 yards or less. Took roughly 20 rounds to find a load for these bullets pushing 3300 fps. all December long . 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". Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. Which 7mm . On that other pill, three shots at three different whitetails resulted in no recovery. I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. .264 Cal-134g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer), .358 Cal-200g Power Hammer (formerly shock hammer), .338 Cal-205g Power Hammer (formerly Shock Hammer). Velocity is beyond comparison. And this was a 3 shot pattern at 100 yards. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! Bullet impacted his hip joint where it attaches the spine, took out both feromal arties. 14 twist. Just shortened it to 3.275 coal. 1000 yards is a walk in the park. The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. 172gr. Bullet performed flawlessly both times and best of all no blood shot meat! A winner, and FINALLY. Tried the 143's too but these just shot a little better out of my rifle. Greg Huchko These shoot great in my 6.8 western. Ivan Bourgeois We can provide a Hammer Bullet to meet the varying needs of each customer. I can use to look at . Thank you guys for a great product! My old M24/47 Mauser shoots the 198 grain Hammer Hunter just like a Mauser should. I started loading Hammer bullets in my 7 STW. Should bring a lot of opinions. And Im totally confident in their terminal performance on elk. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Still need to chrono what's coming out of the tube. My 20" 6.5 CM has this zipping over 3200 FPS. October 10, 2022. I'm really excited, I've heard Hammer bullets are very accurate. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! H4895 drives it to the highest velocity, but be careful going over 46 grains, bullets can be made to fly faster 3,000 fps, but I had one overpressure round! (verified owner) May 26, 2020. Looking forward to testing more loads. .025 off lands. Shot a gallon milk jug full of water at 50 yds and the little guy made it through the other side! I will never achieve that . For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. We have quite a few diff primers on hand. Oddly I tried the same load with an 85 gr TSX and got about 150 fps less MV with the slightly lighter Barnes bullet. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets. Cant wait to use them on my NM pronghorn hunt at the end of August. Each bullet is weighed and micrometer measured as it is produced. Jonathan Kisamore Jereme Wesely (verified owner) November 14, 2022. In my .300 Savage, LE pushes this bullet > 2,800 fps. Thank you!! Cant wait for antilope season in Wyoming. 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. Have not hunted with it yet. The groups started opening up about 3250 fps. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. They were readily available and shipped quick. (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 If you read on the website for hammer they recommend only experienced handloaders use absolute hammers due to the fact that they dont behave like a normal bullet. Looking forward to seeing on game performance! Ive been accumulating reloading equipment and will start reloading soon. My 7mm 143gr hammers are longer than my 168gr Bergers with a much lower bc. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. H1000 @ 88g or US869 @ 104g Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . Remember, Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and win by experience. Not 0.020". This is a place to discuss hunting, shooting, and other outdoor activities. I've tried many bullet and powder combos for my Remington Sendero VSSF II 264 Win Mag and only achieved 3/4 MOA @ 100 yards at best with another manufacturers 120 gr. Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. Justin Youngblood Tried 3 different other brands of slugs, and gobs of powders. Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. This bullet absolutely delivers. I have used them successfully on three roe, two fallow and two sika deer. Tried this bullet in my 7 STW and all I can say is wow. Bullet performance was great. Upgraded glass beaded H. S. Precision light stock. Lower recoil, super accurate and a vapor trail. It seems that these may be the holy grail as they have the traditional benefits of copper bullets (dont explode or fragment and penetrate deep) and can be loaded heavier than traditional coppers or pushed decently faster than traditional copper bullet weights. Very accurate and devastating on game. Dropped 3 hogs so far with my custom .25 caliber (25 GPC.) Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. This bullet is extremely accurate (like all my loads). September 16, 2021, Have not killed anything with them, I will give another review when I do, but as for accuracy GTFO my Browning BAR is shooting .25moa with these, If they kill like they shoot, I will probably switch all my rifles to these bullets, Justin Youngblood dmhittconstruction It took a lot more time with the absolute to find the right powder/charge. 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. I tried every box of ammo I could get my hands on as well as some hand loads. ballistic tips. MICHAEL PRESTON Lyman M Dies; 41-44 Caliber; 7.51mm-7.92mm Caliber; 29-31 Caliber; 5.45mm-7.5mm Caliber; Steve recommended the powder and I followed his advise of course and I'm not disappointed. 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. But damage was very impressive. I guess that will do. But what really sold me was when I shot a doe at 200yards that was moving and I miss judged the lead. As for load work upthere was none! She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. Didn't adjust for the wind on the long shot and hit him in the butt. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. My recipe is on the Hammer Bullets forum board - I didn't know if it was okay to leave it here or not. This coupon is on the honor system. A hole through both sides of the animal. Have already ordered some lighter ones to try just to get that extra velocity I want just to flatten out my trajectories. Cavity full of blood, literally my 6 year old son found the blood and "tracked" the deer like a lighted runway. Very minimal meat loss very. They need to be pushed pretty fast out of a fast twist barrel to stabilize but the western has no problem. Proof target through the builder/load development with this round produced a .19MOA 3 shot group. They didn't start to stabilize until over 2900fps in my 1:7 twist. Steve has been very helpful with getting load data sorted and I am very impressed with how helpful this company is. I can't wait to try these on elk this fall. Mark Grimes Wow was i surprised. Mar 25, 2021 #3 M. mtmuley Well-known member. I am impressed! Rate (verified owner) August 19, 2022. I like the performance combined with minimal meat wasted. They're not so easy on the wallet, but they are crazy easy to find an accurate load with, usually under 20 rounds and you're at least under MOA, if you follow their loading procedure. I grudgingly switched to these when Barnes became unavailable and Im happy I made the switch. Just loaded my first round of 88 Gr Hammer Hunters in my new 6 mm Creedmoor 1-7 twist Proof barrel. My son shot his first elk with a 3006 at 287 yards.the elk never took a step. She took 9 animals on our safari all were single shot kills except for her sable. The only downside was that I needed a bushing die to get proper neck tension, as the design of these bullets required more tension than what I had been using previously. After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. 335 powder is really nice in this cartridge. Can't wait to try them this deer season, Gerald DILGARD October 28, 2022, My daughter finally drew blood eith Hammers. Monday at 12:18 PM #23 Guy Miner Master Loader Apr 6, 2006 16,896 2,361 xphunter said: I will repost after shooting them. Use multiple resources before deciding a safe load development. I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. Most one shot drops when I did my job. I was looking for a non-lead fragmenting bullet which produced minimal over penetration for our busy island. The results at long range were incredible. So far the best load is a medium charge that yields 1/2 MOA @ 3200 fps. We require this for our records so we know exactly what you are sending us. 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 Terminal performance has been outstanding on whitetail. Full Pass though each shot. I was about ready to sell this rifle, when I saw these 174 Hammers designed for tight mag constraints, which the 300 WBY suffers from. October 19, 2022. skennedy Average Played with 8 different recipes from Nosler and Hornaday. July 19, 2022. Easiest load up of a bullet compared to other manufacturers. The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil Loaded some and BOOM, genuine half inch groups. 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. 5 Replies; 1821 Views; . I had a minor issue with my shipment and Steve made it more than right without me asking for anything. Easy to tune (powder, primer, and crimp), and prints very small groups. As part of a 3 man team, I manage over 4000 acres in rural Dorset and process over 200 deer a year, mainly sika and roe. Order yours online at https://hammerbullets.com/ Reloading Hammer. I took a [large for East TN] 10-point whitetail at 120 yards with this load. I'm getting 3400 fps out of my 300 wlby mag in a Ruger No.1 (SMOKIN) with great accuracy. I'm getting sub M.O.A. ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". I wanted to see 3700fps with this but only made it there with RL19 which Im essentially out of. Thanks Hammer, you always seem to have what I need, when I need it. I normally do not leave reviews for bullets until I have used them on animals but Steve deserves a review on bullet accuracy and customer service. Happy Hunting!! The next day I got them in the mail, had them loaded up and two shot strings later I had my load. 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