I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. Prints very tiny groups as well. When I say new, I mean I've reloaded less than 40 rounds. Upon purchasing a box of these bullets, I loaded 20 up for hunting and zeroed 2 inches high at a 100 and on Saturday November 19 I harvested 2 whitetail does within a minute of each other. First hog that has been mounted in years due to its size and color. These are my best loads so far for my 350 legend AR. Perfect I messed with the 152 hammers in another .300 over RL22 and was seeing some velocities over 3400 pretty easy. I so far have used these bullets for hog and coyote hunting and let me tell youthey work as advertised. I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. Shot a big Indiana 10 point buck and bullet worked perfect. For anyone loading the 223 Remington or 556NATO, this is going to be the all around best of the heavier bullets. Work is preventing me from testing. Meat loss almost non existent. Measure the "wound channel depth" using a .270 brass rod. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. What more can you ask for from an all copper hunting bullet? Great bullet! With their relatively high BC and their advertised minimum expansion threshold, that gets me from a 200 yard rifle to a 325 yard gun. 57.7 grains N550. These bullets are money well spent. 83 gr Ramshot Magnum Matt Winkelman Very easy load development. Bullet: 123 grain 0.264 Absolute Hammer Brass: Hornady Powder: H4895 Primer: CCI 250 I used load data from Sierra to start. Cannot be combined with other discounts O.V.A.L @ 3.885" And this was a 3 shot pattern at 100 yards. I had issues with my AR15 350 legend cycling commercial ammo. 300 yards is less than .3 moa still. Very impresses. This year with the Biden ammo crisis I ordered a box did a work up Settled on 2850 fps Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. I wanted to see 3700fps with this but only made it there with RL19 which Im essentially out of. OK, folks. www.longrangehunting.com Another good source of Hammer reload data. Mark Westbrook Casmus Simmons I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. They shoot consistently inside 1 using my final load. May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. Shilien barrel 9 twist 25 1/4 in. I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. With a slightly larger 2mm hollow point this bullet will have more consistent low vel impact performance. All the best, I found that each grain of powder added yielded about 40-50 fps. After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. Great velocity and sub moa out of my Tikka 7mm Rem Mag. Also, its my understanding they are great about giving help on the phone too. April 4, 2021. Hammer Bullets - Simply Better, Superior Accuracy, Increased Velocity for both target shooting and hunting applications. With this new sponsorship, the 7mm 184gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet was created. September 19, 2022. I bought these to loads in a friends Marlin 30-30. We recently took the decision to go lead-free, which I accomplished readily in my moderated Ruger Scout in .308 with a 130gn competitor product travelling at 2936 fps and producing half-MOA groups. Thank you!! Load development was easy, and the b.c given is spot on with my setup. Was able to get 2466fps with H110. As a resident of CA, were faced with having to shoot non tox bullets. ADG brass, H1000, Fed215m primers seated to 3.550". with the 262g Hammer Hunter at 100yards. Killed a blacktail buck at 225 yards last fall. I worked out a pretty good load of 45 gr of TAC and seated at 2,750. Minimal meat loss and almost no bloodshot. All the hogs dressed out close to 125 lbs.. Rate 44 gr 6.5 StaBall Tried this bullet in my 7 STW and all I can say is wow. 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. Worked up a load for the 117HH in my 270 Win for this years western mule deer hunt. mathew.watkins November 4, 2020. Gerald DILGARD The buck my wife shot this year with this combo only went about 10 yards with minimal bloodshot. 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. I decided to try this bullet out after some positive anecdotes online. David Cromwell 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. Gerald DILGARD The shot left a pretty clean 1' hole after hitting the near-side shoulder. All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! 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. I agree with the last paragraph above. Dennis Williams Jr I hit 66.2 grain and made the best group so far of my shooting career. My X bolt took two whitetails last fall with this. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. dallas hardaway I always load bullets I will be hunting with. The results at long range were incredible. Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. I think if youre just starting out reloading they are an excellent choice. Winchester small rifle primers Consistently shooting 5 shot groups ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" at 100yds. That said, I stopped at 2909 fps ES 3 for obvious reasons - it's got enough grunt to drop anything in a fur coat, if administered properly. There are quite a few acceptable powders for the bullet weight. 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! Hammer Time is connected to Hammer Bullets and H D Custom Rifles and Ammunition LLC, although the forum is not limited to discussion of these products. make a great deer and hog wacker! As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. Hammer Bullets are custom turned on a CNC lathe, using only the highest-quality solid copper appropriate for the desired result. Looking forward to seeing on game performance! I highly recommend these bullets and company. DeadBlow Hammers are Hammer Hunters that are designed to retain 40%-50% on impact. Just loaded my first round of 88 Gr Hammer Hunters in my new 6 mm Creedmoor 1-7 twist Proof barrel. 3550 fps, about 1/2" groups at 100 yds. Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. CCI BR-4 primers December 7, 2021. Information I have thus far I find this very intriguing. Hammer Bullets. 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. Shot was just under 200 yards slight quarter away. Each bullet is weighed and micrometer measured as it is produced. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) - Reloading Supplies at GunBroker.com : 973358118 You must Sign In or Register for a GunBroker.com account to take action on this item. Impact velocity ~2700fps. 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. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Have already ordered some lighter ones to try just to get that extra velocity I want just to flatten out my trajectories. Thank you Steve and Hammer bullets. I can use to look at . Extremely Impressed. Does averaged about110 pounds. Shoot with total confidence. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! Select the product youd like to review from the Products Page, and submit your review. Minimal bloodshot or meat loss. Under .3 moa 172gr. This was due to a high shot and he was finished off with a second. I got groups I could cover with a dime. I thought he would explode but when I walked up to him his head was gone. All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. I shot two back to back 3 shot groups of .372 and .393 moa without any special load development. Max powder is 57.3 . Two downsides with higher BC copper. November 3, 2021. Wed love to hear from you! Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. A friend recommended Hammer Hunter Bullets and I have had a great year so far. 143 Hammer Hunters out of my 7 SAUM (26",1:8 twist). July 19, 2022. 12% OFF Bullets. Copper Bullets ( Legend ) The Shock Hammers are our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. Yet to have one run off. Shot a doe that was bag flop, and a buck that didnt run far into the wood line and was VERY easy to track. Im switching all my hunting rifles to hammers now theyre hard to beat. Complete pass through, chest cavity is mush. 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. 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 bullet. Upgraded glass beaded H. S. Precision light stock. I am impressed! Henry Harris III Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. jim knaub I did not recover the bullet, but performance was exceptional. I loaded them to 3300 FPS, using Nosler load data for 85/90 grain bullets. I gave four stars because for whatever reason the BC in my rifle is not matching the posted BC. (verified owner) November 29, 2022. I run this little dude 4100-4300fps in 14 twist 22/250s and 220 swifts out to 375 yds kills deer like lighting! Gerald DILGARD (verified owner) August 27, 2020. Im pushing them at 3125fps and for a hunting rig Im very happy. Outstanding! HH. (verified owner) November 27, 2022. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. You are using an out of date browser. I was very happy with the accuracy but an antelope lung shot is not much of a test on a 7mm bullet. I'm pushing these at 3000 fps out of a Winchester Model 70 chambered in 7 Rem. This was the original line of bullets. Robert Coakley . Not a step. Most were 1.5 or less moa at 100. Lyman M Dies; 41-44 Caliber; 7.51mm-7.92mm Caliber; 29-31 Caliber; 5.45mm-7.5mm Caliber; Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. Number of Auctions Listed. (verified owner) June 10, 2022. No recoil or pressure sighs. Reloading . 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. Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. I couldnt ask for better customer service. OAL was 2.445 which put the round .025 off the lands in my rifle. I recovered a petal under the skin on the inner part of the far side leg. joe.inlow Can hardly wait to put it to work . Federal match small primer I'm a hammer bullet fan for life. January 4, 2022. 172gr. I had 80 of them left. 57.5 gr of 4831sc seemed to work the best of the 3 powders I tried. A monolithic bullet. The bullet hit a bit high, and entered six inches in front of his hind quarter. Make a 6 foot thick sandwich using plywood. ~100 yard steep quartering away shot and the big boar dropped instantly and quickly began his death moan. We could not get them or any bullet to shoot well. 44 gr of 6.5 staBall several groups of .250 at 100 yards. Still acceptable but I thought I could get tighter. I do have other powders but cant find similar load data for these hammers. mountainman56 They pointed me in the direction of these and I am glad they did. Loaded a pressure ladder with Varget, backed off a touch, sighted in a went hunting. As to accuracy, I tested it at 100 yards on 18 Nov 22 and produced the attached groups. Ps I shoot the 101g hammer hunters out of a custom .243 win and consistently see groups in the .178 or less range and they are one shot stoppers out of that rifle. We would be happy to refund your money. I've yet to load any and shoot them hopefully they are more consistent on shooting than they are on weight. (verified owner) October 11, 2020. love the Hammers in my 260 AI, Match accuracy,Still working on pressure issues, start low with these bullets! Ive only been able to take two large whitetail and a few pigs while in Texas. (verified owner) November 28, 2022. September 3, 2021. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. >> believe me you can`t go wrong using Hammer bullets , be safe and good luck this fall ,Steve, Jonah Walker However, with Steve's expert advice, I looked for a > 90% case fill ratio and a burn rate in the RL15 range - "start at max and walk it up". Long. 1/2" group and 3200 plus fps! spec's. These cavernous hollow points are designed to expand upon contact with a fluid-based medium through hydraulic energy. Cant wait to drop some bears with these bullets. I didnt adjust my dues or anything, just pressed out 8 of them with h4350 and went to the range. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. 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. I did a very simple load using the 143 grain hammer hunter. Put it right behind the shoulder and the guide immediately called miss reload. 1,044. Meat loss was very minimal, almost no bloodshot / smuckers jelly meat to clean out. Bullet performance was great. Gene Phillips Steve knows his product line inside and out and is quick to get back to you if you have a question. 2750 fps . 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. Top left casing is 42 grains, definite pressure. Easiest load development I have ever had with my long throated Browning 300 RUM! Here is my load data for my Abolt 25-06 with 26" McGowan barrel: Ive got quite a few for you. Shoots amazing out of my 22Sendero Light Proof Glacier Ti. January 1, 2022. Proof target through the builder/load development with this round produced a .19MOA 3 shot group. I'm having a hard time finding load data though. Mar 25, 2021 #3 M. mtmuley Well-known member. Dropped a ton of hogs, quite a few coyotes, a few beavers. Dropped to the shot. Excellent performance in 24" barrel 30-06. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. Dropped a large cow elk where she stood at 200 yds. 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. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. DRT. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. Ive been using it for a while now with great luck. It was a 1/4 moa group. I thought you were originally loading for the 131gr Hammer Hunter. August 26, 2020. (verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. Unbelievable! I set the OAL to just fit in the magazine and loaded up 4 rounds with varying charge weights of H1000. 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 only down side was the significant wound channel if you hit bone. Five shot group averages Showed slight signs of pressure. 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. 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. Alternate shooting 180gr TTSX and 181 gr Hammer bullets using the same load (seating depth, powder,etc.) 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter Best I could ever get was 7/8 ONCE. A fine J.G. I havent taken any game yet,still working on load development. I loaded these bullets in 30-06 at 2,900 FPS. The far side of the ribs had little shrapnel wounds from the separated petals surrounding the exit. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle, Your Rating Thank you again for an exceptional product and service. One petal has not sheared, but otherwise perfect performance and very fast lethality. I purchased a box of 50 Hammers. Accuracy was great and 6 animals taken last year. Description. Loaded them with RL23 at 3050fps. Meat loss was almost non-existent, very little bloodshot meat. 14fps, 1.17grp 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. I ended up taking two does and a nice 9 point white tail with them. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. If your only shooting out to 400 yds than the BC isnt a huge concern. IMR 4350 54.5=2328, 56.5=2379, and 58.5=2440. No pressure signs and the velocity was right where I figured I should be. I have a custom built 340 weatherby with a 28 barrel and I just shot a 4 shot ladder test with these and gained 100fps and significant accuracy. Ship to: 11284 MT Hwy 83 Bigfork, MT 59911 Specifications: Try LT-30, LT-32, or Benchmark! Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. Ding! Great repeatability from lot to lot. Out of my Kimber Im getting an average of 2725 with TAC powder. No pressure signs at all. Cant wait to hit a couple animals with this bullet to see how they preform. Maybe I can play more after season. She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. This load has a MV of 3405 using H Super Performance and Fed 210M Primers from a W-W case. 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. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. Amazing quality so far and the shipping time has been great. 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. This is my load data. If your looking at these, buy em! I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist I was very impressed with the terminal performance. Very accurate and devastating on game. 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. .02" @ 100 yds. I just ordered some 92 gr Hammer bullets for my 257 WBY. Keep up the good work. I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. (verified owner) June 12, 2022. First shot missed completely low, 2nd hit forward in the chest, 3rd was perfectly through the heart and dropped her. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. We can design a specific bullet for use in non-standard twist rates. 243 Win. February 9, 2022, I run this baby in my 22 saum at 3980fps its hold on hair out to 400 yds! 6.5mm (0.264") bullet diameter. We have quite a few diff primers on hand. It is a small bullet I ended up loading it shorter than my other reloads to get a decent crimp on it . I like to find pressure and back away from it. all December long . I grudgingly switched to these when Barnes became unavailable and Im happy I made the switch. 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 would say if you want to shoot prey beyond 400 yds, the 83s are a no-brainer for the Valkyrie, but if you only need 400 yds or less, go lighter on bullet weight and get that laser like trajectory. Heart soft ball size hole Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. To say they shoot is an understatement. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. Shoot a minimum of ten shots each. FPS 3265. I was impressed with the performance on two whitetails this year. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. The bullet couldnt have been going much faster than 1800 fps when it hit, but it did exactly what Hammer said it would do. Justin Youngblood How does 3600-3700fps from a 20" hunting rifle sound? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I have used them successfully on three roe, two fallow and two sika deer. George Taylor After an 8 shot ladder test looking for pressure I picked a load and shot a .27" 3 shot group at 100 then a 2.5" 3 shot group at 607 yards. At 52 grains . Yesterday I shot a whitetail doe at 200 yards standing near the private property line. Monday at 12:18 PM #23 Guy Miner Master Loader Apr 6, 2006 16,896 2,361 xphunter said: Reloading Costs Calculator; Case Crimp Calculator; Energy, Momentum, Power Factor, and Taylor Knock-out Calculators; Free Recoil Energy Calculator; How I reload; . I chose this bullet for my 6.5 CM due to it's BC and velocity when pushed with Winchester 6.5 StaBall. 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 do know that the next time Im in Kalispell Ill be going into their shop. It seemed to be a very picky rifle. Nonetheless, if I had just asked about how to fix the loose necks instead of trying to experiment around it, I would have had this awesome load developed in 10-15 shots. Under a dime size group at 100 yards all day if you do your part. 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. Check out photos submitted by Hammer fans and submit yours. These are the first hammer bullets I have tried. A continuous up and down curve, Hammer Bullets and Trophy Game Safaris have teamed up to offer 10% discount on safaris for customers hunting with Hammer Our original line of bullets. 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. (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. 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. No matter what in did the powder does not compress well . Auction Information Name: Old Forbes Road Online Auction: Auctioneer: Mishler Auction Service. Zero bloodshot meat in the 6 large game animals I've taken. These shoot great in my 6.8 western. Hammers are super easy to work up a load for usually about 10 rounds and your done, not to mention 1/4 moa accuracy I get with them. I would give 10 stars if I could. They definitely did not disappoint I was able to get 3/4" moa at 100yrd first time out. Thankyou for a great product. Guys at the range are taking notice and asking questions. At checkout there is a button for coupons. The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. This bullet is extremely accurate (like all my loads). Have used the120 Hammer Hunter in CA Arms Ridge line to take the last six deer I've killed. Unlike that B company. I would consider starting out with the hammer Hunters to build confidence. In 20+mph winds this bullet did amazing when I did my job. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. First shot clocked 3793fps, second shot . Firearms and reloading equipment not taken care of can lead to catastrophic failure, danger, and death. Nosler, Hornady, Federal, Winchester. 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. I have a custom .284 win. Most one shot drops when I did my job. Several shooting forums spoke highly of Hammer bullets and I decided to try some. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I just ordered some more, and some 308s for my TC Contender 30/30. If not I will just do some ladder testing. WEIGHT BULLET COL POWDER START CHG VELOCITY MAX CHG VELOCITY 300 HAM'R RELOADING DATA EFFECTIVE SEPT 15, 2020 AND SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED DATA 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Shooters World SOCOM 20.7gr 2150fps 23.0gr 2375fps 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Accurate 1680 23.6gr 2125fps 26.2gr 2350fps I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. Weatherby vanguard S2 243 win My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. Anyone know where data might be? Bullet impacted his hip joint where it attaches the spine, took out both feromal arties. Velocity is beyond comparison. Totally destroyed the lungs, full penetration. Both my friends used .308 Hammers on this pig hunt as mentioned in the previous review and both were bang flops. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. 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. I was fortunate enough to use this load to shoot a whitetail this past fall. I took it out yesterday and found a 6'7" black bear to test the load out. I like the performance combined with minimal meat wasted. so after all the testing its kinda dear to me! And a mule deer that weighed 289lbs. Load work up took one day at the range. Amazing consistency. Plus the others at the range think the vapor trail is pretty cool. 16inch liberty barrel, 2750fps, temp 45F, And 750ft elevation. I held high shoulder. Ordered up these for my .350 legend. I'm impressed! I did pop one woodchuck with the TAC load at 100 yards. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. 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. 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! All beasts enter the food chain, which thanks to our in-house butcher, are jointed and fully prepared for the kitchen, with all funds going back into our sporting activities. Telling all my buddies about Hammer Bullets! Will purchase again. 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! They didn't start to stabilize until over 2900fps in my 1:7 twist. Started with 78 grains which shot good with no pressure signs. One thing that Ive been seeing in various threads about is the Absolute Hammer bullets. Shooting firearms can be dangerous. Getting around 3480FPS in a 24" barrel and just got my first Hammer Bullet deer, a nice North Carolina 8pt at just under 100yards. 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! Ding! Bryan Florkevich With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. We are sorry that you were unable to find powder that would work for you. bullet load data from the Hodgdon website. Can't say enough good things about the performance of these projectiles or the awesome folks at Hammer Bullets that I've spoken with on the phonethey are A+++++ in all categories! The Barnes shot a little over an inch and Hammers were a little under half an inch. Had 4 exit holes on the opposite side. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. 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