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<blockquote data-quote="Doghunter23" data-source="post: 3097900" data-attributes="member: 91515"><p>Well I got a bit of an update! I found a load with the 33gn Hammer Hunter, using CFE 223 I get 4473FPS verified with my Garmen. Its at 42.5gn which is .3gn below book max for a standard swift. At 42.8 it flattens out the primer and got just the slightest bolt click, but at 42.5 the primers look pristine and the accuracy is great!</p><p> I shot a small doe with it last fall, I wished I took a picture as it was different than anything I have ever seen before. I shot her right behind the shoulder on a clean broadside shot. The entry hole and exit holes were both about 1.5 inches and very clean. The hammer seemed to expand instantly and just had a complete passthrough seemingly without slowing down. The blood trail was great and she only went about 25 yards.</p><p> The strangest part was there was very little blood shot meat around the entry or exit, kinda like you just took a core sample, or a laser burned a clean hole for about 14'. The deer was only at about 75 yards and should still have had a velocity of 3870FPS with 1169 foot pounds of energy.</p><p>This seems to be a very extreme example of hammer bullets potential performance. If a bullet this small going that fast can perform that well I think they should work in most other situations!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doghunter23, post: 3097900, member: 91515"] Well I got a bit of an update! I found a load with the 33gn Hammer Hunter, using CFE 223 I get 4473FPS verified with my Garmen. Its at 42.5gn which is .3gn below book max for a standard swift. At 42.8 it flattens out the primer and got just the slightest bolt click, but at 42.5 the primers look pristine and the accuracy is great! I shot a small doe with it last fall, I wished I took a picture as it was different than anything I have ever seen before. I shot her right behind the shoulder on a clean broadside shot. The entry hole and exit holes were both about 1.5 inches and very clean. The hammer seemed to expand instantly and just had a complete passthrough seemingly without slowing down. The blood trail was great and she only went about 25 yards. The strangest part was there was very little blood shot meat around the entry or exit, kinda like you just took a core sample, or a laser burned a clean hole for about 14'. The deer was only at about 75 yards and should still have had a velocity of 3870FPS with 1169 foot pounds of energy. This seems to be a very extreme example of hammer bullets potential performance. If a bullet this small going that fast can perform that well I think they should work in most other situations! [/QUOTE]
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