Why Shoot Hammer Bullets
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FrogFire7
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Elk at 1400? Nah, everybody knows you can't shoot hammers past 200 because of the BC
HammerBullets
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I believe it was a 14 year old girl too. Original post is here on LRH Forum. Pics of lungs in the spreadsheet.Elk at 1400? Nah, everybody knows you can't shoot hammers past 200 because of the BC
QuietTexan
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Why are there so many zeros in the "how far they went" column? Lazy people are losing their tracking skills
Muddyboots
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My guess is most folks really overlook if animal drops in sight or caught up in tracking. We use OnyX or just a rangefinder to give us good data for how far they go. The OnyX works great plus can save. There is no given for how far with "identical" shots but does provide a decent range of distance traveled as expectation if you are tracking. A big bodied buck all hormoned up can go crazy distance traveled after a "perfect" double lung shot or just crash and burn where they are standing.
Mathews Diehard
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That many animals and not a single one went over 100 yards? 
QuietTexan
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I think you missed the point of it's they don't go anywhere after they're shot, they just fall down and stay there. I did have one do a kind of black flip this year, that was something new.
Zen Archery
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Incorrect. I shot a group of hogs. One was a runner hog I punched in the stomach. It ran 200 yards before it stopped and I delivered the finishing shot.That many animals and not a single one went over 100 yards?
Mathews Diehard
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That's what I'm saying, why isn't that in the chart? Just seems incomplete or maybe misleading. Not saying they aren't good bullets, I would just like to see all the data.
Edit: I do see the 200 now
FrogFire7
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That's awesome!
Just bought hammers to convert my deer rifle, plus my dad's, and to continue feeding my brother's. Looking forward to having everything switched over this coming season!
cooperjd
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I can't open the spreadsheet on this computer...but i'll add the 3 deer ive shot with hammers:
mule deer buck. 7mmRM, 172gr Absolute Hammer. shot distance, 40 yards. Deer ran 20 yards, then tumbled more down the mountain, but that was just gravity. Double lung destruction, no idea how he made it 20 yards.
Whitetail doe, 6.5creed, 123gr absolute hammer. shot distance 140 yards. deer dropped instantly.
whitetail doe, .22-250, 70gr hammer hunter. double lung, ran ~45 yards, lungs destroyed. shot distance 130y.
mule deer buck. 7mmRM, 172gr Absolute Hammer. shot distance, 40 yards. Deer ran 20 yards, then tumbled more down the mountain, but that was just gravity. Double lung destruction, no idea how he made it 20 yards.
Whitetail doe, 6.5creed, 123gr absolute hammer. shot distance 140 yards. deer dropped instantly.
whitetail doe, .22-250, 70gr hammer hunter. double lung, ran ~45 yards, lungs destroyed. shot distance 130y.
RockyMtnMT
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Hey Ed, I don't see how to open the spread sheet?
