Hammer Shout Out to Weatherby

[RockyMtnMT]

I see loadings for the 300 and 30-378. Will there be Hammers in any other coming soon?

While we were there they were doing a run of 240 Wby. There is coming several others as their components get in. Basically through the line up.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Excellent!! As a Shooter, Owner of several Weatherby Rifles and a retired Senior Product Manager, your story is a classic!! Good for both companies, great for the shooters. !!! Thank you for this update.

 

[kevin0270]

This should be a great combination.I hope it works out for the both of them.

 

[buckbrush]

Good man. You don't want to do anything that might help you.

There are better/just as good options anyway. Too much 'tude to get my money.

 

[tooth doc]

There are better/just as good options anyway. Too much 'tude to get my money.

dont know you, but unless you have met, spent some time with steve and brien you know nothing. they are friendly, helpful, humorous and dedicated to making gr8 bullets. i personally love the monos and have shot and hunted with many of them. barnes ttsx have been my bullet of choice for 20 years, but the hh are more accurate, and end performance is just as good in my rifles. my kudos to Hammer!

 

[powermax]

Tag

 

[Chas1]

Weatherby rifles dollar for dollar are IMO the best.

 

[Pdvdh]

There are better/just as good options anyway. Too much 'tude to get my money.

Self-destructive behavior... More bullets for the rest that appreciate the option. Oh yeah..., thanks for your contribution to the otherwise common cause. Hahaha

 

[RockyMtnMT]

It will be interesting to see if they go with the standard twist barrel and a light for caliber bullet at warp speed or a faster twist to shoot the heavier monos and get more range out of it. I run a 143 HH out of a 7 RUM a bit over 3,600 fps but it's a 700 yard gun, after that the speed runs out.
Congratulations on your new partnership !

It is difficult to start manufacturing rifles in old cartridges with new fast twist barrels. Problem is the guy with the old rifle will try new ammo not understanding his slow twist barrel will not stabilize the new long bullets. This is why you see the creedmoor show up. Or the 6.8 Western. New cartridge with faster twist barrels and no mix up with ammo.

Plan now is to run as heavy as we can with current lines as well as push Roy's high speed dreams possibly further than he thought. I see some 257 Wby running 3700 fps in the near future.

New cartridges with faster twist could be a possibility too. We will see.

Which Hammer bullets do they use for the 300 Weatherby. I sure love the 300. On my second one. wore the first one totally out. Sure enjoyed it. Love to shoot it

Right now they are running a 170g Hammer Hunter that we designed specifically for Weatherby.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Im guessing the brass is their "safety valve" so reloaders don't over stress their weatherbee rifles ?

Every Weatherby rifle is shot with a proof load before leaving the shop. A proof load is approximately 20k psi over the Saami spec. They don't spec brass to be a "safety valve".

 

[buckbrush]

dont know you, but unless you have met, spent some time with steve and brien you know nothing. they are friendly, helpful, humorous and dedicated to making gr8 bullets. i personally love the monos and have shot and hunted with many of them. barnes ttsx have been my bullet of choice for 20 years, but the hh are more accurate, and end performance is just as good in my rifles. my kudos to Hammer!

Self-destructive behavior... More bullets for the rest that appreciate the option. Oh yeah..., thanks for your contribution to the otherwise common cause. Hahaha

Ah, because I don't fall in, I know nothing. Duly noted. I sure didn't see this coming.

 

[JAYgs8163]

Not sure why attitudes have to come to a thread like this. I just don't get it!! I get enough crap on the news everyday and night and come here from some good reading, knowledge, and news about things I enjoy and am passionate about. I hope ALL of you have a great evening. I'm tired of the insults I see here more and more.

 

[Andrew Massi]

Any idea if they're working on a competitor to the 7PRC? I was really hoping they'd beat Hornady to it just to break up the hegemony, no foul to Hornady. Maybe they're just happy without a midweight seven but I had an irrational suspicion they were chasing that.

Highly doubtful
They debuted the 338 rpm ~6 months ago- still no data, ammo et el. Tough time to drop new cartridges when your not hornady or nosler controlling all the pieces.
None of the ammo components are made by wby so they're at the whim of supply chain. Also I heard on their podcast they have no intention of a belt less magnum. They went beltless on the rpm to maximize capacity in their standard action.

 

[tooth doc]

Ah, because I don't fall in, I know nothing. Duly noted. I sure didn't see this coming.

nothing about steve and brien, my bad. i stated i dont know you. thin skin maybe. i love hammer bullets, you dont, no problem. way off base for the forum.