143 Hammer Hunters 28 Nosler Loads

Thinking about trying these in my 28 Nosler. What Powder is recommended or is anyone using in this combination? Thanks. 8 twist 26" barrel if that matters.

Some info here:

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/hammer-bullets-experience.208332/#post-1490873

Mines a 9 twist. Running R33 @3480 ave of 3 groups @ 500 yards is 2".
tried r26 better vel. but larger groups.

Have you confirmed their bc or is it lower like Litz has it?

Saw some info on H1000 and Retumbo. Only reason I'm thinking these 2 is I'm going to Alberta. Temp stable powder is prolly helpful . However I did take some of my 195 Bergers with RL33 and
put them in my YETI for about an hour just to see what happened . Nothing scientific . They ran 3050 at about 85F and 2980 out of the cooler on ice . That was only .25 MOA at 600 yds according to my AP app . I verified that on target at 500yds. Thetefore RL33 doesn't scare me as much as it used to. Others may offer more experience.

I run the 143 in a 7mm RUM a little over 3,600 fps with Reloder 26, magnum primers brought the ES way down.

Ed AO said:

Have you confirmed their bc or is it lower like Litz has it?

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Havent seen Litz's bc on these. But it came out a little lower in the little bit of testing I did. They dropped 2" more at 500 than strelok had them drop.

Why are you guys running such light bullets? I get the extreme velocity but this is usually a heavy bullet crowd? What gives?

I may be wrong as I don't have any experience with Hammer Bullets or any other monolithic bullet but higher velocity allows for these bullets to expand better. Therefore lighter and faster in a given cartridge. Others including Steve from Hammer Bullets may chime in on this.

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Boman said:

Why are you guys running such light bullets? I get the extreme velocity but this is usually a heavy bullet crowd? What gives?

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If you run the ballistics comparing a heavy vs light bullet it takes ~over 1,000 yards for the heavy bullet to catch up. If you look at the MPB range it is pretty impressive too....just point and shoot.
Light and fast is a fun option that I think everyone should try.
Steve at Hammer has a 6.5 Lapua improved....
let that sink in a minute.

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Axl said:

Havent seen Litz's bc on these. But it came out a little lower in the little bit of testing I did. They dropped 2" more at 500 than strelok had them drop.

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thanks

As one who has dropped some of the biggest hogs Ive ever shot with an uber light 110gr Hammer Bullet out of a creedmoor. you will be very satisfied with the results.

Boman said:

Why are you guys running such light bullets? I get the extreme velocity but this is usually a heavy bullet crowd? What gives?

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The alloy that they use in these seems to be (operative phrase) even less dense than a Barnes, for example. So, for a long bullet the weight is still less than we'd expect, and much less than a lead core bullet.

This in turn allows for faster speeds, as does their unique rings and decreased bearing surface. I couldn't imagine getting 3550fps from a Barnes 7mm 131 if such a bullet existed based on my experience using the 150TTSX.

And, as noted, you will be very pleased with their real-life performance.