has not been the case for me, and preformed great for me over the last twenty years. i drive their 168gr ttsx at almost 3,000 in my 30-06. just like other bullets some guns love them some don't. but i've loaded for far to many client's were they preformed really well, but will be trying the hammers this spring. but if not for barnes you would not have e-tips, gmx's or other style of copper bullets. my not be prefect to some but they led they way, so others could follow suite.
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Roughwater
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I had trouble finding a accurate load for a Remington 3006 Autoloader years ago but I had finally found that a 165 gn Sierra Gameking boat tail Hollow point with 48 Gn of IMR 4064 would shoot 1 Moa. I really didn't think I could ever get my realitives autoloaders shooting that accurately.
Roughwater
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I also loaded Barns bullets for myself and some friends. I didn't have some of the Issues Wedgy has named. But I did have some of them. I didn't find them difficult to load in most calibers but did have trouble getting an accurate load from a 300 WM with a Barnes 175 gm LRX and finally gave up. Went to a Nosler Accubond and found success with the first load I tried. I've found Barnes bullets to be pretty deadly on game and sometimes a blood trail and sometimes not but almost always a pass through. What I've seen happen with barnes is that the petals will try to drag tissue through the exit hole and sometimes the tissue will actually plug up the exit hole. I believe the petals, with the bullet still spinning at high velocity inside a game animal does a lot of shredding of internal organs on the way through. A lung shot often results in a the lungs becoming a glob of red gelatine and the same with the liver.
I do feel the Barnes are a good bullet and one of the fore runnes or the copper bullets and Barnes are less expensive too. But at the same time my opinion right now is that the hammers are superior. I haven't used them a lot yet but have taken 2 deer with them and the deer were DRT. I''ve found them easy to load, accurate and I get get more velocity out of the Hammer Hunter than I can conventional bullets of the same weight so that's a plus too. Attached is one of the 2 does I shot with a 143 gn hammer hunter
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Those are the typical swagged rebated boat tail aluminum/steel tip bullet. Several guys/companies make these. I hear a lot of guys not liking them due to inconsistency with the tips (as in loose). I have run the Chinchagas with great success.
But what any of this has to do with Hammer bullets is beyond me.
But what any of this has to do with Hammer bullets is beyond me.
Some folks say hammers are expensive... but they really are not when you consider the efficiency of the load development process. 3 rifles for me so far. each was 3 shot sub MOA @100 with less than 13rds each... one of the rifles was a consistent 2in rifle @100yds with various factory and handloads before trying hammers.
30-06 / 166 sledgehammer shot very well with H4350. we hit pressure right at a slightly compressed load in a tikka t3. hope that helps
30-06 / 166 sledgehammer shot very well with H4350. we hit pressure right at a slightly compressed load in a tikka t3. hope that helps
Yep been wondering that for several pages now. Thread did say 30-06 and "Hammer Bullets"
dougduey
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Buy the Hammer Bullets with confidence. If, for some reason, your rifle just doesn't like them, Steve will buy them back from you. Like it's been stated before......easy to load develop, super accurate, and devastating on game. I don't hunt with any other bullet in any of my 6 rifles now. Switched over to Hammer Bullets completely last year and haven't been disappointed one bit.
Lefty G-gear
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Gee. I have a lot of Nosler Partitions 165 n 180 Spitzers (proven),
plus Berger 180-gr. Elite Hunter bullets to try yet. (HPBT) B.C. = .576.
http://bergerbullets.com/products/hunting-bullets/
MIDWAY USA (55-cents each).
But I got'em when they were $49.99/100.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...rain-hybrid-hollow-point-boat-tail-box-of-100
plus Berger 180-gr. Elite Hunter bullets to try yet. (HPBT) B.C. = .576.
http://bergerbullets.com/products/hunting-bullets/
MIDWAY USA (55-cents each).
But I got'em when they were $49.99/100.https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...rain-hybrid-hollow-point-boat-tail-box-of-100
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I certainly will never speak badly against the Partition, there is a reason it's been a top selling premium bullet since long before I was around. I still have some factory Federal Premium 180's for my 30-06 I take as a backup on my elk trips, caught a few boxes on sale at Wally World about a decade ago for $10 a box.
Roughwater
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They are all fine bullets I'm sure, BUT, I've already got Nosler, berger, Barnes, sierra, Matrix, Hornady and some others in opened and unopened boxes in my loading room. But for my most important hunt of the year I'm going with Hammers!
Worked best in ours, 152 grain on top 59-60gr H4350 at 3,100fps in 24" barrel, Fed 215 primers in Norma brass.
The Fed 215 also shot best in .260 with H4350 at 47gr going 3,200 with 110gr hammer.
Now to work on 27" brux barrel 280 AI with H4831sc hoping?? to be at 62gr with 143 Hammer.
The 7WSM also Fed 215 but with RL26 at 3300 was better than H4831sc.
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