Nowoolies
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Being that they are a monolithic copper bullet, any given weight in any given caliber will be a longer bullet than the same weight lead core bullet, if they are both similar profile, such as these, geared towards long range and good BC. The 181 hammer is as long or longer than the 212 eld-x without the poly tip, and requires at least a 10 twist. The longer the bullet, the tighter the twist requirement to properly stabilize. The 199 hammer hunter (1.618" long, longer than the 212 eld-x) and 214 hammer hunter (1.752" long, as long as the new Hornady 230 A-Tip) bullets require a 9.25 and 9 twist to properly stabilize, respectively.
Sorry for getting off track!!
G'day Cody
Thank you for setting me straight, you put a fair amount of time and work into your reply,
I have only heard of Hammer projectiles on this site and never knew about them when I built my .300wm picture in my avatar
I built the rifle on the 212ELD-X , I can't see a issue in using the Hammers in my rifle apart from getting them ,
We don't as yet have them in Aussiestralia
And no way were you off track , you supplied a good lesson for me thank you
And good name That Cody , our farm work dog is called Cody
He's a red cloud sheep dog but will round up anything he is pointed to from duck , chooks to cows and emus
Cheers
Paul