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Anybody compare Hammer Hunter to CEB Maximus to Hornady CX, etc?
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2887343" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>I had to make the same decision in 6.5mm, and afterwards I would be hard pressed to choose the MTH over the Lazer. I only ran the MTH and not the Maximus though.</p><p></p><p>As often as I say CE and Hammer are very similar, IMO you're still looking at two different things. HHs have the parabolic bands and engrave with much less pressure and run faster, seemingly without case capacity issues because they work so well with faster than typical powders. The CEs work in a narrow space of the drive band being past the neck and short of engaging the lands, more like how the AH engraves on the first band. CE gives you less COL to work with and seems to run shorter COLs into the case (in my two uses at least, survey size of 1). AH are entirely COL-agnostic that I've been able to tell, and work great in anything magazine length limited. The CEs shine in the single feed versions with the band set further back to maximize case capacity. CE 140 Lazer single feeds are all I'll use in my 26 Nosler.</p><p></p><p>All that said, I'd shoot any/all of those and not think twice about it. I'd expect all three to work about the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2887343, member: 116181"] I had to make the same decision in 6.5mm, and afterwards I would be hard pressed to choose the MTH over the Lazer. I only ran the MTH and not the Maximus though. As often as I say CE and Hammer are very similar, IMO you're still looking at two different things. HHs have the parabolic bands and engrave with much less pressure and run faster, seemingly without case capacity issues because they work so well with faster than typical powders. The CEs work in a narrow space of the drive band being past the neck and short of engaging the lands, more like how the AH engraves on the first band. CE gives you less COL to work with and seems to run shorter COLs into the case (in my two uses at least, survey size of 1). AH are entirely COL-agnostic that I've been able to tell, and work great in anything magazine length limited. The CEs shine in the single feed versions with the band set further back to maximize case capacity. CE 140 Lazer single feeds are all I'll use in my 26 Nosler. All that said, I'd shoot any/all of those and not think twice about it. I'd expect all three to work about the same. [/QUOTE]
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