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Black Bear With the 153gr Afterburner - 523 Yards
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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 2627750" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I've shot a lot of different Hammers in various calibers, but only taken a few animals with the Hammers. Since I've only personally taken one animal with the Apex bullets, and only limited information from another local hunter who's killed two coyotes with them, I don't think it's fair for me to make any bold claims about one brand being better than another. I will say that I've shot a lot of the Apex bullets into various test materials right alongside other monometal hunting bullets, and I see a lot performance attributes in the Afterburners that I really like.</p><p></p><p>I think the Afterburners cater to a different style of hunting than the Hammers do. I look at the Hammers as a mid range hunting bullet out to around 600 yards under most conditions. Steve has repeatedly said that Hammers are designed with terminal performance as the primary function, with BC a secondary concern. I won't speak for Apex, but I view the Afterburners as designed with both terminal performance and BC as essential functions of the bullet. I haven't shot the 153 Afterburner alongside a comparable .308 Hammer bullet at any range, so I can't comment directly on how they compare at distance. I can say that Hammers typically have a lower BC than many other "match" type hunting bullets with a similar weight. That's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just a thing. The 153 Afterburner has a BC that will keep up with just about any other bullet in a similar weight class. I don't get too hung up on BC with most of my hunting guns since I'm typically a short to mid-range hunter. That is a consideration for a lot of shooters though.</p><p></p><p>The best way I can think of to look at the Afterburners, is as a cross between the Badlands and Hammer bullets. The Badlands bullets have a high BC, but are designed to retain their petals. I'm not crazy about monometal bullets retaining all of the petals. It's hard to argue with the results people are getting (checkout some of Codyadams' posts) with the Badlands bullets though. The Hammers are designed to shed the petals and leave a shank with a flat mepalt to keep penetrating after the petals separate, but have a lower BC than a lot of similar weight hunting bullets. I love Hammer's approach to terminal performance, but I'd like (not necessarily need) a higher BC. The Afterburners really combine the BC of the Badlands bullets with an approach to terminal performance similar to Hammer or some of the Cutting Edge bullets.</p><p></p><p></p><p>How's that for a non-answer? LOL The reality is that I'll keep shooting both Hammers and Apex bullets for hunting, just like I still shoot both Berger and Sierra target bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 2627750, member: 11960"] I've shot a lot of different Hammers in various calibers, but only taken a few animals with the Hammers. Since I've only personally taken one animal with the Apex bullets, and only limited information from another local hunter who's killed two coyotes with them, I don't think it's fair for me to make any bold claims about one brand being better than another. I will say that I've shot a lot of the Apex bullets into various test materials right alongside other monometal hunting bullets, and I see a lot performance attributes in the Afterburners that I really like. I think the Afterburners cater to a different style of hunting than the Hammers do. I look at the Hammers as a mid range hunting bullet out to around 600 yards under most conditions. Steve has repeatedly said that Hammers are designed with terminal performance as the primary function, with BC a secondary concern. I won't speak for Apex, but I view the Afterburners as designed with both terminal performance and BC as essential functions of the bullet. I haven't shot the 153 Afterburner alongside a comparable .308 Hammer bullet at any range, so I can't comment directly on how they compare at distance. I can say that Hammers typically have a lower BC than many other "match" type hunting bullets with a similar weight. That's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just a thing. The 153 Afterburner has a BC that will keep up with just about any other bullet in a similar weight class. I don't get too hung up on BC with most of my hunting guns since I'm typically a short to mid-range hunter. That is a consideration for a lot of shooters though. The best way I can think of to look at the Afterburners, is as a cross between the Badlands and Hammer bullets. The Badlands bullets have a high BC, but are designed to retain their petals. I'm not crazy about monometal bullets retaining all of the petals. It's hard to argue with the results people are getting (checkout some of Codyadams' posts) with the Badlands bullets though. The Hammers are designed to shed the petals and leave a shank with a flat mepalt to keep penetrating after the petals separate, but have a lower BC than a lot of similar weight hunting bullets. I love Hammer's approach to terminal performance, but I'd like (not necessarily need) a higher BC. The Afterburners really combine the BC of the Badlands bullets with an approach to terminal performance similar to Hammer or some of the Cutting Edge bullets. How's that for a non-answer? LOL The reality is that I'll keep shooting both Hammers and Apex bullets for hunting, just like I still shoot both Berger and Sierra target bullets. [/QUOTE]
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