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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2878100" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>It's a pretty short story - I FL resized once-fired brass from an old bolt action barrel, put an 85 HH on top of 50gn of W760 (because I had an 8# keg of it, not because it's optimal) seated the last PDR groove at the mouth of the case, and ran it through my Aero AR-10 upper. Didn't cycle the action at first, but put my Saker 7.62 on it and it cycled, fed, and locked back like it should. No adjustable gas block, so is what it is there, I have no plans of NOT using the suppressor with this load. Grouped under an inch at 100 yards, so I ran through 50 of them with no issues. 3400 FPS, and that's not the max for this load. COL was 2.570". Typical easy Hammer load development.</p><p></p><p>Thermion XG50, Hog Saddle tripod/head with an arca mount, and<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☠️" title="Skull and crossbones :skull_crossbones:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/2620.png" data-shortname=":skull_crossbones:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☠️" title="Skull and crossbones :skull_crossbones:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/2620.png" data-shortname=":skull_crossbones:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☠️" title="Skull and crossbones :skull_crossbones:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/2620.png" data-shortname=":skull_crossbones:" /> pigs.</p><p></p><p>I'm an honest guy though, so I will say the 85HH in my Seekins 6.5CM was my worst experience with Hammer bullets. I'm talking 3"+ groups at 100 yards, back to back with Hornady match ammo shooting under an inch. I didn't do a bunch of analysis... I sold the rifle pretty soon after that. To my brother of all people <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy :joy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png" data-shortname=":joy:" /> Same load shot about an inch in a factory Bergara barrel, sometimes things just don't work out. My first 180HH load in 30-06 was shooting bugholes at 100 yards 200 FPS faster than intended.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2878100, member: 116181"] It's a pretty short story - I FL resized once-fired brass from an old bolt action barrel, put an 85 HH on top of 50gn of W760 (because I had an 8# keg of it, not because it's optimal) seated the last PDR groove at the mouth of the case, and ran it through my Aero AR-10 upper. Didn't cycle the action at first, but put my Saker 7.62 on it and it cycled, fed, and locked back like it should. No adjustable gas block, so is what it is there, I have no plans of NOT using the suppressor with this load. Grouped under an inch at 100 yards, so I ran through 50 of them with no issues. 3400 FPS, and that's not the max for this load. COL was 2.570". Typical easy Hammer load development. Thermion XG50, Hog Saddle tripod/head with an arca mount, and☠️☠️☠️ pigs. I'm an honest guy though, so I will say the 85HH in my Seekins 6.5CM was my worst experience with Hammer bullets. I'm talking 3"+ groups at 100 yards, back to back with Hornady match ammo shooting under an inch. I didn't do a bunch of analysis... I sold the rifle pretty soon after that. To my brother of all people 😂 Same load shot about an inch in a factory Bergara barrel, sometimes things just don't work out. My first 180HH load in 30-06 was shooting bugholes at 100 yards 200 FPS faster than intended. [/QUOTE]
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