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Hammer Hunter Load Data, (See page 1, Post 8)
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<blockquote data-quote="Benman73" data-source="post: 2320108" data-attributes="member: 79174"><p>Just received some 130 Shock Hammers and did a quick pressure test in the backyard with two different powders I had on hand. This will be for whitetail deer hunting and hopefully hogs too. I quickly settled on a powder and charge and then proceeded to shoot at 100 yards to confirm zero, really no other load workup was done. Punched the 1" X-ring on the cold bore shot using the newly installed 2 MOA red dot sight, which is twice the diameter of the X ring, so I was tickled. </p><p></p><p>Final load for my Ruger 308 Gunsite Scout Rifle with 16" barrel and Ultra 7 is Win brass (fired 18 times), 55.0 grains of Winchester 748, Federal 215 magnum primers, and a light crimp with a Lee Factory Crimp die with an AOL of 2.715" which gave an average velocity of 3130 fps over six shots. This load would seem to be hot but the bolt lift is light and I am not getting any ejector marks, but it is smoking compared to what I am used to seeing. I also tried Benchmark powder but was starting to get a bit of pressure around 3000 fps, so am sticking with the 748. This is a woods rifle so shots are realistically around 75 yards on average. Also thank you to [USER=41385]@ButterBean[/USER] for your initial help with this. I like the Scotch Brite tip. Excited to put these to the test in a few weeks and will report back with results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benman73, post: 2320108, member: 79174"] Just received some 130 Shock Hammers and did a quick pressure test in the backyard with two different powders I had on hand. This will be for whitetail deer hunting and hopefully hogs too. I quickly settled on a powder and charge and then proceeded to shoot at 100 yards to confirm zero, really no other load workup was done. Punched the 1" X-ring on the cold bore shot using the newly installed 2 MOA red dot sight, which is twice the diameter of the X ring, so I was tickled. Final load for my Ruger 308 Gunsite Scout Rifle with 16" barrel and Ultra 7 is Win brass (fired 18 times), 55.0 grains of Winchester 748, Federal 215 magnum primers, and a light crimp with a Lee Factory Crimp die with an AOL of 2.715" which gave an average velocity of 3130 fps over six shots. This load would seem to be hot but the bolt lift is light and I am not getting any ejector marks, but it is smoking compared to what I am used to seeing. I also tried Benchmark powder but was starting to get a bit of pressure around 3000 fps, so am sticking with the 748. This is a woods rifle so shots are realistically around 75 yards on average. Also thank you to [USER=41385]@ButterBean[/USER] for your initial help with this. I like the Scotch Brite tip. Excited to put these to the test in a few weeks and will report back with results. [/QUOTE]
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