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Hammer Hunter vs ELD-X: Speed and Accuracy
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<blockquote data-quote="Doozy" data-source="post: 2294849" data-attributes="member: 102153"><p>Nope. Since hammer bullets are monolithic copper, they have to be longer to match the same weight. </p><p></p><p>That means one can match the seating depth or the distance to lands, but not both. I decided the seating depth would be the better of the two, since matching the distance to the lands would create more of a compression of the POWDER in the HH cartridges, which I figured would alter the speed even more. </p><p></p><p>Like I said, I wasn't even able to match the seating depth, but even if I had, I still don't think I provided a perfect test of velocity. There are errors to what I did. So nobody should take my velocity test as conclusive. </p><p></p><p>Also, the HH accuracy could have been unfairly benefited by having the bullet closer to the lands. That is certainly possible. I would need to do more testing to know (which I'm not going to do since I only have 15 more factory cartridges). </p><p></p><p>I found a winning formula for those rounds and I'm going to go with it. My post should only be taken as an interesting observation from one person's experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doozy, post: 2294849, member: 102153"] Nope. Since hammer bullets are monolithic copper, they have to be longer to match the same weight. That means one can match the seating depth or the distance to lands, but not both. I decided the seating depth would be the better of the two, since matching the distance to the lands would create more of a compression of the POWDER in the HH cartridges, which I figured would alter the speed even more. Like I said, I wasn't even able to match the seating depth, but even if I had, I still don't think I provided a perfect test of velocity. There are errors to what I did. So nobody should take my velocity test as conclusive. Also, the HH accuracy could have been unfairly benefited by having the bullet closer to the lands. That is certainly possible. I would need to do more testing to know (which I'm not going to do since I only have 15 more factory cartridges). I found a winning formula for those rounds and I'm going to go with it. My post should only be taken as an interesting observation from one person's experience. [/QUOTE]
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