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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 3061282" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>Not all copper bullets are created the same. There are a ton of different manufacturing processes and exponential choices of copper alloy and variations within specific alloys. You can't lump all copper bullets into the same category any more than you can lump all lead core bullets into one category. Probably the biggest hurdle that we had to overcome when we started manufacturing bullets was finding the copper alloy that would do what we wanted a hunting bullet to do. We had no idea that diff copper alloys would play such a role in terminal performance. We just thought that if we got the most pure copper available it would work the best. Well, it didn't work and at this point we had a cnc lathe set up in my garage and needed to try and get some return on our investment. We ran the first couple of years with copper that is commonly used by other manufacturers, even though it would not perform terminally the way we wanted. It was the best we could find, until we found the alloy that we currently use. I was continuously studying copper alloys trying to figure out what we should use to get the performance standards that we set. Literally by God's grace (because we aren't that smart) we found the alloy that we use today. We are able to control the percent of weight retention base on the depth that we drill the hollow point. Weight retention is not dependent on impact vel. We are also able to control our weight retention without having to score or create weak points in the bullet to help initiate expansion. This is often done with broaching. It is a good way to overcome the poor performance, of the cheapest most common copper alloy, at impact velocity below 2500 fps. Problem is it makes the bullet come apart too easily and you lose the "pop" or shock that is created on the impact. Also it causes the shed petals to radiate outwardly too much and the wound channel winds up being small after the shedding. When our bullets shed the petals they will tend to travel along with the retained shank and usually exit around the shank. This gives us the "pop" or shock that is associated with the highly frangible lead core bullets as well as good straight line penetration with a large permanent wound channel all the way through the animal.</p><p></p><p>All of this gives us a greater temporary and permanent wound channel at a wider range of impact velocity than any other projectile on the market. We set the bar for terminal performance with our Hammer Hunter line of bullets and now we have raised the bar with our new line of Hammer HHT polymer tipped bullets. We have yet to find a ceiling where impact vel is too high and we retain the same weight down to 1700-1800 fps, depending on which Hammer Bullet you are using. We have impact tested over 4000 fps and still retain the same weight as low velocity impacts. </p><p></p><p>I am sure that someone will pop in here and try and say that it is not possible for us to make a bullet that works better. They are simply wrong and have no real world experience with Hammer Bullets. And probably not much with other mono's or lead core bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 3061282, member: 7999"] Not all copper bullets are created the same. There are a ton of different manufacturing processes and exponential choices of copper alloy and variations within specific alloys. You can't lump all copper bullets into the same category any more than you can lump all lead core bullets into one category. Probably the biggest hurdle that we had to overcome when we started manufacturing bullets was finding the copper alloy that would do what we wanted a hunting bullet to do. We had no idea that diff copper alloys would play such a role in terminal performance. We just thought that if we got the most pure copper available it would work the best. Well, it didn't work and at this point we had a cnc lathe set up in my garage and needed to try and get some return on our investment. We ran the first couple of years with copper that is commonly used by other manufacturers, even though it would not perform terminally the way we wanted. It was the best we could find, until we found the alloy that we currently use. I was continuously studying copper alloys trying to figure out what we should use to get the performance standards that we set. Literally by God's grace (because we aren't that smart) we found the alloy that we use today. We are able to control the percent of weight retention base on the depth that we drill the hollow point. Weight retention is not dependent on impact vel. We are also able to control our weight retention without having to score or create weak points in the bullet to help initiate expansion. This is often done with broaching. It is a good way to overcome the poor performance, of the cheapest most common copper alloy, at impact velocity below 2500 fps. Problem is it makes the bullet come apart too easily and you lose the "pop" or shock that is created on the impact. Also it causes the shed petals to radiate outwardly too much and the wound channel winds up being small after the shedding. When our bullets shed the petals they will tend to travel along with the retained shank and usually exit around the shank. This gives us the "pop" or shock that is associated with the highly frangible lead core bullets as well as good straight line penetration with a large permanent wound channel all the way through the animal. All of this gives us a greater temporary and permanent wound channel at a wider range of impact velocity than any other projectile on the market. We set the bar for terminal performance with our Hammer Hunter line of bullets and now we have raised the bar with our new line of Hammer HHT polymer tipped bullets. We have yet to find a ceiling where impact vel is too high and we retain the same weight down to 1700-1800 fps, depending on which Hammer Bullet you are using. We have impact tested over 4000 fps and still retain the same weight as low velocity impacts. I am sure that someone will pop in here and try and say that it is not possible for us to make a bullet that works better. They are simply wrong and have no real world experience with Hammer Bullets. And probably not much with other mono's or lead core bullets. [/QUOTE]
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