Hammer Bullets - what makes them so great?

[Hammsolo]

306 yards, boom, thwack, hooves to the sky and tumbled down the hill dead. Love the Hammers out of my 6.5. Thanks @El Jason for your load. Shooting

 

[kiwi hunter]

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306 yards, boom, thwack, hooves to the sky and tumbled down the hill dead. Love the Hammers out of my 6.5. Thanks @El Jason for your load. Shooting

Wouldnt have found him coming from the other direction

 

[MLaird]

Hoping to put a 125 HHT into a nice bull elk in the Breaks in a week and a half...

 

[brockel]

Buddy won a brown bear hunt. Used his 338 rum with the 220 HHT. Bear soaked up 3 of them. Only bullet they found when skinning

 

[yakimanoob]

Hoping to put a 125 HHT into a nice bull elk in the Breaks in a week and a half...

Everyone knows 125gr is too light, won't kill elk

 

[D4570]

That's a hammer bullet?
I was under the impression that all hammer bullets lost their petals after entry. Would that count as a bullet "failure"?
It's hard to argue a dead bear.

 

[brockel]

That's a hammer bullet?
I was under the impression that all hammer bullets lost their petals after entry. Would that count as a bullet "failure"?
It's hard to argue a dead bear.

Yep definitely a hammer. Started life at 3100fps. Bear was right at 100

 

[mevertsen]

That's a hammer bullet?
I was under the impression that all hammer bullets lost their petals after entry. Would that count as a bullet "failure"?
It's hard to argue a dead bear.

That certainly doesn't look like the 220 HHT picture on the website. Bands start just above the boat tail.

 

[brockel]

That certainly doesn't look like the 220 HHT picture on the website. Bands start just above the boat tail.

You’re right. That’s what he said he ordered when he was going to shoot hammers in it and what he said he shit it with. I’ll have to ask him and do a little more digging on it.

 

[mevertsen]

You’re right. That’s what he said he ordered when he was going to shoot hammers in it and what he said he shit it with. I’ll have to ask him and do a little more digging on it.

Additional thought.

We hear stories all the time of people finding various other bullets and broadheads in game...

 

[Potsie]

You’re right. That’s what he said he ordered when he was going to shoot hammers in it and what he said he shit it with. I’ll have to ask him and do a little more digging on it.

Somebody’s autocorrect was working overtime.

Mine does it too!

 

[brockel]

Somebody’s autocorrect was working overtime.

Mine does it too!

Guess you get to see which word shot or shit I type more often

 

[brockel]

Additional thought.

We hear stories all the time of people finding various other bullets and broadheads in game...

He says they are the hammer 220 hht. Is the hammer picture on the website just a generic picture? I’ve never held any of the 220s so I don’t know.

 

[Sheltowee]

The HHT bands are much more gradual/less pronounced than on the other Hammers. Think the bore could have just smoothed them out so that they aren't as visible?

 

[MTLabrador]

It sure looks like an Etip to me with the boat tail angle, and the groove right below the mushroom.

 

[mevertsen]

He says they are the hammer 220 hht. Is the hammer picture on the website just a generic picture? I’ve never held any of the 220s so I don’t know.
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I don't believe so.

I've only recovered one Hammer.

It looked like this....

Grooves through the bands were clearly visible. Though this is a Hunter, not HHT.

Either way, its not how I would expect a Hammer to work.

Especially with that impact velocity.

 

[mevertsen]

It sure looks like an Etip to me with the boat tail angle, and the groove right below the mushroom.

I was thinking E-TIP, but I have no experience with them at all.

 

[mtmuley]

Never have seen a Hammer look like that. Boattail doesn't look right either. Might send the pic to Steve. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

Never have seen a Hammer look like that. Boattail doesn't look right either. Might send the pic to Steve. mtmuley

He sent them to their Facebook page. He’s grabbing some measurements and a picture for me this evening. Like mentioned earlier in the thread wonder if it’s not an old wound that they stumbled on the bullet. Haven’t handled enough hammers to see the difference from the picture. Luckily the hunttalk detectives might be on to something

 

[Potsie]

The HHT bands are much more gradual/less pronounced than on the other Hammers. Think the bore could have just smoothed them out so that they aren't as visible?

The bands do get lost in the sauce a bit, but still visible.