Hammers continue to impress

[brockel]

Hammer bullet impress the hell out of me on how easy they are to get to shoot. This is the 4th gun I’ve tried them in and all seem to dial in extremely easy. This is from a Remington AWR 338 win mag topped with a leupold vx3i 4.5-14x40. I bedded the rifle and installed a trigger tech trigger.

Shot 4,5,6


Shot 7,8,9


Shot 10,11,12


A little more playing and I could probably get it dialed into a one hole group but I’ll probably just run it and bang steel till season starts. May have to use it on an antelope in a little over a month.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Dibs when you get tired of that gun and start another project..... Nice shooting.

 

[brockel]

Dibs when you get tired of that gun and start another project..... Nice shooting.

Shoots 225 grain accubonds nicely too

 

[Gerald Martin]

Boring. All it does is shoot three little bullets that touch. I think you should get a more interesting gun.

 

[mtmuley]

I woulda kept that RUM the way it shot 181's. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

I woulda kept that RUM the way it shot 181's. mtmuley

I bet I can get the 213s there if I’d play some more

 

[mtmuley]

I bet I can get the 213s there if I’d play some more

Bet you can too. That load will be a killer. mtmuley

 

[MThuntr]

Those AWRs are really starting to shine! I should spend some money I don't have and snag one!

 

[brockel]

Those AWRs are really starting to shine! I should spend some money I don't have and snag one!

I’ve owned two and both have shot good. The grayboe stock that comes on them is pretty good. The coating they put on the meta is strong

 

[MThuntr]

I’ve owned two and both have shot good. The grayboe stock that comes on them is pretty good. The coating they put on the meta is strong

I foolishly passed on one this winter and I really shouldn't but I might

 

[ImBillT]

Did you attempt to measure center to center and then subtract .338? At least on the first group you could easily fit another bullet between the two farthest apart with room to spare. That group is over .700” center to center. You measure outside to outside, then subtract bullet diameter to get center to center. Not trying to beat you up. Might have just been a brain fart. I have them all the time.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

A quick note on terminal performance with Hammers. The bull I shot this year was quartered hard to me, not quite full frontal at about 300 yards. The 136 grain Sledge Hammer went in on the point of the near shoulder and exited out the offside flank behind the last rib. Massive blood trail. Like you had a bucket and a roller type trail.

@mtmuley @RockyMtnMT

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

whelp... I'm down to the last 20 etips, so I guess now it's...

 

[MThuntr]

My 143s shoot great in my Kimber 280ai...they actually weigh 146 but that's ok. They group great and velocities seem spot on or faster than bullets lighter. I managed to squeak just under 3100fps with 60grains 7828SSC. I can't wait to do some real world testing.

 

[MLaird]

A quick note on terminal performance with Hammers. The bull I shot this year was quartered hard to me, not quite full frontal at about 300 yards. The 136 grain Sledge Hammer went in on the point of the near shoulder and exited out the offside flank behind the last rib. Massive blood trail. Like you had a bucket and a roller type trail.

@mtmuley @RockyMtnMT

JLS, is that 136 gr Hammer out of a 7mm? I've got a 7RM Browning Xbolt with a 9.5 twist, not sure the 143s will stabilize. I should just call and talk to them.

I'm in the same boat as wilm1313, I've got a good load developed with a 139gr Barnes LRX (65.8gr RL 23, 3200 FPS, 26"). I've been practicing this summer but I'm down to 22 rounds. I've been itching to switch to Hammers but I'm not sure I have time to do load development now before antelope opens. Decisions, decisions...

 

[Deleted member 20812]

JLS, is that 136 gr Hammer out of a 7mm? I've got a 7RM Browning Xbolt with a 9.5 twist, not sure the 143s will stabilize. I should just call and talk to them.

I'm in the same boat as wilm1313, I've got a good load developed with a 139gr Barnes LRX (65.8gr RL 23, 3200 FPS, 26"). I've been practicing this summer but I'm down to 22 rounds. I've been itching to switch to Hammers but I'm not sure I have time to do load development now before antelope opens. Decisions, decisions...

It’s a .280 Remington. Call them. We decided my gun wouldn’t reliably stabilize the 143 Hunters, and it really didn’t matter. The Sledge Hammers are great. I had a sub MOA load done in about 20 rounds.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

It’s a .280 Remington. Call them. We decided my gun wouldn’t reliably stabilize the 143 Hunters, and it really didn’t matter. The Sledge Hammers are great. I had a sub MOA load done in about 20 rounds.

How hard are those twist rates? Like if you put a 1 in 8 bullet in a 1 in 9 gun is it an extra 1 MOA off or is it like 9 MOA off? Any idea?

 

[mtmuley]

Read your hunt story. Awesome stuff JLS. And, Hammers are wicked bullets. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

How hard are those twist rates? Like if you put a 1 in 8 bullet in a 1 in 9 gun is it an extra 1 MOA off or is it like 9 MOA off? Any idea?

Call Steve at Hammer. Time well spent. Tell him I sent you. mtmuley

 

[RockyMtnMT]

How hard are those twist rates? Like if you put a 1 in 8 bullet in a 1 in 9 gun is it an extra 1 MOA off or is it like 9 MOA off? Any idea?

It will most likely have difficulty stabilizing. You quite possibly will shoot oblong holes. The min recommended twist rates are truly min. Particularly with the long for caliber bullets. Higher stability aids in terminal performance as well. I like my hunting rigs running closer to 2.0 sg if possible.