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Bullet Expansion - Hammer Hunter vs HHT
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<blockquote data-quote="David_h" data-source="post: 2955978" data-attributes="member: 123918"><p>OP Here. So it appears that my bullet tumbled; either in flight, or upon hitting a bush, or upon hitting the Elk hide. I am now wondering if the bullet was unstable in the air. </p><p></p><p>I got to thinking about my one long range target session with this bullet prior to my hunt. My three shots at 600 yard paper were right on the money. My three shots at 850 were low and I assumed I hit dirt because I had elongated ragged holes in the paper. I had discounted tumbled bullet at 850 yards because the recommended minimum twist for 199 grain hammer Hunter is 9.25" and my rifle has 8" twist. </p><p></p><p>I just confirmed with a tight fitting Jag that my twist is 8". Take a look at the picture of the 850 yard target and let me know if you think the oblong holes are tumbling bullets or dirt kicked up from low shots. Target session was at elevation 210' and temp was 85 degrees, muzzle velocity 3080 fps. My 520 yard elk shot was at 4600' elevation, temp 50 degrees. I am planning to go to the long range again this week and will try to test out stability of the 199gr HH bullet in my 8 twist barrel. Disclaimer: I cannot rule out that this bullet hit vegetation at either the 850yd paper target or the 520yd elk target however I plan to scrutinize this at the range next week.</p><p></p><p>I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David_h, post: 2955978, member: 123918"] OP Here. So it appears that my bullet tumbled; either in flight, or upon hitting a bush, or upon hitting the Elk hide. I am now wondering if the bullet was unstable in the air. I got to thinking about my one long range target session with this bullet prior to my hunt. My three shots at 600 yard paper were right on the money. My three shots at 850 were low and I assumed I hit dirt because I had elongated ragged holes in the paper. I had discounted tumbled bullet at 850 yards because the recommended minimum twist for 199 grain hammer Hunter is 9.25" and my rifle has 8" twist. I just confirmed with a tight fitting Jag that my twist is 8". Take a look at the picture of the 850 yard target and let me know if you think the oblong holes are tumbling bullets or dirt kicked up from low shots. Target session was at elevation 210' and temp was 85 degrees, muzzle velocity 3080 fps. My 520 yard elk shot was at 4600' elevation, temp 50 degrees. I am planning to go to the long range again this week and will try to test out stability of the 199gr HH bullet in my 8 twist barrel. Disclaimer: I cannot rule out that this bullet hit vegetation at either the 850yd paper target or the 520yd elk target however I plan to scrutinize this at the range next week. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. [/QUOTE]
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