Anyone tried Hammer bullets

Are they really that much faster and how do they work on deer.

If you search the forum for Hammer Hunter Deer you will get many success threads, they work really well. I recently made a handload and feel I get a little more velocity than similar cup and core bullets. Supposedly this is due to their drive bands reducing barrel friction I think.

I have been very pleased so far with hogs and deer

Hammers are awesome

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I have taken many deer and a couple of antelope with Hammer Hunters. They work very well for me, which is why I keep shooting them.

Took Hammers to Namibia and Texas, super effective.

Faster than same weight cup and core? No.

The Absolute Hammers are a little faster when using the right powder for them. I never saw the 200fps faster as claimed.

But I have found them plenty accurate for hunting.

BC is overstated from every one I have tried.

One bull elk and a bunch of whitetail . They have performed very good for me.

I'm using Hammers in all kinds of cartridges and for many different applications.
We took 11 animals in South Africa back in June. None of them needed to be tracked. All dropped within site, most anchored within 2 steps of where they stood.
Last deer season, My son neck shot a small buck with a 103 gr out of a 300 savage. This year he killed a large bodied whitetail buck with a 6 Dasher pushing an 88 grain Hammer Hunter.
Another hunting buddy killed a buck with the 118 HHT out of 6.5 CM. Buck went 10 yards and dropped on a heart shot.
I taught a guy on this forum how to reload for a hunting rifle. He shot a large Mule deer buck at 500 yards with.the Hammer 112 HHT, on a frontal shot. The blood trail was like something out of fiction movie.
As far as BCs being overstated, the Hammer guys are not the type to over-promise or purposely overstate anything as a marketing ploy. The BCs are advertised as estimates, and need to be adjusted for your velocity, twist, etc. Fact is, this is true with all bullets, they just don't say that out loud, usually. If you have concerns about BC, be sure to run the numbers on a ballistic calculator to see what the difference in BC really mean down range, when also factor the additional velocity you get. I've found the reduced BCs to be a non-issue at normal hunting ranges (out to 5-600 yds).

Lastly, accuracy...wow....they bring the best out of all of the cartridges I use them in.

I'm not sponsored by Hammer, I just love the people and the people.

I would like to try them as well but hard to justify the price when there are other bullets that work very well at close to half the price.

Flatbow said:

I would like to try them as well but hard to justify the price when there are other bullets that work very well at close to half the price.

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I can understand your concern looking only at the cost in relative terms. However, what are the real economics in dollars?

When you run that equation be sure to factor all the tribal knowledge with Hammers in developing loads. I often buy 2 sample packs (30 bullets) and with the knowledge out there, and due to a lack of need to tune for seating depth, it isn't uncommon to have a sub 3/4 moa load identified and 6 or 8 hunting rounds loaded inside of that 30 rounds.
Then I buy a pack of 50, load them up, and put them away for hunting. Assuming each year has 5 rounds expended checking zero, and 3 rounds (3 animals) expended in the field, that.is 3 or 4 years of bullets, in my mind. So, even if they are double, the real economics are minimal.. Pretty cost efficient in my mind, for the performance, and product support you get. I better stop, I'm deep.into fan boy territory now.

The bull elk in my profile pic was shot with a 125 gr Hammer Hunter Tipped at 2813 fps from a 6.5 Creedmoor at 286 yds.
He ran 25 yds dead on his feet. Complete pass through, shot in the heart/lungs.
Not my normal elk rifle but I was hunting deer with my son and we came across this 6X6 and since I was the only one with a elk tag I did not hesitate to take the shot.

Bang4theBuck said:

I can understand your concern looking only at the cost in relative terms. However, what are the real economics in dollars?

When you run that equation be sure to factor all the tribal knowledge with Hammers in developing loads. I often buy 2 sample packs (30 bullets) and with the knowledge out there, and due to a lack of need to tune for seating depth, it isn't uncommon to have a sub 3/4 moa load identified and 6 or 8 hunting rounds loaded inside of that 30 rounds.
Then I buy a pack of 50, load them up, and put them away for hunting. Assuming each year has 5 rounds expended checking zero, and 3 rounds (3 animals) expended in the field, that.is 3 or 4 years of bullets, in my mind. So, even if they are double, the real economics are minimal.. Pretty cost efficient in my mind, for the performance, and product support you get. I better stop, I'm deep.into fan boy territory now.

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startrek1761d said:

Are they really that much faster and how do they work on deer.

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They work well on big game and are very accurate. Contrary to what a few others have stated, I have found that with the 182 HHT's B.C might be understated. The point of impact is higher down range than what any calculator I have used says it should be. I have checked the speed of my load with three different chronographs. A note of caution with these bullets though, be sure of what lies beyond your target as you will get a pass through 90% of the time!