143 gr hammer hunter report

[Chas1]

nice shooting !!!

 

[tooth doc]

I start shooting them at 600, I've had most exit the ones that didn't were found in elk that made it a few yards, I personally couldn't care less about exits, not my goal or is there any need for them in my country.

i get it. in africa with dense bush, tall dense grass i want a blood trail, doesnt happen without exit. dont get me wrong, i like 195 bergers, but not in africa.

 

[Barehandlineman11]

Out of curiosity what charge you at in the nosler and retumbo

 

[Tadd]

Very helpful data. Thanks for sharing. Great shooting!

 

[tooth doc]

Out of curiosity what charge you at in the nosler and retumbo

86.5 gr, 3.490 oal

 

[Barehandlineman11]

Copy

 

[tooth doc]

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215m

 

[Barehandlineman11]

Im loading one now pressuring out at 84 gr retumbo 143 hh with fed 215m but im 3580 velocity everything i see im 2-3 gr below where it should

 

[tooth doc]

Im loading one now pressuring out at 84 gr retumbo 143 hh with fed 215m but im 3580 velocity everything i see im 2-3 gr below where it should

if u have n570 give it a try. seems to be the best in this app.

 

[Barehandlineman11]

I do, but for my lapuas. Not enough to go around lol

 

[tooth doc]

I do, but for my lapuas. Not enough to go around lol

lol! retumbo rules in my lapua and 375 cheytac

 

[PatriotHenry]

about 3 weeks before my recent hunt in South Africa , 3/24-4/6, i contacted Steve at hammer bullets to discuss better option than 195 bergers for my 28 nosler. i told him the bergers were accurate, and certainly killed on my last hunt. but no exits, which made things difficult to track with little or no bleeding, esp in the long dense grass of africa. he suggested the 143 gr hh. i was skeptical and also bought 177 gr 177. picked a load with retumbo, loaded up 15 rounds to try, and sight in with. all went well so loaded 50 for my trip. grouped under .5 moa. had a friend send me a ballistic table for this bullet at 4500 feet elevation and 3550 fps.when i arrived we check zero and confirmed data at 509yds . everything dead on! shot blesbok at 515, blue wildabeast at 680, 720, 780, and zebra at 980 and 1046. was very impressed with accuracy and performance. even on the zebra i got through and through on first shot and just under the skin on 2nd shot. the recovered bullet is a perfectly opened mono, losing one petal. all in all, i am soooo impressed! will try the 177's, but i think the 143 hh is amazing!

What twist is your barrel?

 

[Pauleye]

I've been to Africa for several safaris. Those ranges seem odd as I've hunted and my longest shot was about 500 yards. If so good shooting

 

[RCHunter]

about 3 weeks before my recent hunt in South Africa , 3/24-4/6, i contacted Steve at hammer bullets to discuss better option than 195 bergers for my 28 nosler. i told him the bergers were accurate, and certainly killed on my last hunt. but no exits, which made things difficult to track with little or no bleeding, esp in the long dense grass of africa. he suggested the 143 gr hh. i was skeptical and also bought 177 gr 177. picked a load with retumbo, loaded up 15 rounds to try, and sight in with. all went well so loaded 50 for my trip. grouped under .5 moa. had a friend send me a ballistic table for this bullet at 4500 feet elevation and 3550 fps.when i arrived we check zero and confirmed data at 509yds . everything dead on! shot blesbok at 515, blue wildabeast at 680, 720, 780, and zebra at 980 and 1046. was very impressed with accuracy and performance. even on the zebra i got through and through on first shot and just under the skin on 2nd shot. the recovered bullet is a perfectly opened mono, losing one petal. all in all, i am soooo impressed! will try the 177's, but i think the 143 hh is amazing!

3550 fps with the 143 in a 280 Ackley? I am pushing mine hard to get 3250 fps with 140 gr VLDs out of a 26" barrel. What am I missing?