Absolute Hammer load data

[7stw]

Finally got to shoot today!
257 Weatherby
90 gr. AH
Once fired Hornady brass
Fed 215, COAL 3.170 Lee FCD 1/4 turn
IMR4350
63 gr. 3380
64. 3458
65 3509
66. 3557
67. 3675
No pressure signs, no felt recoil changes, will have to load some more and push a little farther.
IMR 4831
71 gr. 3761
72. 3852 faint ejector swipe
73. 3968 ejector, flat primer, heavy bolt lift, quit here, big recoil impulse. Quit here.
Rl26
62 gr. 3140
63. 3137
64. 3189
65. 3271
66. 3244
Nothing happening here, need to jump at least 4 gr. and see what happens, lot of case cap left.
IMR 7828 SSC
71gr. 3564
72. 3677 slight primer flattening
73. 3701 primer
74. 3766 primer
75. 3833 primer flat slight ejector
Need to push this one up a couple more grains and see.
72-75 were touching and 71 was about an 1/8" outside the group so it's accurate anyway. Might need to live here, 3700 or so ain't bad.

Hornady factory 90 gr. GMX averaged 3440.

26 nosler
123 gr AH
New Nosler brass
Win. lrm primer
3.30 COAL
IMR 7828 ssc
74 gr. 3291
75. 3385 very faint ejector
76. 3403. "
77. 3462. "
78. 3506. "
79. 3555. "
80. 3585. " primer flat
81. 3666 slight ejector primer flat
82. 3695 ejector primer flat
83. 3768 heavy ejector, flat primer, heavy bolt lift, quit here
77-80 were touching that's where I'll live for now 3550 avg. ain't bad!
I've got some 129's loaded and some 140's for 280 ai, but ran out of time today. Will report back later how they turn out, hopefully tomorrow if the rain holds off.

Wow, that 25 Bee is rockin. Nothing will walk. I assure you.

 

[snox801]

Finally got to shoot today!
257 Weatherby
90 gr. AH
Once fired Hornady brass
Fed 215, COAL 3.170 Lee FCD 1/4 turn
IMR4350
63 gr. 3380
64. 3458
65 3509
66. 3557
67. 3675
No pressure signs, no felt recoil changes, will have to load some more and push a little farther.
IMR 4831
71 gr. 3761
72. 3852 faint ejector swipe
73. 3968 ejector, flat primer, heavy bolt lift, quit here, big recoil impulse. Quit here.
Rl26
62 gr. 3140
63. 3137
64. 3189
65. 3271
66. 3244
Nothing happening here, need to jump at least 4 gr. and see what happens, lot of case cap left.
IMR 7828 SSC
71gr. 3564
72. 3677 slight primer flattening
73. 3701 primer
74. 3766 primer
75. 3833 primer flat slight ejector
Need to push this one up a couple more grains and see.
72-75 were touching and 71 was about an 1/8" outside the group so it's accurate anyway. Might need to live here, 3700 or so ain't bad.

Hornady factory 90 gr. GMX averaged 3440.

26 nosler
123 gr AH
New Nosler brass
Win. lrm primer
3.30 COAL
IMR 7828 ssc
74 gr. 3291
75. 3385 very faint ejector
76. 3403. "
77. 3462. "
78. 3506. "
79. 3555. "
80. 3585. " primer flat
81. 3666 slight ejector primer flat
82. 3695 ejector primer flat
83. 3768 heavy ejector, flat primer, heavy bolt lift, quit here
77-80 were touching that's where I'll live for now 3550 avg. ain't bad!
I've got some 129's loaded and some 140's for 280 ai, but ran out of time today. Will report back later how they turn out, hopefully tomorrow if the rain holds off.

I also got some 90's for mine I ya e a 28" tube to gets things moving and thanks to bean gonna try 6.6 staball.

 

[dug]

I ya r tried them. I was able to get a full gr more powder xbr in without over pressure from my 99gr hammer. But I needed more room. Recently picked up some rl10 which is 85 percent fill as opposed to 106 for xbr and is a bit faster. Haven't had time to run them yet as a new house has me swamped.
I can tell you that I'm not pushing the 99's hard at all at 2780 FPS out of a 18" barrel and I will never be going back to eld after seeing first hand how much better they are on large deer, hogs and audad. I've been able to take over 50 animals with them and they are stellar. Hoping the 97 gets more speed which looks like I will based on it had less pressure than the 99's just ran out of case with xbr

Thx for that info. I ll have to try the 97's when we can buy powder at will .
in this political climate and retirement right around the corner , in this next yr we will be moving to WY . I have been slowly building a house there for the last 10 yrs . The grendel has served me well here in ny wooded hunting . In wy and open shooting ill be looking for a lil more speed .
i have bigger cals to reach out with hi BC loadings.
my goal with grendel is coyotes with a thermo scope. So flatter is better in my mind for that.

 

[willfrye027]

Mr. Willfrye , have you done anymore work on the 151 AH in your 30-06 ? could you also tell me where you are at OAL . I am working with the 300 SM Lazzeroni Patriot 162 AH and will get on the 06 as soon as I work load up for the short mag. Any additional info will be appreciated for the 06.

Thank you Sir , F.K.

I'm sticking with the load i worked up earlier using Varget. Confirmed it's shooting 3/4 moa and moving 3130 on a few different range trips. This is from a pretty short barrel factory tikka. And it's over a grain below pressure just to be safe. My OAL was set just so it would fit in the magazine...somewhere about 3.34". It probably will work fine at whatever OAL you choose I don't think they're very jump sensitive

 

[floyd kittrell]

Thank you Sir , I am seeking Sta-ball 6.5 and 8208-XBR to try but no luck yet . I will post any load data for your potential future loads when we get back to the 06 work ups. I'm already out to 3.42 with my prong horn white tail load but expect to run the A.H's longer . Am modifying
the magazine now to make the 06 a repeater I hope.





F.K.

 

[nealm66]

I was able to get out and shoot yesterday and reached 3500fps with 90ah in a 25-06 with 55.8 gen's of imr 4451 - 3.183 oal which put it right in between the first groove as I was considering a light crimp in the future. No pressure so will load higher. Also started the 160 hh's in 300wsm and again under estimated pressure with 69gn's of staball 3155 fps 2.880 oal. Will post results when I get done. I was surprised at how poi doesn't change much if any. I was shooting 2 shot groups and many were touching and a couple 1 hole groups out of the 300wsm tikka light model. Not sure how much further I can go with staball before compression. Very impressed as I was at 700' near the coast in Washington and usually pressure out early. Never seen ladders group that good before.

 

[ButterBean]

Here's another on I got done last week

270AI
26" 10 Twist Heavy Sporter
116 Absolute Hammer
Winchester Brass .003 neck tension
LEE FCD 1/8th turn
CCI 200
61.5g H4350
COAL 2.275 ( seated to the last bearing groove)
3519 fps
SD 4.5
ES 9

I got to 3586 but it was way hot, If I can find some Peterson Brass I feel sure I can push in to the 3600 without any trouble

 

[cooperjd]

Bean, interesting you mentioned Peterson brass...Something I have not given a lot of thought to with these bullets. Since the goal is to push em a bit, what are the best brass brands for toughness and I'm guessing tough primer pockets? Peterson, ADG, nosler, norma, lapua, etc...????

 

[GLTaylor]

If I may offer: toughest brass would be ADG, Lapua, and Peterson, in no particular order. All are good. All are tough.

 

[dougduey]

Bean, interesting you mentioned Peterson brass...Something I have not given a lot of thought to with these bullets. Since the goal is to push em a bit, what are the best brass brands for toughness and I'm guessing tough primer pockets? Peterson, ADG, nosler, norma, lapua, etc...????

Steve said he was getting more out of Petersen brass when he did the load development for his 280 AI and the 140 Absolute. I think he said he got 100 fps more out of it compared to Nosler brass.

 

[ButterBean]

Bean, interesting you mentioned Peterson brass...Something I have not given a lot of thought to with these bullets. Since the goal is to push em a bit, what are the best brass brands for toughness and I'm guessing tough primer pockets? Peterson, ADG, nosler, norma, lapua, etc...????

As GL mentioned they are all good but I personally have gotten the most out of Petersen Brass and Petersen Primer Pockets will take more abuse than anything I have used

 

[cooperjd]

Thanks gents!

 

[GLTaylor]

As GL mentioned they are all good but I personally have gotten the most out of Petersen Brass and Petersen Primer Pockets will take more abuse than anything I have used

I agree. But I can't always get it for my calibers. Get the best you can for what you have!

 

[nealm66]

Shouldn't a softer brass like Hornady be used for chasing pressure?