Loaded up my first hammers this evening

[RockyMtnMT]

I've had good luck with compressed loads as well but I've ran into issues if there's a lot of jump and I like to seat the hammers in a ways so I've steered towards faster powders. Definitely just throwing it out there as they're a buck a piece. I'm amazed at the accuracy I've gotten with them even at distance in 4 different cartridges and 7 different rifles. I noticed them in my kestrel library the other day. Apologize if it's old news I haven't been on the internet for a while. I was noticing something's off with the .284 selection while researching to help a friend with a load. Was also curious how close they match in real world. I've been making a tape turret out to 545 yds. This has all been for friends rifles and seems to get the job done really well so far. Sorry for the ramble, coffee

Confirm your drops in your rifle. Every rifle and scope combo can have different results.

 

[Calvin45]

Messed around with the projectiles some more, using a pin making sure sure that the tips weren't clogged with hbn or anything after I tumbled them in that stuff.

Holy smokes was I surprised at how deep that hollow point is, even on the 75 grain.

 

[nealm66]

Confirm your drops in your rifle. Every rifle and scope combo can have different results.

If you get a chance, look at the .284 bullet choices in they're library

 

[Calvin45]

Another first for me here: never had the charge weight exceed the projectile weight. Kind of laugh and shake my head about 88 grains of powder under a 75 grain bullet

 

[Hand Skills]

Gives 'overbore' a whole new meaning

 

[jessej]

That makes me wanna load 101s in my 300rum. Instead of 124s

 

[Calvin45]

I do still care about bc, it's not just a matter of highest muzzle velocity. Hammer does make a 67 grain shock hammer. Might go a tad faster. Won't stay faster for any distance at all. And I do yhink the 124 or 137 in your RUM makes a lot more sense than the 101 FOR FLAT TRAJECTORY. yeah some would say their all impractical but the point of these loads for me is maximum point blank and hold on hair range and emphatic "poleaxe" killing via extreme velocity within that range. I think your 124 would actually have a greater hold on hair allowance and mpbr and kill more emphatically at 400 yards.

Same reason I went with the 120 Barnes tac tx and not the 110 in my .300 win load. It actually ends up shooting flatter.

 

[ButterBean]

Fair. I personally doubt it'll make it
To 88 before pressure.

But my most accurate .300 Winnie load is a 225 eld m that compresses 79 grains of 8133 so hard you can hear the powder crunching

Every Hammer I load is compressed and I've had no problems, I have a concentricity gage but I have no idea where it's at, it's one of those tool that I thought I had to have but I didn't

 

[ButterBean]

That makes me wanna load 101s in my 300rum. Instead of 124s

Stick with the 124's

 

[jessej]

Stick with the 124's

Absolutely, for killin critters.
But I do like seein big numbers for fun.

I wonder how far behind the 22-06 improved my 30-338 lap imp would be with a 101?

Back to your regularly scheduled program calvin45. I'll try not to derail your project discussion anymore.

 

[Calvin45]

Absolutely, for killin critters.
But I do like seein big numbers for fun.

I wonder how far behind the 22-06 improved my 30-338 lap imp would be with a 101?

Back to your regularly scheduled program calvin45. I'll try not to derail your project discussion anymore.

No no, derail away!

 

[Seabeeken]

The 75 shoots great in my 257ai. Shoots under .1 and kills like lightening

 

[Calvin45]

The 75 shoots great in my 257ai. Shoots under .1 and kills like lightening

So like one hole groups?

 

[Seabeeken]

So like one hole groups?

Yes