Hammer Bullets

[jwp475]

From left to right .458 caliber 404 grain Shock Hammer. Middle is a .416 caliber 300 grain Shock Hammer and 3rd is .358 caliber 220 grain Hammer Hunter
Will be doing some 20% Clear Ballistics gell test soon

 

[Aaron N]

Would love to see the results!

 

[oldfart009]

So far I have taken 9 antelope with them, and my son used my rifles last year to take at least 3 more.

1 shot, 1 kill each.
As I have said, if an animal is hit by them they are going to die. Usually that's soon.
Never took a meat damage photo, but also never recovered a bullet as they always pass through. I have seen only 1 or 2 petal pieces recovered.

 

[jwp475]

So far I have taken 9 antelope with them, and my son used my rifles last year to take at least 3 more.

1 shot, 1 kill each.
As I have said, if an animal is hit by them they are going to die. Usually that's soon.
Never took a meat damage photo, but also never recovered a bullet as they always pass through. I have seen only 1 or 2 petal pieces recovered.

Test results from media that I have seen shows the petals travel with the shank to near the end of penetration.

This is a deer shot between 180 and 200 yards 220 grain Hammer Hunter

 

[CBH Australia]

I've been reading a lot on Hammers lately.

Getting mixed results on accuracy but that's probably my part on my rushed load development.

I found a winner in my .308.

 

[HuntingGold]

Im quite interested in what you learn from the ballistic gel, particularly the .358 220 grain Hammer Hunter.

 

[CBH Australia]

Im quite interested in what you learn from the ballistic gel, particularly the .358 220 grain Hammer Hunter.

Soon those will be known as "The Whelen Hammer"

 

[HuntingGold]

I almost bought some for my trip to RSA that is coming up but thought I'd try Bob's formula first. I had sent Hammer Bullets an email and got a prompt reply. With many of the states moving towards banning lead, the Hammers look to be a good alternative.

 

[YancyW]

I almost bought some for my trip to RSA that is coming up but thought I'd try Bob's formula first. I had sent Hammer Bullets an email and got a prompt reply. With many of the states moving towards banning lead, the Hammers look to be a good alternative.

The owner, Steve Davis, is a super good guy. He has personally walked me through some initial load development a couple times. Very customer focused, he is also an actual hunter, so he gets that side of it.

 

[Joker12]

From the pictures of the deer taken with them they sure appear to kill well but too much meat damage for me. I like to eat venison.

 

[CBH Australia]

From the pictures of the deer taken with them they sure appear to kill well but too much meat damage for me. I like to eat venison.

Thats just been pounded with the tenderising Hammer.

I agree it's a lot of damage but each hit is likely different and varies with shot placement.

Dead Deer don't run.

 

[jwp475]

Thats just been pounded with the tenderising Hammer.

I agree it's a lot of damage but each hit is likely different and varies with shot placement.

Dead Deer don't run.

Exactly. 2 other exits

 

[Joker12]

Thats just been pounded with the tenderising Hammer.

I agree it's a lot of damage but each hit is likely different and varies with shot placement.

Dead Deer don't run.

That's a loss of both shoulders, precisely why I quit using ballistic tips many years ago. I have had no problem cleanly killing deer with simple well designed cup and core bullets such as Hornady interlocks or Speer hot cores without that horrific meet loss. Make me a no vote on that one.

 

[jwp475]

Only lost the offside shoulder where the bullet exited. The slight downward and forward angle and the hitting of the lower part of the spine, took out 4 or 5 ribs creating an unusually large exit.

 

[gbflyer]

I’ve been loading the shock hammers, I think it’s 186gr, in .338 Federal. Excellent accuracy.

 

[gillettehunter]

The owner is leading a group of hunters to Africa this year. On another hunting forum they have talked about the lack of meat damage. That one shown looks to be a bit unusual. Of course the general rule is to decrease bullet weight for the solid copper bullets and that increases velocity. A 220 gr bullet is pretty big for a deer. They get a fair amount of press on that forum. Generally most like them. Usually easy to get to group well.
Bruce

 

[CBH Australia]

That's a loss of both shoulders, precisely why I quit using ballistic tips many years ago. I have had no problem cleanly killing deer with simple well designed cup and core bullets such as Hornady interlocks or Speer hot cores without that horrific meet loss. Make me a no vote on that one.

I've been testing some Hammer Bullets as I read some stuff online and sourced some, no different to people using Barnes, Outer Edge or Cutting Edge.

I have mostly shot pests so meat damage is no concern if they are down and dead.

I've used a lot of Ballistic Tip, others say it's not needed. A freind once asked why I think they are the way forward. I'm looking for accuracy and one shot kills. But I also know cup and core bullets are capable of that, they have been doing that for years so maybe it's just trying something new and shiny.

 

[HushHog]

I can tell you that Cooper firearms of Montana has been using the Hammer Hunter bullets for accuracy testing in a wide variety of calibers.

 

[Mountaineer]

Gbflyer, have you shot anything other than paper with the 338 Federal using the hammer.

 

[112Savage]

9.3mm
258gr hammer and 250gr TTSX about 2600fps
100yds through 7” of gel and then wet cardboard.
used it on 13 animals in Africa last year.