I just started reloading for my 444 CVA scout rifle . (verified owner) January 30, 2023. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. 30-06 at just over 2900fps. I shot it out to 200 and it maintained accuracy. As a resident of CA, were faced with having to shoot non tox bullets. This 150g pure copper Power Hammer is replacing the 152g Hammer Hunter. I shot out to 540 inside 6 and they hit hard for a 90 gr bullet!! 14 twist. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. Im 20-25 th off the lands . (verified owner) May 22, 2022, I received these the other day And like the way they look. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. The only downside was that I needed a bushing die to get proper neck tension, as the design of these bullets required more tension than what I had been using previously. We have learned not to try to force a rifle to like what we want. George L Taylor 5-10 yards. i took the shot laying down and using the bi-pod which in the past i have spent a lot of time shooting in FTR class . I got groups I could cover with a dime. I wouldnt hesitate to take medium game at 600 yards and large game at 500 and under with this load, which ran just a hair over 3200 FPS and carried 1200 ft/lbs at 500 yards. Philippians 4.20 "To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. So on deer there should be no worries. 70HH Rocks. I'm getting 3400 fps out of my 300 wlby mag in a Ruger No.1 (SMOKIN) with great accuracy. bullet load data from the Hodgdon website. A discussion platform for everything Hammer! Over all yet another great bullet from Hammer. Top left casing is 42 grains, definite pressure. I have used the DeadBlow version of these on deer in the UK and they work extremely well. They definitely did not disappoint I was able to get 3/4" moa at 100yrd first time out. Although maybe a little on the heavy side for a 280AI, these shoot .5" at an easy 2850FPS. Hits very hard, taken 2 Pronghorn and one deer with the 67gr shock hammer. I have taken five animal to date with the 124 Grain Hammer Hunters out of my 6.5 PRC at 3300 FPS and the results have been fantastic. The best this rifle had ever shot by a factor of three. I agree with the last paragraph above. Michael homan Every shot hit its mark, and I have never recovered a bullet. Bullet Casting Supplies. The hammers hitlike a ton of bricks I was very impressed! (verified owner) September 19, 2022, Ref: Steve Davis-They may shoot great with a slower twist-1-12 or 1-14. 4 animals dropped where they stood, 2 ran about 25 yards each. Only two of the deer were spine shot, others were thru the lungs, and they just collapsed. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Only one rib hit on the off side. The bullet did what it needed to do entered in front of the left hip on a very steep quartering away shot, and obviusly made it to the vitals which resulted in only a 20 yard run for the ram. First 5 rounds with 54.5gr of H4831SC yielded 2850fps with plenty of room to go hotter. Will try and update after my Elk hunt on well they work on game, Travis John Smith Dropped 3 hogs so far with my custom .25 caliber (25 GPC.) I did find by using a drop tube I can get 1.8 grains of more powder in the case before I run into the same problem . 1/2" group and 3200 plus fps! I'm at 47.3gr of 6.5 StaBall out of my 6.5 CM. I think if youre just starting out reloading they are an excellent choice. It is leaving the 20 barrel at 3480fps and a 4 shot group was just over .6. (verified owner) December 6, 2021. A fine J.G. I bought these to loads in a friends Marlin 30-30. 1,044. Used same basic load with the 124 hh bullets. The lungs were completely collapsed. By far, the easiest load work up I have ever experienced. I am driving them at 3,250 fps in a 6.5-284 Norma and have dispatched deer out to 180 yards which are normal ranges for lowland deer management in the UK. So I gave them a call and asked them to overnight a box of 50 bullets to try and Brian gave me a load to try. I highly recommend these bullets and company. I just ordered some more, and some 308s for my TC Contender 30/30. In my very limited experience it is easy to get a little too hot with the absolutes. Gerald DILGARD Fired one round of 79 gr. All load/component data will be shared so that the load can be duplicated. It took me 15 rounds total to arrive at what will be my go-to load for the 338 LM. Justin Youngblood
I hit 66.2 grain and made the best group so far of my shooting career. Will be buying many more of these. on elk. CCI BR-4 primers
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With very little to go on I started out on the very bottom of the weight scale . Small buck mule deer at 100 yards. My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. Shoot with total confidence. We have quite a few diff primers on hand. Steve recommended these for my 6.5x300 Bee. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with . Then we took a good look down the barrel and noticed all the damage to the rifling. Still 3,500fps with the suppressed shorter barrel. How does 3600-3700fps from a 20" hunting rifle sound? 300 PRC: 199 gr Hammer Hunter
Dropped to the shot. Im very happy with my results on coyotes. toby.spruce Using a Browning A-bolt II, I'm getting good velocity and accuracy with this bullet using H4895, Reloader 15, and, because those powders have been hard to find, Hornady LeverEvolution. It's satisfying not to have to worry about lead contaminating the meat I will be feeding my family. I get a typical single entry on chest shots and five exist holes in a cluster about the size of a large orange. The length and weight allowed my Ruger No One's 1:12 twist to truly reach its full potential. (verified owner) November 29, 2021. Tim Faircloth A great deer load for most hunters. Just shortened it to 3.275 coal. Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. (verified owner) May 3, 2022. Tack driving accuracy. There is a very comprehensive, up to date list of hammer load data over on the long range hunting site . I would recommend. Several shooting forums spoke highly of Hammer bullets and I decided to try some. Shot out of savage Steven 284 win 8 twist, 24 barrel going 2980fps at mag length. All these were 1-1/2 to 2 + groups. They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. Shot an oversized cow moose broadside, high lungs. This was such an easy bullet to load develop. I would give 10 stars if I could. I am a complete Hammer fan and will continue my hunting with Hammer Bullets. Im shooting sub .250 moa with these things in my 6.5-284 Norma. 12% OFF Bullets. Ivan Bourgeois in my 6mm GT, equal to my best 88 gr. Steve has been very helpful with getting load data sorted and I am very impressed with how helpful this company is. I get consistent 1/2 groups in the heat of summer or the cool of hunting season. Will be loading more Hammers for another Savage 99 in.250 with 1:11 twist someday soon. 14fps, 1.17grp
The great guys at Hammer said to try the 200gr ShockHammers. The 121 HH shoots great in my .257 Weatherby with H 1000 powder 1:8" twist
(verified owner) February 9, 2022, shot serval hogs with these out to 290yds it wacks em! My nightvis optic just has a standard duplex reticle and I hate "guesstimating" my elevation holds at distance. 70gr. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. Joined Dec 25, 2017 Messages 356 Location SE Mo. With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. The new Absolute Hammer 123's are my new favorite as of May 2021. March 12, 2021, Run this bullet in a 220 Ai at 3750 fps it shoots 1 hole groups at 100 yds. The bullet penetrated the scapula, destroyed 3 inches of spine and left a 1.5" exit with basically no meat lost. Next is get her zeroed in and dope chart built. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. Will definitely be purchasing more and for other calibers as well. Also noticed with Hammer bullets there is not enough copper to bother with in the barrel. My load ladder spanning 4 grains went into just over an inch and my final load with a little Lee Factory Crimp shooting consistently into 3/4' out of a thin barrel Kimber 30-06. I'm sure there may be a faster accuracy node, but I'm happy with 3200. It is absolute coyote destroyer. I got .2 and.3 inch groups at 100 and 200 yards with a few opening to .5. It has identical baring surface so it will load nearly identical with little or no change from previous loading. lead bullet load. I didn't like that load is it would explode on impact on deer and hogs with no to little penetration. The bearing surface of the bullet incorporates the patented PDR design (parabolic drag reduction). (verified owner) June 1, 2022. Very minimal meat loss very. will be loading some more of these up just to see how tight of a grouping I can squeeze out of them. And as slways be safe and keep em in the x ring. Standard Deviation 5.79 FPS
46gr of IMR4451 at oal of 2.765 became our go to load. This is my load data. On that other pill, three shots at three different whitetails resulted in no recovery. In my .300 Savage, LE pushes this bullet > 2,800 fps. But with my starting load I dropped a huge west Texas gemsbok bull. Sure they will perform like my other experience's with Hammer Hunters. Great repeatability from lot to lot. This load has a MV of 3405 using H Super Performance and Fed 210M Primers from a W-W case. Had 4 exit holes on the opposite side. (verified owner) June 13, 2022. (verified owner) November 1, 2022, 7X57R 120gr. Happy Hunting!! Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. I tested the 143's to 530 yards and they shot unbelievably well. H4895 drives it to the highest velocity, but be careful going over 46 grains, bullets can be made to fly faster 3,000 fps, but I had one overpressure round! Jonathan Kisamore Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. I built a 270 wsm with a 8 twist 24 pac nor barrel. I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. Absolutely love these!!! Got these shooting a .4 moa group at 3,010 fps with my fierce 7mm rem mag and I couldnt ask for anything more! Cant wait to use them on my NM pronghorn hunt at the end of August. This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. No meat loss at all. At 53 gr of N120 the Bullet whats to push back out to COL of 2.582 . COL. 2.265 . Although they may just shoot very accurate without having to mess with them. So I loaded two rounds at 51 gr just for pressure and speed check . Here is my load data for my Abolt 25-06 with 26" McGowan barrel: Ive got quite a few for you. I was leaving for deer camp in 4 days and couldn't find any loaded ammo anywhere on the shelf. Could not be happier. Very forgiving for accuracy.
It seems that these may be the holy grail as they have the traditional benefits of copper bullets (dont explode or fragment and penetrate deep) and can be loaded heavier than traditional coppers or pushed decently faster than traditional copper bullet weights. So all the information you read about Hammer bullets, says that faster burning powders for any given cartridge perform best, but when you peruse through the all the pet loads folks have posted, more . The Hammers will show 50 to 100 fps higher vel, in most rifles, over the load data. September 19, 2022. The result is an incredibly consistent product with unparalleled quality control. After that I was convinced. All others expanded perfectly and did exceptionally damaged before exiting. Wont buy these bullets again as Ive spent too much time already trying to make these work! This bullet is a performer! Looking forward to seeing on game performance! Gerald DILGARD Easiest bullets I have worked up loads for including custom bullets for my custom benchrest rifles. Desert Tech SRS A1
Found a load development under half moa. It was a 1/4 moa group. (verified owner) October 18, 2022. Norma's 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are moly coated hollow points designed to extend the lifetime of your barrel. These bullets all have 1.5mm hollow point and are typically 60%-70% weight retention. One shot. took this combo to Wyoming for a antelope hunt out of Sheridan area ,took one shot at a unknown distance with a little Kentucky windage at a antelope buck , bullet went thru the heart and out back side front leg buck layed down and died. I tried these out of my 257 Bee Ultralightweight MKV rifle. April 4, 2021. I think Im already where I need to be at around 53 gr . bullets. Alas, two things have caused me to look for an alternative: Sierra's decision to obsolete this bullet and impending legislation to go non-toxic. There are quite a few acceptable powders for the bullet weight. No pressure signs at all. It was also very easy to work up a load for and without having to push it to the max I was running 3150 fps with amazing groupings. Well-known member. October 19, 2021. Flat shooting and hard hitting. Please Login or Register. Close to 3300fps/1430ft*lbs at the muzzle from a 20" bolt gun with N133 is what you can look forward to! Makes senses to not force a rifle too shoot what it dont like. Re: Reloading the .35 whelen. The exit hole was about 2 inches. Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. Im a happy camper. LilGun powder
(verified owner) November 17, 2021, I recently purchased a box of .264 124 gr Hammer Hunters to try in my 6.5 Creedmoor. Took a white tail this fall, bang flop. (verified owner) November 12, 2022. I was impressed with the performance on two whitetails this year. I didnt adjust my dues or anything, just pressed out 8 of them with h4350 and went to the range. Best decision I made was to purchase these. Very accurate and plenty effective on Scottish red deer. And that was 4 rounds in half grain increments. Low ES &SD. COAL: 3.643"
Bullet performance was great. One at a stones throw and the other at 330 yards. I'm also liking the Hammer bullets. Does averaged about110 pounds. The penetration is incredible while reaching out with authority without the magnum recoil
Which was a really good thing when the elk herd posted up in the field at 300 yards. Thank you Hammer for this fantastic bullet. thomascjohnston52 It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. Two downsides with higher BC copper. Precise and durable. After 6 rounds, with different charge weights, loaded .020 off the the lands, I had established a velocity node. I plan to use it for my wife and daughter as a low recoil antelope hunting round. In 20+mph winds this bullet did amazing when I did my job. This way I can live vicariously through other's efforts. I gave four stars because for whatever reason the BC in my rifle is not matching the posted BC. I was able to reach over 2500fps with zero pressure. Loaded up 4831 sc powder @ 57.5 gr 3.325 coal. Only meat loss was a small portion of one back strap. I'm having a hard time finding load data though. Home All Ammunition Reloading Reloading Supplies 1 of 2 View Larger Images 100 Count Hammer .355cal. I bought a sample pack of the .308 120g Lever Shock Hammers for my 1976 model 336 Marlin 30-30. Have also shot a buck with it and it too was one shot with No Tracking Required. You wont be disappointed with these bullets. They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! I can make them shoot bad. October 31, 2022, Thanks to Steve and the team at Hammer Bullets for creating a 276 grain .358 so I could duplicate Elmer Keith's favorite round for dangerous game. Big hollow point? They worked right away. (verified owner) March 16, 2022, I tried it with 47.6 gr of Staball and a magnum primer. 1000 yards is a walk in the park. Which 7mm . Matt Winkelman You must log in or register to reply here. Hit a hog behind the right shoulder into back of the left shoulder. Hammer Bullets DEVELOPED FOR Higher and consistent velocity Superior accuracy Less engraving pressure Less barrel heat and erosion Minimal game waste 100% Lead Free Patented Design for both target and hunting applications. Bullet exited right shoulder. Barbourcreek tests 155 Hammer Hunters in 20% gel Block at 600 yards in a 7 BC Warrior Barbourcreek Long Range Shooting School and Long Range Hunting 24K views 3 years ago Ep. I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. I cant say enough good about these Hammer Bullets. ultralitehunterak BSHEETS I had never tried the Absolute Hammer line of bullets I ordered a box and talked with some fellow Hammer shooters on facebook. The max size allowed is : 4 MB. Dont worry too much about coal just make sure they feed out of the magazine good. Work is preventing me from testing. I split the difference between some closely weighted loading data for my starter load. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! Ran it up to 73.0gr of H4831SC with a CCI 250 primer with no pressure and averaged 3899 FPS and holds .3-.4 MOA. If your looking for a deer, or hog bullet to run in 22/250, 22 creed, or any whiz bang 22, this one will flat get it done! First shot missed completely low, 2nd hit forward in the chest, 3rd was perfectly through the heart and dropped her. 700 ADL stock barrel and action with a 9.125 twist per Rem. This bullet absolutely delivers. This is a middle of the road load by the way. I made a mistake buying just the sample pack. On top of that they kill clean and DONT damage meat. They are hitting right where they should out to 300 yards. Just loaded my first round of 88 Gr Hammer Hunters in my new 6 mm Creedmoor 1-7 twist Proof barrel. The Shock Hammersare our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. (verified owner) November 22, 2022. Environmental conditions can drastically impact firearms, powders, and primers. Use one of the allowed file type: jpg,png. Hammer is doing something right. Also, almost every mono bullet data i've seen suggests starting at 0.050" off the lands. All factory ammo that I had tried sprayed 2-3 MOA. William Belcher Anyone have loads for them in 6.5 PRC(124g.). Ive had excellent results backing down a couple grains from max load and laddering .01 grains for accuracy and not messing with seating depth. Federal case
Using RL-15 goes from 2698 to 2789fps. Type: Online-Only Auction: Date(s) 02/01/2023 - 02/27/2023: . Single digit ES goes from 4 to 9 with avg around 7
Boom flop. There was some damage in the shoulder meat, and one fragment of the bullet ended up in the foremost part of the back steak, but there was less damage overall than what I've observed from jacketed lead-core bullets. Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle, Your Rating It flat hammered my bull 2 steps done
Will be ordering more. These cavernous hollow points are designed to expand upon contact with a fluid-based medium through hydraulic energy. 44 gr 6.5 StaBall
And so far they really smash game. About the time we think it is the be all end all, we have a rifle that doesn't like it but likes something else. Im switching all my hunting rifles to hammers now theyre hard to beat. One at 850 yards. Switched to the 143 grain Hammer's last year for my 280AI. Accurate +600 yards. 3385 fps avg. Great bullet. We are offering a 10% military discount for current and former members of the military. LeverEvolution turns out to be a great powder for the .300 Savage and .308 with this bullet. Should have the powder to through and through any medium sized game in the States, and give you decisive kills through fragmentation! loaded for ladder looking for pressure and 15 rounds in, I found the mother of all sweet spots. They shot great and the node is absolutely perfect could not ask for OR recomend a better bullet and i have tried a pile of them. All were very fast kills. This bullet works wonders in a 22 Hornet or K Hornettry moderate to faster powders like H110/W296, 2400, or even Enforcer, and you can achieve velocities between 3350fps and 3500fps safely! I took a big Wisconsin whitetail this past winter with them and they preformed as expected and I did not recover the bullet. The 124 gr bullets are outstanding. While this particular bullet has a very narrow selection of powders that can optimize its performance in the 223/5.56, when you get it right it can turn the 223 Remington into a 22 Nosler using less powder! While loads are compressed using H4895 and Reloader 15, LE is denser, more packable. .02" @ 100 yds. Could not be happier. I guess that will do. Unlike that B company. Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. The next day I got them in the mail, had them loaded up and two shot strings later I had my load. I played with them a while and came up with a great load. I havent taken any game yet,still working on load development. Ivan Bourgeois Just ordered 200 more of these, and plan on using them next deer season. Custom load development for rifles with Hammer Bullets Each round loaded within 1/10th of a grain powder charge Includes data for long range shooting Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. Dropped a ton of hogs, quite a few coyotes, a few beavers. With this new sponsorship, the 7mm 184gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet was created. I cant say enough good things about Steve Davis and these bullets. Shot a doe that was bag flop, and a buck that didnt run far into the wood line and was VERY easy to track. I now have a load that matches the SS Patron 197.5 grain FMJ load of WWII in an appropriate hunting bullet. 3,190. Sample size of 1, but this bullets terminal performance out of an 18 300 HAMR was much better than a 110 grain pill from another maker. (verified owner) December 2, 2021. this bullet performed wonderfully on the whitetail I shot, punched through some thick brush and still found it's mark and make a clean kill. And pass through
A friend recommended Hammer Hunter Bullets and I have had a great year so far. These bullets are legit. Developing a load for my rifle was quick, the Hammer bullets are some of the easiest bullets to find loads for. Hammer bullets are the most consistent bullets I've ever sent down range. I use standard full length dies that provide good neck tension. Whilst I will not provide my final load data, suffice to say is was "waaay" over book, but your mileage may vary. I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. 3024 FPS
A follow up review for above combo. They seemed to shoot ok from an off-hand position at 25 yards, so I loaded up the rest for my class. Check out photos submitted by Hammer fans and submit yours. Accuracy is phenomenal! My friend really likes the vapor trail you see with almost every shot. This was the original line of bullets. Ive got this bullet moving at 2964 fps and shooting sub half inch easily. Ranges from 51 yds. They cycle perfect. I purchased a box of 50 Hammers. I've been around the horn with my rifle trying to find that one sweet pet load and its been a goat-rope until now. I recently used this bullet on a desert bighorn sheep. BL-C(2) powder, Starline Brass, Ginex Primer. It took just 1 rd at about 140 yards. The max size allowed is : 4 MB. I have owned a Sako 75 in .30-06 for over 20 years, which has harvested everything from muntjac to moose with a Sierra 2150 over N550 or RS60 (RL17). Bullet Type: AF FN (Swift) Diameter: 0.308" Powder: IMR 4198 (Improved Military Rifle) Primer: CCI 450 Mag Case: Wilson Combat. Not 0.020". There were 4 exit holes and minimal meat damage. So far the best load is a medium charge that yields 1/2 MOA @ 3200 fps. (verified owner) May 26, 2020. I get 3 shot groups much smaller than the palm of my hand at 600 yards. He never knew what hit him! I thought you were originally loading for the 131gr Hammer Hunter. You are using an out of date browser. Ordered up these for my .350 legend. These bullets are absolutely worth it. Both my friends used .308 Hammers on this pig hunt as mentioned in the previous review and both were bang flops. Meat loss almost non existent. Hammers do have a sligtly lower BC than any tipped copper bullet. The top group measures 0.19 MOA, the bottom 0.23 MOA and both out of a 100% factory original rifle, which is 20 plus years old and has fired > 1500 rounds. Easy to tune (powder, primer, and crimp), and prints very small groups. November 10, 2021. . Good Shoot very well in my 25-284 at 3200fps and very lethal. I can't speak well enough about Steve and Brian. I think the reason for caution with the absolutes is that your likely going to be using faster burning powders than normal and that can definitely be dangerous. 6.5mm Diamond Line HPBT Bullets are fabricated with glided metal jackets and bonded cores to ensure the bullet performs with every shot. FPS 3265. SD 2.0. These shoot great in my 6.8 western. Small brass hammer for flint knapping, tapping/adjusting sights, removing wedge pins or other small repairs. October 28, 2021, These bullets are the real deal. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. Hammers are super easy to work up a load for usually about 10 rounds and your done, not to mention 1/4 moa accuracy I get with them. family have been using hammer bullets also and no negative reports! I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. The terminal performance was nothing like ive seen, with minimal meat loss. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. (verified owner) November 19, 2021. WEIGHT BULLET COL POWDER START CHG VELOCITY MAX CHG VELOCITY 300 HAM'R RELOADING DATA EFFECTIVE SEPT 15, 2020 AND SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED DATA 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Shooters World SOCOM 20.7gr 2150fps 23.0gr 2375fps 130gr Speer HAM'R HOT-CORE 2.175" Accurate 1680 23.6gr 2125fps 26.2gr 2350fps Cant wait to try it on game out to its expansion threshold. If you want to hunt anything bigger than a yote with the smaller 22's within reasonable ranges, this and its boattailed 35gr sister are your best bet for a mono. The Black Bear dropped in his tracks! Took it on and Aoudad hunt along the Texas/Mexico border in December 2021. Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. December 16, 2020. Loads for both use H4831 a grain off max, and have used 4350 with similar accuracy just a little lower velocity. Can't say enough good things about the performance of these projectiles or the awesome folks at Hammer Bullets that I've spoken with on the phonethey are A+++++ in all categories! We found this bullet in the off side against the humorous. She shoots a 6.5 Saum and we were pushing these along at about 2900fps. September 3, 2021. If you start with a new rifle do you break it in first,? .75 inch groups at 2750, the first and only load I tried. Shooting a Tikka t3. Shilien barrel 9 twist 25 1/4 in. Everything seems to work well with it in our Creedmoors. Great bullet so long as your rifle barrel meets the recommended twist rate. I prefer to use monolithic bullets as they seem to leave less meat damage and I have never lost a hit animal yet with a mono. No doubt this bullet will be in my rifle for many future mule deer and elk seasons. Meat damage was there but not terrible. Put it right behind the shoulder and the guide immediately called miss reload. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. Have your own review to share? Then 50 yards later to my surprise she falls over. Delaware just changed the regulations to allow hunting deer with straight walled carbine in an AR. I wonder how they would do in my 308? If not I will just do some ladder testing. Cant wait for antilope season in Wyoming. Angling away, the bullet shed 3 petals, destroyed the liver, hot the spine, and shattered 7 vertebrae before lodging inside the spine. I did get velocities of almost 150 fps higher than with different loads and powders but the load I settled on shot nice tight groups and seemed pretty conservative for all weather conditions. Load this year bottom of the road load by the way they look have a sligtly lower BC than tipped. 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