Hammer bullets

[Pigtails]

I have been working with some hammer bullets specifically the .308 181 HH, 203HHT and .284 162HHT. Am i the only one who finds the “estimated BC” is like way off? I am getting incredible accuracy out to about 400 then i have a hell of a time getting anything to hit. What is everyone using for BC numbers on these? I’m at 1500’ elevation
181 3050fps
203 2980fps
162 2985 fps

 

[ol490]

I shoot 169 gr Hammer Hunters in 0.284”. Their published bc is like 0.272. I use 0.225 to get accurate drops from my rifle.
That’s annoying but they do shoot very accurately.

 

[Pigtails]

I am using .221 on the 162s and it’s sometimes close. If that’s true they are only like a 600 yard bullet absolute maximum. Makes me crazy!

 

[homers]

Seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

BC is higher at higher velocities, sometimes they publish they velocities used for their drops and they are often high velocity and twist rate so even if their calculated BC was true it doesn’t mean it is achievable in non-hotrod configurations.

I was hopeful the HHT and HBC were less exaggerated.

 

[dieselchessy]

The .284 143 HH is very close to the size and shape of the 162 amax/eldx.
Thats the bullet I use. That and the 131.
The 150+ bullets look to just add shank and rings. The 143 and 131 are similar, longer shank, 1 more ring.
Not sure why a person would want to step up beyond the 143 in 7mm or the 165 in .308. The added weight and shank of the longer bullets doesn’t seem to help in my playing around.

I wonder if your spinning them fast enough to be stable in flight. If the bullet isnt stable the BC will suffer.

I use .230 bc for the 143 HH and it works pretty well out to 600 or 700.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I shot them for awhile but moved on from them, I found their claims to be dubious at best and I just don’t trust them.