Monolithic reloading

[bazzturd]

Here was the best of three shot groups with the 120 CX. I will post further load workup after my next trip.

 

[wildernessrimfab]

Try the 120 HBC Hammers if you cant get the 120 CXs to work.
My load data is below from the Hammer Bullets forum.
Have not harvested anything with these yet as these projectiles came out earlier this year.
They are quite long so getting two drive bands in the case neck can be tricky.
This load doesnt show pressure in my rifle but proceed with caution.

CARTRIDGE: .______________6.5 Creedmoor
RIFLE: .______________Bergara Premier HMR Pro
BULLET:________________120 HBC
POWDER:______________ Varget
CHARGE:_______________ 40.8 grains
PRIMER: _______________ CCI 200
BRASS: _________________Virgin Petersen (LRP), 2610 Mandrel
COAL: __________________2.8930" (0.047" off lands) - Metal AICS mag w/o front binder plate is required
CRIMP _________________Lee FCD 1/8 Turn
BARREL LENGTH: ______24" w Dead Air Nomad 30
TWIST: _________________8
VELOCITY:______________3071 AVG, ES 10, SD 4 (5 Shots)
GROUP:________________ 0.25 MOA @ 200 yards (5 Shots)
STABILITY FACTOR:_____1.48

 

[Rmusgrove]

Also do yourself a favor and look up hammer bullet failures. They aren't all rainbows and unicorns like people make them out to be. I used to be team hammer bullets or die. After shooting about a dozen animals I started to lose faith in them. The bullet either exploded and left catastrophic meat damage or just pencilled through. Mostly the former. When I talked to the people who worked at hammer about my findings all I got was I need more velocity "got to push them fast!" or "I kill more of animals a year than most people will kill in their lifetime and I've never had that issue". Left a bad taste in my mouth getting customer service like that. I had a 110 yard shot with a 300prc and the 199 grain hammer going 3150fps. Thats north of 4k energy and the bullet pencilled in and out. Luckily the pig was in the open and I watched it die as there was no blood trail. The boar I shot last friday that I posted here with a 22 hornet and 45gn TSX died just as fast and had a better wound channel and blood trail. I ended up selling all my hammer bullets at a loss and went back to my tried and true LRX and E-tips.

Same issue went back to tried and true Barnes, never had an issue, from muzzleloader, pistol and 300 rum

 

[willfrye027]

Same issue went back to tried and true Barnes, never had an issue, from muzzleloader, pistol and 300 rum

Did you dissect out the lungs and see what it looked like on the inside? Had a few pigs with tiny entrance and exits but the lungs were obliterated. The shank of the bullet it seems will make a small hole in the hide sometimes but the damage to internals was very good for a mono in all of the ones I’ve dissected. I don’t care one way or another what people decide to use or not use but I’ve been around easily 50+ animals killed with hammers and none have “failed”.