Search results

I have a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun 45-70 in stainless. I think it's a 2006 model - true Marlin before Remington mucked it up. I've had it for a number of years and would really like to take it elk hunting this fall - I know just the tangle of deadfalls and misery where it would shine! I could use...

Hey All, It just occurred to me to post this here, amongst my fellow Hammer supporters that I consider friends. I've tried the doggy dating websites without much luck... My male GSP, Diesel (6 yrs old), is my fourth GSP in 29 years of owning them. He is by far the most devoted dog I've ever...

I was introduced to the Hammer community 1 year ago and have spent a lot of time in the past year making new loads for them with all of my rifles. So far the first game animal taken was an antelope my son shot with my 6.5 CM loaded with a 97gr AH @3380fps and it performed spectacularly. I have...

I have a considerable amount of ammo that I loaded before discovering Hammers, in several calibers. Due to cost and scarcity of powder and primers, I would like to pull a lot of these bullets and load with Hammers. I have a RCBS collet bullet puller. Am I going to have a lack of neck tension...

Having spent a lot of hours reading on this (and the old) forum, especially the wisdom and experience that @Farleg and others have provided concerning bullet performance, I have a question: It seems that for most big game animals, the AH / HH bullets expand slightly later in the animal and the...

After a great day creating a load for the 97gr Absolute in 6.5 CM in record time, it has me thinking of trying the 151 Absolute for my Tikka 300 WSM. I have created acceptable loads for it in the 160 HH, 150 PH, and 137 HH, although they are mostly in the .75"MOA regime. I would like to...

For background, let me start by saying that I've been a 6.5CM hater for years because of it's fanboy status, every connotation that it brings up, and the fact that about 50% of the rifles in the stores are 6.5CM. This winter I decided I wanted a plains rifle for antelope, coyotes, and the like...

I'm just finishing up load development for my third cartridge and fourth rifle in my conversion from Barnes to Hammers. I have a Tikka 300WSM with 11 twist, 23.4" barrel. I'm using a Magnetospeed when working up shot strings for pressure and velocity, then removing it when trying loads for...