Hammer Bullets info

[curt672]

Is anyone using the Hammer Bullets, I have seen some info about them lately and all the calibers and weights available are interesting. I do prefer a bullet that stays in one piece and mushrooms, but some of their concepts are thought provoking -- let me know , thanks

 

[dchum]

Here are 5 interesting threads on them, just to get you started. Did you try using the search function?

Thread 'How have the Hammer brand bullets been doing on plains game?'

May 3, 2026

How have the Hammer bullets been performing on African plains game? I have a new Weatherby rifle coming from their custom shop, due to arrive this week. I had it chambered for the old 7mm Wby mag cartridge. I have some factory ammo ready but will probably handload for it.

I have been trying the lathe turned hammer bullets in some other rifles and they shoot very well. I shot one deer with a .257 Wby with a 92 gr Hammer going 3,700 fps. The bullet did as advertised.

I'm considering Hammer, Barnes and Swift bullets for this new rifle.

Thanks,
TD

• Tdruck
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• Forum: Firearms & ammunition

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Thread 'hammer bullets performance?'

Apr 26, 2022

does anybody have experience with the hammer all copper bullets?

• gajie270
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• Forum: Firearms & ammunition

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Thread 'Hammer vs CEB real world experiences'

Jan 5, 2024

Hello all,
Looking to see who has used either or both of these bullets brands to take game and your impressions? Not the solids bit the fragmenting ones.

Thanks!

• 375er
• Replies: 20
• Forum: Firearms & ammunition

Thread 'Hammer Time'

Oct 20, 2021

If you were thinking this was a thread about....

you're wrong, but I couldn't help think of this old song when I read something somewhere about Hammer Bullets: https://hammerbullets.com/about-us/

Not sure where I heard about these, but I looked them up and they seem interesting. I like the design of their Shock Hammer with a larger hollow point that I'm thinking may be more reliable in expanding than the Barnes TSX. I need another new bullet to work with like I need a new hole in my head, but it's been awhile since I've done any new load development and...

• PHOENIX PHIL
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• Forum: Firearms & ammunition

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Thread 'Hammer Bullets'

Feb 23, 2022

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

• jwp475
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• Forum: Reloading

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[kdenn]

I’ve used them in Namibia on PG in 7mm PRC with great success and in Texas in 300 PRC on Nilgai. Very accurate

 

[jbirdwell]

No experience with them on game yet but the ones I've loaded for have been pretty easy to find an accurate load for.

 

[1dirthawker]

i have used them in .458 win on brown bear and black tailed deer. have yet to recover one, have recovered a 50 gr petal from a deer and a bear. they smash em.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

took my first Cape Buffalo with the 404 Stone Hammer it worked good but I have since moved to CEB Bullets

 

[Nue432]

They’re legit, but they don’t do what you prefer.

Hammers are solid copper that expand hard and intentionally shed the petals for extra wound channels while the shank keeps driving. Lots of clean one shot kills reported, including on tough African game. Accuracy is usually excellent and they run fast.

If you want the classic stays in one piece and mushrooms performance, stick with TTSX, A Frame, or AccuBond. Hammers are more of a controlled-fragmentation mono. Different concept, solid results for a lot of guys.

 

[curt672]

Just ordered some for my 416, in 325 gr -- kind of a plains game load and Croc maybe, I like the Ttsx but its only available in the 350 gr soooooo Ill try them.

 

[Elkeater]

I use hammers regularly. I’ve killed coyotes, hogs, aoudad sheep, elk, oryx, feral goats, javelina, bison, and coues deer with them. The 63gr absolute hammer in a .223 is very effective on hogs and javelina. The 199gr hammer hunter is great on pretty much everything including elk out of a .300 win mag. I really like the 141gr HBC out of my 7-08ai. I also shoot Lehigh defense control chaos bullets and am currently also shooting Barnes ttsx and am just starting to experiment with cutting edge MTH bullets.

 

[Journey]

I use hammers regularly. I’ve killed coyotes, hogs, aoudad sheep, elk, oryx, feral goats, javelina, bison, and coues deer with them. The 63gr absolute hammer in a .223 is very effective on hogs and javelina. The 199gr hammer hunter is great on pretty much everything including elk out of a .300 win mag. I really like the 141gr HBC out of my 7-08ai. I also shoot Lehigh defense control chaos bullets and am currently also shooting Barnes ttsx and am just starting to experiment with cutting edge MTH bullets.

I have some of the 141s I am gonna load in my 280ai, what velocities are you getting?

 

[Elkeater]

I have some of the 141s I am gonna load in my 280ai, what velocities are you getting?

My pet load runs at 3060fps muzzle velocity out of a 24” barrel. I use alpha munitions brass, a fed 210m primer, and 6.5Staball powder. It’s definitely a top end load but I did my load development when it was 90°+ out so I wouldn’t have pressure issues in the heat.

I would guess in a 280ai 3200fps + should be pretty easy. I really like the terminal performance of them.

 

[curt672]

Anyone else see the guy on YouTube trashing the Hammer bullets for almost 30 minutes -- wow

 

[Elkeater]

Anyone else see the guy on YouTube trashing the Hammer bullets for almost 30 minutes -- wow

Ya there is some division around hammer bullets it seems. Some guys love them some guys hate them. I shoot them in a couple different rifles. I would probably shoot them in more of my rifles if they weren’t so expensive. The 141gr HBCs I shoot are like $165 for 100 bullets. If they didn’t work so darn good I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on bullets.

I like hammers I also like other brands but there is probably multiple videos of guys going off about how bad hammers are.