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I'm sure these have been discussed at various points in the past, but has anyone loaded for them? They are pretty pricey to order from the USA, but I'm hoping to find a Canadian distributor. Specifically, I'd be looking at stuff around the 100 grain mark for the 6.5 Grendel. I think they'd work great on deer, at least in the ranges I'd be shooting (likely within 100-200 yards). Their stuff for the 9.3x62 would be fun too, as I've been trying to move away from lead-core bullets, and I think these would open better than the Barnes TSX rounds
 
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Georges Shooting Shack is your answer in Canada.

I have loaded a bunch of Hammers - the 99gr HH is devastating, and that would be my recommendation in the Grendel - feel free to reach out with any questions.

The HammerTime forum (hosted on the Hammer website) is really good for info as well. Lots of load data there!

Cheers!
 
Hand Skills said:
Georges Shooting Shack is your answer in Canada.

I have loaded a bunch of Hammers - the 99gr HH is devastating, and that would be my recommendation in the Grendel - feel free to reach out with any questions.

The HammerTime forum (hosted on the Hammer website) is really good for info as well. Lots of load data there!

Cheers!
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Great, thanks for the offer! I'll have to reach out to GSS about 99gr, they don't seem to have any in stock at the moment. I've never had a Grendel before, so it's going to be a whole different ball game for me. In fact I don't even have the gun yet, but it should be in soon enough. From the little bit I read on forums, Leverevolution and 8208xbr are thought of highly
 
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I'm sure these have been discussed at various points in the past, but has anyone loaded for them? They are pretty pricey to order from the USA, but I'm hoping to find a Canadian distributor. Specifically, I'd be looking at stuff around the 100 grain mark for the 6.5 Grendel. I think they'd work great on deer, at least in the ranges I'd be shooting (likely within 100-200 yards). Their stuff for the 9.3x62 would be fun too, as I've been trying to move away from lead-core bullets, and I think these would open better than the Barnes TSX rounds
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I queried the folsk at hunter with this exact question as I am also working up a Grendel load.

Thery sent me some good load data and made some recommendations for the bullet.

I have a friend who lives part time in Montana and he will be bringing me back a massive load of them this spring in the diameters that I shoot.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...RklFN1AyfIBShf0G0_zYMJaXwbQRhY/htmlview?pli=1
 
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Awesome, keep us updated with your progress!

8208xbr is a great place to start if you can find some.

I can't say enough good things about Hammer Bullets. The terminal performance is what sold me - the fact that they are generally faster and more accurate with very simple load development is just an added bonus.

Doesn't always work out, but if I start with the right powder typically I can find a sub-half MOA load in 10 shots.

The bullets seem expensive, but to someone who values their time and components... Well, often there's a nice tradeoff there 😉
 
I am now shooting them in a couple different rifles. Load development was relatively easy and accuracy has been good. I have shot them out to 700 yards. Got some from George’s to try initially but have since ordered direct. Buy enough in one go to be near the $500 limit and the shipping isn’t that terrible when averaged out. Really no more expensive than buying and shipping comparable premium bullets in Canada.
 
Hand Skills said:
Awesome, keep us updated with your progress!

8208xbr is a great place to start if you can find some.

I can't say enough good things about Hammer Bullets. The terminal performance is what sold me - the fact that they are generally faster and more accurate with very simple load development is just an added bonus.

Doesn't always work out, but if I start with the right powder typically I can find a sub-half MOA load in 10 shots.

The bullets seem expensive, but to someone who values their time and components... Well, often there's a nice tradeoff there 😉
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I actually have a couple of pounds of 8208xbr right now. I use it in my 204, but haven't shot it for a little while, so the powder has been untouched for about 5 years or so. So maybe - if I can find a suitable combo - I'll dedicate a pound of it to the Grendel, at least until I can find some fresh stuff.

I agree with the value of quality bullets. I've been told loads can often be worked up quickly in with Hammers, which is part of the appeal to me. I stay fairly busy, so I don't have tons of time to invest. Besides this, the value of not having lead in my meat is high, especially with 3 kids.
 
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I am now shooting them in a couple different rifles. Load development was relatively easy and accuracy has been good. I have shot them out to 700 yards. Got some from George’s to try initially but have since ordered direct. Buy enough in one go to be near the $500 limit and the shipping isn’t that terrible when averaged out. Really no more expensive than buying and shipping comparable premium bullets in Canada.
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Interesting! I'll have to do some price comparisons to see if it is worth it. I am hesitant to order too many to begin with, but if they worked well then it might pay off.

Beeron said:
I queried the folsk at hunter with this exact question as I am also working up a Grendel load.

Thery sent me some good load data and made some recommendations for the bullet.

I have a friend who lives part time in Montana and he will be bringing me back a massive load of them this spring in the diameters that I shoot.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...RklFN1AyfIBShf0G0_zYMJaXwbQRhY/htmlview?pli=1
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Wish I had friends in Montana! Or alternatively, if I lived closer I would simply get a mailbox and check it periodically
 
i have been dedicated to lead free hunting for a long time and my go to (Barnes) generally need pretty high velocities to achieve full expansion so i tend to have to load lighter ammo at higher v’s than I wud like to.
Im excited that I can get good, non toxic, lethality at lower V’s which extends the effective range of my Grendel.

The folks at Hammer recommended the 100gr HHT for my Grendel load.

I will be playing around with my 223 as well to see if I can get good results out to 300 or so with that the WT i hint are pretty small but also skittish.
 
I have no experience with the Grendel but have been loading Hammer HHT's in 6.8 Western and 300WSM.
They perform better than any other bullet IMO producing better groups and higher velocities with less powder.
The costs are prohibitive for target shooting but the performance in a hunting bullet makes them a bit of a Ferrari.
Needless to say, you won't be disappointed with them. The cost is the only issue. Cheers
 
I used them in my Drilling, chambered for the 9.3x74R. They weighed 275 grains and shot OK, but not good enough for the ranges I might need them at.

My drilling was made around 1937 and the bore is excellent but it's very fussy for accuracy.

They were very expensive and I switched to Advanced Technologies 255 grain, machine turned, solid brass with a large hollow point.

I didn't switch because of the price, but the Advanced Technology bullets shot much better from my rifle.

I used to use the Hornady 230 grain, but they were pretty much unobtainable, I don't know if anyone offers them yet.

The Hammer bullets work very well as game bullets. They stand up to up close and personal, around 20 yds on a Black Bear and right out to 200yds on a White Tail.

I didn't shoot anything with them, but the fellow I sold them to did and I saw the results. He loaded them into the 9.3x62 Mauser, given to him by his father.

Now, in all honesty, I don't believe the Hammer bullets work worse or better than the ATP bullets. The ATP came from Intersurplus on a sale they had a few months into Covid.

There seems to be a general "rule of thumb" when it comes to loading monolithic bullets. I use it and it works well.

When you go to a loading manual, such as the Lyman, and it doesn't specify a load for a monolithic bullet of the weight you have, use the information from the next "significantly higher weight"

Monolithics are longer than cup and core types of the same weight and usually have more "bearing surface" because of it. This will increase pressures well above suggested loads for cup and core type bullets.
 
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