.308 Cal-151gr Absolute Hammer™
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A 1-12″ twist rate Absolute Hammer™ that will be fantastic in the 308 Winchester. Imagine 3200 fps in the 308 with a bullet large enough for any of the North American big game. Absolute Hammer™s are designed with an ogive that does not get engraved by the rifling. This results in much lower engraving pressure and consistent bc from rifle to rifle. The resulting low engraving pressure makes it so they do not line up with conventional data. Reloading with Absolutes should be done by experienced re-loaders only.
Recommended minimum twist rate is 1-12″
Bullet length is 1.240″
Nose length is .720″
Bullet weight is 151gr
Recommended use: Big Game Hunting
g7-bc= .185 Calculated from shot drops
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| Quantity | sample pack of 15, Box of 50, Box of 100 |
4 reviews for .308 Cal-151gr Absolute Hammer™
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toby.spruce (verified owner) –
Greetings from the UK!
I have owned a Sako 75 in .30-06 for over 20 years, which has harvested everything from muntjac to moose with a Sierra 2150 over N550 or RS60 (RL17). This bullet in my rifle runs right at 2700 fps and routinely produces a sub-0.5 MOA groups. Alas, two things have caused me to look for an alternative: Sierra’s decision to obsolete this bullet and impending legislation to go non-toxic.
As part of a 3 man team, I manage over 4000 acres in rural Dorset and process over 200 deer a year, mainly sika and roe. All beasts enter the food chain, which thanks to our in-house butcher, are jointed and fully prepared for the kitchen, with all funds going back into our sporting activities. We recently took the decision to go lead-free, which I accomplished readily in my moderated Ruger Scout in .308 with a 130gn competitor product travelling at 2936 fps and producing half-MOA groups. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. Enter Steve Davis of Hammer bullets.
I chose the 151gn Absolute Hunter, knowing that it would be fully stabilised and yet, on-game performance would be similar to the S2150. Not being a velocity freak and an F-Class shooter as well, I always gravitate the lower / mid accuracy node, as it prolongs both case and barrel life. As to powder, this was a little more tricky due to REACH compliance in the UK, aggravated by the current shortages. However, with Steve’s expert advice, I looked for a > 90% case fill ratio and a burn rate in the RL15 range – “start at max and walk it up”. He is not wrong and IMR4166 was both available and fitted the above criteria, cased in Starline brass, sized and seated to 2.720″ at the ogive using Redding match dies and lit by a Federal GM magnum primer. Loaded cases then received a full Lee factory crimp to prevent jump under recoil.
Whilst I will not provide my final load data, suffice to say is was “waaay” over book, but your mileage may vary. That said, I stopped at 2909 fps ES 3 for obvious reasons – it’s got enough grunt to drop anything in a fur coat, if administered properly. As to accuracy, I tested it at 100 yards on 18 Nov 22 and produced the attached groups. No doubt, you will ask, “why two groups?” In short, I shot the top one first and could clearly see a single hole through my Zeiss V6 at x15 power – no way! I rested the rifle for a couple of minutes and took a POA at the bottom of the inner diamond and did the same thing. The top group measures 0.19 MOA, the bottom 0.23 MOA and both out of a 100% factory original rifle, which is 20 plus years old and has fired > 1500 rounds.
In summary, these are my findings and all I can say is with this Hammer bullet, I have total confidence in my cold bore shot on live game. This is both the ethical and practical reason to shoot nothing else…
All the best,
IJS
Mark Grimes (verified owner) –
The 151 grain Absolute Hammer™ worked for me this season by putting a bull elk down in one shot. The shot was from about 50 yards. The elk ran 80 yards down the hill and fell over. The lungs were completely collapsed. The exit hole was about 2 inches. There was some damage in the shoulder meat, and one fragment of the bullet ended up in the foremost part of the back steak, but there was less damage overall than what I’ve observed from jacketed lead-core bullets. It’s satisfying not to have to worry about lead contaminating the meat I will be feeding my family.
Using a Browning A-bolt II, I’m getting good velocity and accuracy with this bullet using H4895, Reloader 15, and, because those powders have been hard to find, Hornady LeverEvolution. H4895 drives it to the highest velocity, but be careful going over 46 grains, bullets can be made to fly faster 3,000 fps, but I had one overpressure round! I settled for 2975 fps for good accuracy and plenty of energy. LeverEvolution turns out to be a great powder for the .300 Savage and .308 with this bullet. While loads are compressed using H4895 and Reloader 15, LE is denser, more packable. So far in the .308 I’ve only pushed LE loads to an average of 2,950 fps, which is quite satisfactory. In my .300 Savage, LE pushes this bullet > 2,800 fps. I am very impressed with the Absolute Hammer!
Efrem Tagliamonte (verified owner) –
Loaned my rifle to a friend for a bear hunt. Bear dressed 186lbs. Bullet made full pass through, with excellent blood trail. Reload with Varget gets 2850fpa out of a 22” barrel. Great load.
Joe Weaver (verified owner) –
Shot a deer with one today, 2950fps out of an old .308 custom mauser action from the 1950s. Ran 40 yds with no lungs and no heart, blood trail ray Charles could follow. If you’re a good reloader this bullet will be the only one you will ever need