Yowsir! You been whackin' 'em! What bullet are you using in your Ham'r?

Speer 125 TNT

Some of the guys around here that hunt cropland up on the Red river are having real good luck with the Speer 130gr HP which is the lowest cost bullet available that's suitable for the HAM'R.

I've shot several lately with Hornady 125gr SSTs that I buzzed the polymer tip off down to the end of the jacket nose on my belt sander and loaded to 2.250" and their super accurate and kill REALLY good.

Being a .30cal there are LOTS of good choices, but I still like the Speer 130gr HC for all around since I know it will effectively kill the biggest boar I'll ever encounter with a solid lung shot. We just got in 100k of a WC exclusive version of this bullet (130gr .30 cal RN HAM'R HotCore) that has a round nose and the cannelure located for proper 1.170" OAL, but we haven't got them packaged or on the web site yet.

Can’t compare to the other guys but I got my upper when the offered them on sale. Sighted it in with 130gr HC and went hunting this weekend. Had serval waiting on me when I got to the feeder and dropped thi

s little one. I like the rifle and the round!

i like your hunting clothes. perfect for 90 degree nights!

where'd you hit her, how far was the shot and how far did she run?

pass thru? blood trail?

If you shoot em in the neck you don't have to look for them the next day

i like your hunting clothes. perfect for 90 degree nights!

where'd you hit her, how far was the shot and how far did she run?

pass thru? blood trail?

i like your hunting clothes. perfect for 90 degree nights!

where'd you hit her, how far was the shot and how far did she run?

pass thru? blood trail?

I need some help from some of you gurus. I am having problems working up loads for my 300 Ham'r. Here are the loads I have been dealing with, 27.0, 27.3, 27.6, & 27.9 grs of CFE-BLK, Speer 130 gr FNHC, CCI-450's, WC brass. COAL is at 2.170. I have fired 40 rds thru the gun. 5 rds per load twice. Same results, have not measured the groups but 2 inch would be stretching the truth. I am not a newbie to reloading and don't have trouble with my bolt guns so what is the problem. I am open to suggestions!!1 Thanks Daniel

There are so many things that affect a rifles accuracy it's hard to pick a place to start.

Firstly go over the rifle and make sure it's solid. Make sure the barrel isn't making contact with anything, that the gas tube isn't binding on the gas key, make sure barrel nut is torqued properly and that the barrel is sitting squarely on the receiver face, make sure your scope is mounted solid and screws haven't worked loose, and if you have a muzzle device you might try groups without it to see if they improved.

After that I'd tune the load. Approach this with great caution as you're changing variables and you're changing pressures. If you see pressure signs stop and reevaluate. Settle on a charge weight first. I'd use the load that gave you the best velocity without pressure signs. Then make lots of 5 rounds increasing the OAL .005" per lot. I would stop at 2.195". That should put the base of the bullet at the neck to shoulder junction with the measurements I took with factory brass. If you find no accuracy there you might think about bullet tension. Nobody that I know of makes a.300 Ham'r bushing die yet but Lee is making a factory crimp die. Some rifles like more tension. I'd also do a lot of five with sorted bullets to see if that changes anything. I usually sort with a comparator and have found there's a pretty wide variation in base to Ogive measurements on Speer bullets. If you still can't find a node and have the means to, I'd check a loaded case for runout. If there's excessive runout you'll likely never get it to group.

I hope some of this helps. I'm hopefully going out to the range tomorrow to collect load data on some 130 Gr. HotCor's and some 150 Gr. Sierra Pro Hunters. I'll post results.