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Yesterday, 6/29/20, I took my 8mmCoyle to the range for final zero at 300 yards with the Hammer Hunter 198 grain bullets. I fired three which formed a 3 5/8” group about 3” below aiming point. Perfect. Then I did something with my Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 Elite that I never tried before. According to JBM I needed to dial up 3 1/2 minutes to hit at 425 yards and 5 1/2 minutes to hit at 500 yards. There is a 10” plate at 423 yards. I twisted 3 1/2 minutes and hit the plate. Then I returned to zero and fired two more which were inside the group. Next I dialed up 5 ½ minutes and hit the 10” plate at 508 yards. Returned to zero and fired two more inside the group. Average velocity from the 24" barrel is 3,054 feet per second. The Weatherby six lug rifle weighs 7 1/4 pounds ready for hunting.

New barrel fired 44 times

It's always nice when it works like it's supposed to.

Cool combo, I was going to try some Hammers in my 325. They sound like they’ll work.

It's always nice when it works like it's zsupposed to.

They have a couple different kinds and weights for .323"

https://hammerbullets.com

I want to give the Shock Hammers a try as well as the Hammer Hunters. They sound like a great bullet.

198 grains leaving the muzzle of a 7.5 pound rifle at 3000+FPS sounds like an attention getter.

This barrel used to be a 6.5 before I had it bored out by oregunsmithingiic.com. I used to use the Shock Hammer 130 at 3,190 feet per second. I shot a 330 pound pig below the chin at a slight angle. 30" from the entrance was an exit with three exit holes from some pettles making a triangle around it. I killed several other pigs and deer with that bullet.

PaulBarnard,
It has a very effective brake.