Home of Hawk Cartridges, Z-Hat Custom.Hawk Cartridges, Tables below contain test data for Hawk cartridges. Ballistics

"Innovative Wildcats"  Clair Rees, Handloader, Feb. 2004

Below are some representative loads for each Hawk caliber.  Those loads which are actually chronographed are marked with an *.   The 338, 358, and 411 Hawk were all included in articles by Wayne van Zwoll. The 375 Hawk was originally written up by Dave Scovill in issue #166 of Handloader.

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*240 Hawk     

"Sure the 240 Hawk is inefficient.  So is an F-16.  
Sometimes performance  matters most."  Wayne van Zwoll, 2003 Deer & Big Game Rifles3738 FPS @100 yards, measures 0.318"

BulletVelocity 243 Wincheser Vs. 240 Hawk
*60gr. 3922 fps
*75gr.  3990 fps   1/2"avg.
*80gr.  4037 fps   1/2"avg.
*85gr.  4040 fps
*100gr. 3867 fps

"I've never shot a more accurate 6mm rifle."

Wayne van Zwoll, Rifle Shooter Magazine December, 2000 

257 Hawk

Bullet

 Velocity
*75gr. 3890 fps
100gr. 3450 fps
*115gr. 3238 fps

75gr. 257 Hawk load above was tested in a Ruger #1,   26" barrel, 15 shots averaged, probably a little too hot for a bolt action.
*264 Hawk  Click here to read about a custom 264 Hawk Rifle.

BulletChargePowderVelocity
*85gr. Sierra 50gr. H4895 3540 fps
*100gr. Nosler  57gr. N160 3440 fps
*120gr. Nosler    60gr. IMR4831  3330 fps
*140gr. Hornady 54.5 gr. H4831 2810 fps
*140gr. Hornady 56gr. H4831SC 2925 fps
*140gr. Hornady 52gr. IMR4350 2990 fps
*140gr. Hornady 53gr. IMR 4350 3090 fps

270 Wincheser, left and 270 Hawk, right.

270 Hawk                  284 Hawk

BulletVelocityPowderBulletVelocity
110gr. 3400 fps   140gr. 3120 fps
  

*RL 22

154gr.

3005 fps
130gr. 3200 fps * RL 22 160gr. 2985fps
150gr. 3050 fps   175gr. 2850 fps

 

*300 Hawk, 

 Can you count 5 shots?

Compare to 300 Winchester

Data in the chart below was collected from
 a Factory Remington 700 22" barrel, rechambered to 300 Hawk.
BulletChargePowderVelocity
*150gr.  Speer 57gr. Varget 3095 fps (22" barrel)
*150gr.  Speer 64gr. H380 3198 fps
*150gr.  Speer 56gr. IMR 4895 3220 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 63gr. Reloader 19 3012 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 55gr. IMR4320 2938 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 60gr. H380 3032 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 62gr. IMR 4350 2928 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT

63gr.

 IMR 4350 3108 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 61gr. H4831SC 2676 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 54gr. IMR 4895 2706 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 56gr. IMR 4895 3019 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 57gr. IMR 4895 3061 fps
*168gr. Sierra SP BT 58gr. IMR 4895 3092 fps
*180gr.    61gr. IMR 4350 2938 fps
*200gr. 58gr. IMR 4350 2801 fps
220gr.     2650 fps

3200 Hawk (8mm)

PowderBulletVelocity
*59 gr.     H4895 150gr. 3183 fps
*60 gr.     H4895 150gr. 3233 fps
  175gr. 3030 fps
*64 gr.     H4350 200gr. 2840 fps
*53.5 gr.  H4895 220gr. 2703 fps 
*61gr.      H4350 220gr. 2707 fps 

338 Hawk click here for complete test data.*

358 Hawk click here for complete test data.*

375 Hawk click here for Handloader test data.*

411 Hawk click here for complete data.*

"411 Hawk... Devastating authority on moose and brown bear. "

             Dave Scovill, Editor in Chief "The Legacy of Lever Guns" Winter 2000

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