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UMAREX HAMMER™ .50 CALIBER AIR RIFLE
The Umarex Hammer is an American-built .50 caliber air rifle. Innovative engineering and advanced technology make this the perfect air rifle for hunters and shooting enthusiasts alike.
UMAREX HAMMER™ .50 CALIBER AIR RIFLE The Umarex Hammer is an American-built .50 caliber air rifle. Innovative engineering and advanced technology make this the perfect air rifle for hunters and shooting enthusiasts alike. The .50 caliber Umarex Hammer didn’t alter the laws of physics. It just took advantage of them. The Umarex Hammer’s primary objective was to accelerate a greater mass faster using technology, ingenuity, and a big .510 caliber barrel. Unlike a traditional firearm, the Hammer doesn’t generate a comparable report or recoil signature. A shooter in a hunting situation will not need to wear hearing protection when shooting the Hammer. The recoil of this big-bore air rifle can best be described as a firm push, not a sharp kick like other rifles would give. The Umarex Hammer is not just another air rifle. It’s made for hunting big game.
The sheer energy and three full-power shots delivered by the .50 caliber Umarex Hammer is achieved through its proprietary, patent-pending, Lightspeed valve. The innovative engineering used to design this internal mechanism coupled with a .510 caliber, 550-grain lead slug is the recipe for making over 700 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. Almost as impressive, it only takes about two pounds of effort to operate its straight-pull bolt. This short, effortless action is all it takes to cock the rifle and advance the 2-shot magazine.
Possible results:
| Grain | Material | FPS | Energy |
| 200 | Lead | 1055 | 495 |
| 250 | Lead | 1000 | 555 |
| 275 | Lead | 945 | 545 |
| 300 | Lead | 930 | 576 |
| 330 | Lead (Lyman) | 935 | 641 |
| 350 | Lead (Lyman) | 875 | 595 |
| 550 | Lead | 760 | 705.5 |
The Hammer has proven itself on many hunts during its long development cycle with a wide variety of big game. Rossi Morreale of American Airgunner took an Oryx on a hunt in Texas and a whitetail deer in Arkansas and professional hunter and TV host Steve Scott has harvested an American Bison and the big African Cape Buffalo. Steve Criner, host of Real Air Gun Hunting, has harvested a number of feral hogs and bobcats, huntress Brittney Glaze harvested an Axis deer, and Umarex USA’s Pro Staffer, Eydin Hansen harvested a Fallow deer—all with the .50 caliber Umarex Hammer. Additionally, Umarex USA Marketing Director, Justin Biddle, sported the Hammer successfully on a spring bear hunt in Canada. Each year more and more states are opening big game seasons for big bore airguns. Rest assured that no other air rifle was made for the big game hunt. The Umarex Hammer hits hard. Very hard.
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Features and Specifications
The Hammer’s Lightspeed valve, coupled with a precision regulator, instantly pulses a jet of compressed air at 3,000 psi behind the projectile. This innovative, patent-pending system has the capability to propel a .510 caliber 550-grain lead slug at a muzzle velocity of 760 feet per second and a 250-grain slug at over 1,000 feet per second. The bolt action allows a quick follow-up shot from the two-shot linear magazine in mere seconds. Not that you’ll need it, but the Umarex Hammer will launch three full power shots downrange before the velocity begins to dip. In fact, if filled to its maximum capacity of 4,500 psi, your fourth shot will be nearly 90% of full power and you’ll still get another shot with the remaining air. A Hammer with a full tank gives you all the air you’ll need for your big game hunting adventure.
Umarex USA collaborated with PolyOne Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services, and solutions, in designing, engineering, and selecting the material of the Umarex Hammer’ stock. As a result, the stock, forearm, and other key polymer components are produced from Nymax, an advanced polymer that withstands the rugged trials of outdoor hunting and shooting. Designers from PolyOne’s IQ industrial design team added three locations into the rifle’s forearm that accept M-LOK accessories and incorporated a sling stud into the lower half of the rear stock. Together, the Hammer’s final, shooter-friendly design is modern and functional with smooth edges and tight-fitting joints, yet rugged enough for outdoor life.
The Umarex Hammer air rifle delivers more of the features you expect with a modern rifle. It incorporates an 8.5 inch Picatinny rail, standard Magpul MOE® AR-style grip, three safeties, rear sling stud, three M-LOK attachment points, quick-filling Foster connection, and rounding out the package a clean, 6-pound trigger. The Umarex Hammer is loaded with features and is easy to operate out in the field, leaving you better prepared for your big game airgun hunt.
When you are building an air rifle that's made for the hunt, you want to build it right. We couldn’t imagine the Umarex Hammer being built anywhere but our hometown, Fort Smith, Arkansas. We’ve expanded our facility to allow us all the space we need to make the biggest, top of the food chain air rifle ever produced and we’ve trained our staff and provided cutting-edge quality control all along the assembly process.
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