Buffalo Bore Mono-Metal Dangerous Game 45-70 Government 380gr FMJ-Hydroshock Rifle Ammo - 20 Rounds

Buffalo Bore Mono-Metal Dangerous Game 45-70 Government 380gr FMJ-Hydroshock Rifle Ammo - 20 Rounds - Mono-metal bullets have a few advantages (a couple of disadvantages too) over typical non-expanding hard cast bullets. These advantages may or may not be meaningful to each individual, depending on your usage. The advantages are that they are cleaner burning/firing than hard cast bullets. Also, hard cast bullets can smear their nose profile when they hit large bones at close range/high velocity. When the flat nose smears and changes shape, it can impact straight-line penetration. The disadvantages are cost and case capacity issues……..Mono-metal bullets made of copper or brass alloys are lightweight for their length. As an example, the 380gr bullet used in Buffalo Bore's DG-45-70 load is as long as a 500+ gr. hard cast bullet, depending on its alloy. This means that the 45-70 casing, with its limited capacity, will have much less propellant capacity when this long bullet is seated into it, so with this limited powder/case capacity, Buffalo Bore has to get creative in choosing a propellant that will give Buffalo Bore the velocity Buffalo Bore needs, but not burn so fast as to raise pressures beyond 43,000 PSI. The case capacity issues become more complex with casings that are much smaller than 45-70, like say a 44 mag. casing. Lead-based bullets are heavy for their length and generally allow for much more case/propellant capacity. By choosing correct propellants, Buffalo Bore can generally get great velocity from the long-for-weight mono-metal bullets. Buffalo Bore has long ago learned that flat-nosed, lightweight, mono-metal bullets penetrate far deeper (in a straight line too) than the typical lead-based bullet of similar weight—FAR DEEPER!