These new “Dangerous Game” (DG) loads are super high quality, very powerful, and live up to their namesake.
“MONO-METAL” BULLETS
Mono-metal bullets offer several advantages (and a few disadvantages) compared to typical non-expanding hard cast bullets. These may or may not be meaningful depending on individual usage.
- Advantages:
- Cleaner burning and firing than hard cast bullets.
- Hard cast bullets can smear their nose profile when striking large bones at close range and high velocity, which may affect straight-line penetration.
- Disadvantages:
- Higher cost.
- Reduced case capacity due to bullet length.
Mono-metal bullets made of copper or brass alloys are lightweight for their length. For example, the 380 gr. bullet used in our DG .45-70 load is as long as a 500+ gr. hard cast bullet, depending on alloy. This reduces propellant capacity in the .45-70 casing, requiring careful selection of propellants that deliver necessary velocity without exceeding 43,000 PSI.
Case capacity challenges are even greater in smaller casings like the .44 Magnum. Lead-based bullets, being heavier for their length, generally allow for more propellant capacity.
By selecting the right propellants, we can achieve excellent velocity with long-for-weight mono-metal bullets. We've learned that flat-nosed, lightweight, mono-metal bullets penetrate far deeper—and in a straight line—than typical lead-based bullets of similar weight.
- 1,657 fps – Marlin 1894, 18-inch barrel
- 1,431 fps – US Arms Abilene, 7.5-inch barrel
- 1,421 fps – Ruger Super Blackhawk, 5.5-inch barrel
- 1,372 fps – S&W Mt. Gun, 4-inch barrel
