“bullet bio”

Bonded bullets can be made to penetrate deeper because they retain their weight better, and they can be made to expand wider because they hold together. Hornady’s InterBond, introduced in 2003, is a bonded bullet that does a little of one and a lot of the other.

The VLD may not have been designed as a hunting bullet, but it sure became one.

The Oryx might be Norma's most popular bullet. It's at least Norma’s best-known bullet here in the States.

Hornady's FTX bullets revolutionized ammunition offerings for lever-action rifles.

Some argue that .223 Rem. is not adequate for deer. They say the bullet is too small and the cartridge lacks power. They also claim it is not legal in most states. Factually speaking, they are wrong on all accounts. With the right bullet, .223 Rem. can drive to 20-plus inches and expand to double diameter. And, in the states that allow rifles for deer hunting, only eight do not permit the use of the .223 Rem. As far as the “right bullet” goes, one of the best .223 Rem. loads for deer is the 62-grain Federal Fusion.

A little more than a decade ago, Nosler set out to combine the characteristics of its famous Partition with the accuracy of its Ballistic Tip offerings. The result became the AccuBond.

Hunting bullets don't hang around for 30 years if they don't work. Case in point: the Hornady InterLock.

The Nosler Partition was the first serious step forward with regard to premium hunting projectiles. 69 years later it remains the hunting bullet by which all others are judged.

Richard Mann takes a look at a bullet that's just as unusual as the 11-point buck he once harvested with it.