“monolithic bullets”

It’s easy for anyone to be confused by what appears to be an unlimited number of bullet designs on the market today. Cast lead bullets, cup-and-core bullets, bonded bullets, monolithic bullets—what’s all this stuff mean? Here’s a cheat sheet to share with new hunters.

Understanding the intended purpose of a bullet and its effect on the body of your quarry is vitally important for making ethical, one-shot-kills. But with so many bullet styles, brands, calibers and game animals of varying sizes, the process can be confusing. Here’s a primer to get you started.

Spare yourself the headache, heartache and potential dismemberment, and opt for terminal goodness in the form of Buffalo Bore’s Dangerous Game ammo.

It’s no secret that premium hunting bullets offer greater accuracy, higher ballistic coefficients and better terminal performance, but they’re typically about twice as expensive as standard bullets. Is the extra cost justified? 

Of all the sub-chores in the cleaning process, removing bullet-metal fouling is the most tedious and ornery.

How do you break in your barrels? Is it even worth it? The BullShooters investigate.

Can an ultra-tough, penetrating bullet turn a non-magnum cartridge into an over-achiever? The author treks to South Africa in search of an answer.

Hornady’s version of a monolithic, solid metal, expanding bullet is called the GMX, which stands for Gilding Metal eXpanding.

The GMX is destined to become one of the most respected hunting bullets on the market.