New projectile by Hornady

[workhorse]

I have a friend who works for Hornady, and he was telling me about a new muzzleloader bullet they are coming out with in a couple months called the FPB. Here is the link to an article about it. http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=770

I wanted to hear your guys feedback on the claims that are being made with this new bullet. It seems to me that a copper jacketed bullet will not be as versatile in different guns as a lead sabot. Due to differences in internal diameters between the different manufacturers, and copper being much harder than lead, I would think it will be too loose in some guns, and too tight to load in others. How can they possibly claim 25 pounds of loading force, unless they design a .501, .502, .503 etc.?

I really hope it is as good as they are claiming, because a copper jacketed bullet with that ballistic coefficient would be a much more effective hunting bullet than a all lead conical. But I'm skeptical. You would think that if it was possible, someone would have done it way before now.

Please give me your feedback.

 

[cayuga]

It does look interesting I admit. And if it lives up to its claims it should be an excellent conical. I am wondering how out of line in the price department they are going to make it...

Like I said, Powerbelts have had the playing field for a long time. There are now others on the market that are taking a chunk of their market share. Another good one is called Saber Tooth Conicals.