HRNDY 450BUSHMASTER 250GR FTX 20/200

Description

Hornady’s Custom line in .450 Bushmaster is built around a straightforward premise: deliver meaningful terminal performance at the ranges where this cartridge is most at home, typically inside 250 yards in dense timber or open agricultural fields where big deer and feral hogs demand a hard-hitting, wide-diameter round. The 250-grain FTX bullet is the centerpiece of that approach. Its flexible polymer tip initiates expansion at velocities where a conventional hollow point might not open reliably, while the tip also protects the bullet’s profile during feeding and prevents the stacking problems that can occur in tubular magazines common to lever-action rifles chambered in this cartridge.

Because .450 Bushmaster operates at relatively moderate pressure compared to smaller, faster rifle cartridges, the FTX’s controlled expansion is tuned to work across a realistic range of impact velocities — which matters when shots come at varying distances. The bullet’s lead core and interlock-style construction resist the kind of violent fragmentation that can reduce penetration in heavy-bodied game, keeping enough mass together to reach vitals through bone and muscle. Hornady loads the Custom line to factory specifications with consistent propellant charges, which translates to predictable point-of-impact round to round — important when your platform is zeroed and you need confidence that each shot will track to the same place. This is a working hunting load, not a range-session economizer, and the 20-round box packaging reflects its intended role as a season supply rather than a bulk practice option.