HRNDY LVREVO 45 COLT 225GR 20/200

Description

Hornady’s LEVERevolution line was built to solve a specific problem that lever-action shooters had lived with for generations: pointed, high-ballistic-coefficient bullets cannot be safely stacked nose-to-primer in a tubular magazine. The FTX bullet’s flexible polymer tip compresses on impact like a standard soft point but is compliant enough under the pressure of a loaded magazine that it poses no risk of initiating the primer in front of it. That single design decision opens the door to a more aerodynamically efficient projectile in a platform that previously had to settle for flat-nosed or round-nosed bullets.

For .45 Long Colt specifically, that matters because the cartridge is already working at a modest velocity ceiling compared to centrefire rifle rounds. A higher ballistic coefficient means the 225-grain FTX sheds velocity more slowly downrange, which translates to more retained energy at distance than a traditional flat-point load of equivalent weight. Hornady publishes a muzzle velocity of 960 fps for this loading, and the brass-cased, boxer-primed cases are reloadable for those who work up their own data. The sectional density of a 225-grain .45-caliber bullet also aids penetration, making this a reasonable choice for lever-gun hunters pursuing medium game as well as for handgunners running a .45 Colt revolver who want a controlled-expansion projectile rather than a hardcast.

Each box contains 20 rounds. If you are running a lever-action rifle with a tubular magazine, this is one of the few commercially loaded .45 Colt options where the bullet geometry was engineered for that feed system from the start rather than adapted from a handgun loading.