Posted on 07/12/2019 8:12:57 AM PDT by w1n1
After feedback from the field, Hornady took another stab at its DGX and gave it a bonded core, creating a bullet that ‘is both sound and stout, and represents a great value for any hunter.’
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have noticed the number of Hornady bullets that have been released over the last decade or so. The ELD-X, the ELD Match, the pair of the DGS (Dangerous Game Solid) and DGX (Dangerous Game eXpanding), and the all-new A-Tip match bullet are just a few.
Regarding cartridge development and revitalization, Hornady has been been instrumental in the development of both the 6.5 and 6mm Creedmoor, and both the 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC. On the other end of the spectrum, the company has been responsible for providing quality American ammunition for the .450/.400 3-inch NE, the 9.3x74mmR, the .404 Jeffery and the .450 NE.
But not all of the Hornady bullet designs were a hit. Their time-tested InterLock cup-and-core bullet has proved itself as a sound design, especially if of proper sectional density. In an effort to improve the InterLock, Hornady released the DGX bullet, meant to pair with the DGS nonexpanding bullet, but things didn't exactly work out as planned.
Reports came back from the African game fields of premature expansion and premature bullet breakup, of shallow wound channels and a lack of penetration. My own experimentation showed that the Hornady DGX loads were certainly accurate, but I have enough trusted friends in the safari industry who came away with a negative experience that I didn’t have the fortitude to test them on dangerous game myself. Read the rest of Hornady DGX bonded bullet.
I like Barnes bullets in general. They seem like the innovator. I know a lot of target shooters like Sierra.
When I think of Hornandy’s great successes I think of the .17 caliber rimfires.
But reading this article, there is a lot more to them, so I need to look at their products again.
I like obsolete calibers, they aren’t very active with those.
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