Bullet Testing
Bullet Testing

Bullet Biographies

I’ve been fascinated with the terminal performance of bullets ever since I shot my first whitetail deer. I realized early on that you cannot reach definitive conclusions about bullet performance by looking at the exit wounds or the recovered bullets. To know what really happens you have to shoot lots of stuff with lots of bullets and look inside the animals you …

Ballistic Surprises

A few weeks ago I was at Gunsite testing some rifle bullets from a .308 Winchester. We tested two loads; Winchester’s new 150 gr. Razorback and their 150 gr. Ballistic Silvertip. The Razorback is a new bullet Winchester is marketing for hog hunting. It is a monolithic bullet, meaning; it is made of one solid piece of gilding metal. Their Ballistic Silvertip …