20rds – 45-70 Govt. Hornady Subsonic 410gr. Sub-X Ammo

20rds – 45-70 Govt. Hornady Subsonic 410gr. Sub-X Ammo Details

Shhhhh! I’m hunting whitetail! Hornady’s Subsonic line of ammunition is engineered for the hunter who prefers taking a subtle approach while he’s taking his quarry. This 45-70 cartridge’s 1,075 fps muzzle velocity out of a 24” barrel will not break the sound barrier, nor will its propellant emit very bright light during ignition to blind you while you’re hunting at night.

The Sub-X is a bullet which knows how to make great use of relatively little velocity. Even if it connects with soft tissue at a velocity as slow as 900 fps, its pliant polymer Flex Tip will smash down into the Sub-X’s deep lead nose cavity to commence deadly terminal expansion. The notched jacket makes certain that expansion takes place along a flat, uniform axis, and Hornady’s signature InterLock ring sees to it that the Sub-X retains sufficient momentum to pierce all the way through to the vital organs.

Although relatively low-velocity, this round’s bullet does achieve a G1 ballistic coefficient of 0.285. It ought to reliably reach 200 yards with 930 fps of velocity, at which rate it packs 787 ft lbs of energy. Use that power to fell your buck or your hog, and then use this ammo’s high-quality brass cases to handload 45-70 rounds of your own creation.