Description
SKU: 17794538
Nicknamed "The Thumper," the 450 Bushmaster is the most radical cartridge ever chambered in production AR-15 type firearms. Hornady® brings big bore performance to the most popular semi-automatic rifle in America - opening a whole new world of hunting to the battle-proven platform.
Hornady engineers worked closely with the Bushmaster design team building the cartridge to wring every last ounce of performance from the AR-15 without sacrificing any strength or reliability.
Well suited to hunt any North American game, the 450 Bushmaster will quickly become a favorite of bear country guides. By simply switching uppers, shooters can go from the prairie dog towns of South Dakota to bear country in the north woods!
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Hornady engineers worked closely with the Bushmaster design team building the cartridge to wring every last ounce of performance from the AR-15 without sacrificing any strength or reliability.
Well suited to hunt any North American game, the 450 Bushmaster will quickly become a favorite of bear country guides. By simply switching uppers, shooters can go from the prairie dog towns of South Dakota to bear country in the north woods!
- Box of 20
- Fires Hornady’s 0.452" 250 grain SST-ML with Hornady’s Flex Tip™ technology.
- Overall cartridge matches 223 Remington at 2.250" but uses a specially designed magazine
- Sleek profile makes for surprisingly flat trajectories and tremendous downrange energy
- Test barrel length: 20"
- Muzzle velocity: 2200 fps
- Muzzle energy: 2686 ft. lbs.
- Muzzle trajectory: -2.00
- H.I.T.S. # (100 yard value): 805
- Ballistic coefficient (G1): .210
- Sectional density: .175
Additional Information
applicationUse: |
Hunting |
bulletStyle: |
SST-ML FTX |
bulletWeight: |
250 grains |
caliber: |
450 Bushmaster |
muzzleEnergy: |
2686 ft. lbs. |
muzzleVelocity: |
2200 fps |
optionTitle: |
82244 |