Hornady FTX 45 Cal .458 325 gr Flex Tip eXpanding Reloading Bullets - 50/Box

Hornady FTX rifle projectiles were developed to bring modern bullet performance to classic lever-action cartridges like the .45-70 Government and .450 Marlin, and the same design is also a popular choice for .458 SOCOM AR-pattern handloads. Item 45015 is the .458 diameter, 325 grain FTX, the bullet that built the line's reputation, sold in a 50-count box with 15 boxes per case.

The patented Flex Tip uses a soft polymer point that compresses into the bullet cavity on impact, initiating reliable expansion across a wide velocity window, roughly 1,300 to 2,300 fps, so the same projectile expands cleanly whether pushed by a .45-70 in a lever-action rifle or a .450 Marlin at full charge. The secant ogive profile behind that tip delivers a thinner, tapered nose section and a long bearing surface for a ballistic coefficient of .230 and a sectional density of .221, translating to flatter trajectories and stronger downrange energy than traditional flat-nose lever bullets.

Construction is a high-antimony lead core locked to a copper jacket by Hornady's signature InterLock ring, which keeps the core and jacket welded together at the moment of expansion so the bullet retains weight and drives deep penetration into large or heavy-bodied game. A cannelure provides a positive crimp groove for case-mouth roll-crimp in tubular-magazine lever rifles, eliminating bullet shift under recoil.

Designed as a handloading component for hunters who want handgun-bullet accuracy and expansion from their lever-action rifles, each box contains 50 projectiles ready to load into your favorite .45-70, .450 Marlin, or .458 SOCOM recipe.