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1-308 145gr / 2-308 180gr / 3-338 250gr / 4-9.3 270gr / 5-375 270gr / 6-458 450gr / 7-470 500gr / 8-510 500gr / 9-505 540gr / 10-505 570gr A SELECTION OF FN BULLETS. SEE THE PRICE LIST FOR THE FULL RANGE

WHEN THE CONVENTIONAL IS INADEQUATE, WE DO THE UNCONVENTIONAL.

Well, not quite. Handgun hunters have known for decades that one does not shoot animals with round nose bullets. They tend to run away or, worse, towards you. Climbing trees is so undignified..... Cast lead semi-wadcutter bullets thus became the preferred hunting bullet for handguns. Cast lead is, however, not the preferred metal when it comes to the stresses imposed on a bullet at rifle speeds. For rifles a material with higher tensile strength than lead is required. We know which qualities a good dangerous game solid should have. We also know which qualities must be avoided.

A good bullet should:
1. Not break up or shed weight, so that maximum momentum is retained.
2. Be tough enough not to bend, as this will cause deflection from the bullet path.
3. Cut through tissue and not push it aside.
4. Have a centre of mass that is as close to the centre line as possible so that it will remain heavy side forwards.
5. Be as short and stubby as possible to minimise the tendency to tumble in tissue.
6. Have as much velocity as possible for elevated momentum and energy levels.
7. Be as kind to the bore of your expensive double or custom bolt action as possible.

The above is a tall order. Look at the photos below and you will see that we have succeeded in meeting all of these criteria to give you simply the most reliable dangerous game solid in history. 

On the left in the picture are two 458 bullets that were fired into a steel drum filled with wet sand. Speeds were 2700 fps and 2300 fps from a 460 Weatherby rifle. The middle bullet picked up a layer of steel on the nose from the lid of the drum. The right hand bullet is the final production version of the bullet with the driving bands optimised for minimum pressure / maximum speed.

The GS Custom FN design - The faster you drive them, the better they get. The left and middle bullets were fired from a 375 H&H rifle at 3000 and 2700 fps into wet sand. Note the progressive compression from front to rear compared to the unfired bullet at right.

GS Custom FN bullets are precision lathe turned from solid copper with just the right hardness to allow the large flat meplat to progressively collapse the front of the bullet when it strikes and penetrates. The faster the bullet is driven, the more it expands in diameter when it strikes. This results in a projectile that relentlessly cuts through tissue, remaining heavy side forwards, with massive damage in the wound channel, no tumbling and with the least possibility of deflection. The examples in the two pictures were fired under controlled conditions into wet sand but closely represent bullets recovered from very, very large animals. Thus far we know of very few bullets recovered from game. All FN bullets employ our HV technology on the shank. This means that the bullet is bore diameter in the shank area with the thin series of bands at barrel groove diameter. The only stress imposed on the rifling by these bullets, is to cut the band and push it into the space behind it. The photos show clearly how this happens. This also gives superior gas sealing. All our bullets are moly-coated for further protection of the bore. When GS Custom FN bullets are loaded to normal speeds, recoil is reduced. When loaded to normal pressure levels, higher speeds than normal can be achieved. GS Custom FN bullets can in no way damage the barrels of a double rifle. The advantages are obvious.

OUR GUARANTEE "All bullets are within 0.005mm of the stated size, and within 0.25% of the stated weight regardless of when they are manufactured."

All GS Custom Bullets are manufactured to rigid specifications. Bullets are individually measured at least four times to be within five thousandths of a millimetre of our specification on diameter, roundness and taper. Develop your loads once, and never again. The bullet you buy today is the same as the one bought last season and the one you will buy years from now. We have an all hours technical help line as well as a line for assistance with orders.

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GS Custom Bullets, situated in Port Elizabeth on the East Coast of South Africa, manufactures solid copper, turned, monolithic bullets for hunting and sport shooting. These bullets are used by hunters on several continents, hunting from the smallest of antelope to the largest of dangerous game, using the smooth HP bullet, as well as the more popular HV, FN and SP bullets with the patented drive band concept. GSC bullets are configured for the highest possible ballistic coefficients. SP bullets are mainly used for sport shooting. All GS Custom Bullets are moly coated.