What is a meplat?
The term meplat refers to the flat on the front of the nose of the bullet. Since it is always a circle, it is generally referred to by its diameter in inches. Our 44 Magnum Hammerheads both possess a meplat diameter of .320-inch, while our 45-70 Hammerheads sport a .330-inch meplat on the 420-grainer and a huge .360-inch meplat on the 540-grainer. When using hard-cast bullets it is essential to use a blunt front end (broad meplat) in order to quickly incapacitate game. All of our Hammerheads possess extremely broad meplats, and can be depended upon to quickly anchor heavy game as well as provide extreme penetration. Our 45-70 bullets are by far the bluntest cast-bullet designs available in the caliber, dwarfing the all to common .300-inch meplat.
