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No. 1 With a Bullet
Last year, I called ATK’s Jason Nash to discuss ammunition for an article I was writing. ATK is the parent company of Federal Cartridge Co. I mentioned to him in passing that I was scheduled to go on a cull hunt in South Africa in a couple of months. There was a moment when I could practically hear him thinking, then he asked, “How would you like to be the first person to hunt in Africa with our new bullet?” It took me about a second to accept. The chance to be the first person to test on African game a bullet so new it was still unnamed was just too tempting to refuse. As my trip grew closer, Nash began to tell me more about the bullet that was eventually christened “Fusion.” It features a skived nose, a boattail design and a uniform jacket that is chemically bonded to the core. Federal claims these features combine to ensure accuracy, deep penetration and consistent expansion across a wide velocity range. In short, the Fusion bullet is supposed to expand consistently and penetrate deeply at 40 yards or 400, whether the quarry weighs 60 pounds or 600. Nash said the skived nose is the key to the bullet’s consistent expansion, while the bonded core ensures deep p...

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Larry Teague / GunHunter Editor

Larry Teague

Larry Teague has been an outdoors writer and magazine editor for 35 years. He landed his first writing job, penning hunting and fishing reports for the Houston Post newspaper, in 1977. From 1980-1985, he was editor of Gulf Tide magazine, published by the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. For 12 years, Teague was editor of Southern Outdoors magazine, published by B.A.S.S. Inc. He also edited Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World magazine and numerous firearms books before becoming the founding editor of Buckmasters GunHunter Magazine in 2003.