What happened to Mono bullets

[FredH]

Now that we have gotten so deep into various match bullets for game with emphasis on smaller diameters has interest in Mono metal bullets gone away? At one time they were supposed to be the answer.

 

[Jason Snyder]

I’ve been killing animals for 25 years with them. I’ve had very good luck with Hammers out of my 6.5CM.

 

[180ls1]

It's mostly just this forum.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

At one time they were supposed to be the answer.

I hunt monos but don’t think they were ever supposed to be THE answer, they are an option and always were.

 

[waspocrew]

I found Barnes .284 145 gr LRX on clearance for $24/box this summer. For the price, thought it was worth trying in my 7 SAUM. Killed a bull elk at 415 yards and whitetail buck at 350 yards a couple of weeks ago. Worked great on both animals.

I’m not a mono guy at all, but I would keep using after this season.

 

[z987k]

They're just not ideal. I've used a lot of them and they work if you use them right. But it's just not quite ideal under almost any circumstances. That said, I'll take their downsides over putting lead into anything I eat. Luckily DRT and RWS exist so I don't use monos anymore.