Hornady Dangerous Game 500 Nitro Express rifle ammunition (brand part no. 8269) loads a 570-grain Dangerous Game Solid (DGS) bullet built for deep, straight-line penetration through Africa’s Big Five and the biggest game found anywhere. The Dangerous Game series pairs big, heavy, high-weight-retention bullets with powder carefully matched to each specific load, ensuring optimum pressure and velocity while regulating properly in double rifles, so both barrels shoot to the same point of impact at typical dangerous-game ranges. The DGS solid is the deep-penetrating half of Hornady’s proven one-two punch, meant to follow an expanding DGX Bonded round through thick hide, dense muscle, and hard bone. For hunters who need a proven solid for buffalo, elephant, and other dangerous game, this rifle ammunition from Hornady is purpose-built for the task.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is 500 Nitro Express, one of the largest common dangerous-game cartridges.
• The bullet weighs 570 grains, a proven dangerous-game weight for 500 Nitro Express.
• The bullet is a Dangerous Game Solid (DGS), a non-expanding design for maximum penetration.
• Powder is matched to the specific load, helping the round regulate properly through double rifles.
• Case material is brass, built for full-power dangerous-game pressures.
• Cost runs about $11.10 per round, in line with premium dangerous-game safari ammunition.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, a standard dangerous-game hunting box count.
• It pairs with Hornady’s DGX Bonded expanding load in the same Dangerous Game series for a one-two punch loadout.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Dangerous Game Solid (DGS) bullet? A non-expanding bullet built for maximum penetration through thick hide, dense muscle, and hard bone on the world’s largest game.

What does regulate in double rifles mean? Hornady matches powder and pressure to each load so both barrels of a double rifle shoot to the same point of impact at typical dangerous-game ranges.

Buy the Hornady Dangerous Game 500 Nitro Express 570gr DGS Solid Rifle Ammunition

A follow-up shot on dangerous game has to drive straight through bone with no deflection, and the DGS is built for exactly that moment. Order it from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop for fast, insured shipping to your door.