spend a great deal of time in the field each year enjoying my favorite past time, big game hunting.

Like many of you, I have been continually searching for the optimum hunting bullet.

My experience has taught me that generally speaking the most accurate bullets in the world are made by Sierra. However, depending upon the particular Sierra bullet you are using and the size and weight of the animal, their terminal performance can range from very good to downright terrible.

Barnes X and Swift A-Frames have probably provided THE best terminal performance on the animal that there is, but they are not always very accurate.

The Nosler Partition is kind of a mix of the two extremes providing a so-so combination of accuracy and terminal performance, but they do not give me the "long range" accuracy that I am after. In addition, the Partitions will often loose 40% or more of their weight after impact and that does not allow for maximum penetration.

In the last few years for my own 30 caliber Lazzeroni Warbird rifle, I had settled on the Sierra 168gr HPBT for animals that weighed no more than 400 pounds and the 180gr Swift A-frame for animals larger then that.

The idea was that with the longer shots (out to 500 yards) in big open country, I could make use of the supreme accuracy offered by the 168gr Sierra, make a precision hit to the vitals and get away with a bit of bullet fragmentation because of the size of the animal.

For the larger animals, elk, moose, bear etc, I would use the 180gr Swift A-Frame and kill anything that walked in North America and 95% of the rest of the world.

Well there was still at least one fly in the ointment with this.

Many writers in this industry pooh-pooh the idea of long range shooting at animals.

However, the experienced hunter knows that the shot of a lifetime on a trophy big game animal might occur at 50 yards or 500,,,, you just never know,, every shot is different, every hunting situation different from the last.

I said to myself, wouldn't it be nice to have ONE load that I could go anywhere with, shoot any reasonable distance, and have precision accuracy AND superior terminal performance?

The Lazzeroni LazerHead is the result of my pursuit of perfection in a premium hunting bullet providing the industry's best combination of long range accuracy and terminal performance on the animal.

It doesn't matter if the animal is 20 yards away or 500,, it doesn't matter if you are shooting a 308 Winchester or one of Lazzeroni's screaming super magnums. The bullet will keep 95% or more of it's weight after impact and flat get the job done!

The 30 caliber 150gr LazerHead for instance will outperform the 180gr Nosler Partition after impact and since the muzzle velocity of the 150gr LazerHead will be much higher out of your favorite rifle then the 180gr, it will shoot flatter and arrive at the target with a higher retained velocity. This helps to insure proper bullet expansion, even at the longer ranges.

I chose the 150gr weight for the 30 caliber LazerHead as I feel that it provides the best balance between velocity potential, ballistic coefficient, sectional density, penetration and weight retention.

Balance in my mind is the key, go to far in any direction and you loose performance in another area.

It is this "optimum" balanced approach that I used in choosing the 120gr weight for the .284 caliber and the 185gr weight for the .338 caliber LazerHeads.

In other words a 150gr 30 caliber Lazzeroni LazerHead will outperform most other 180gr jacketed lead bullets, providing more penetration and tissue destruction, along with flatter trajectories.

The LazerHeads are manufactured dimensionally undersized and then brought back to the proper diameter by plating a lubricant to the surface of the bullet, that will never rub off or be affected by any weather condition.

This high tech lubricating process produces less bore fouling (without the excessive residue left behind by moly type lubricants), enhances accuracy and provides for longer barrel life, all without affecting the bullet's terminal performance.

The multiple cannalure rings machined on the 284 and 308 caliber LazerHeads reduce bullet to barrel land contact area and provide for a more consistent trip down the barrel, thus improving overall accuracy and velocity to pressure ratios.

You will not find a better premium hunting bullet anywhere for any price that will outperform the LazerHead,,, you have my name on it.

John J Lazzeroni Sr
President, Lazzeroni Arms Company

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