A lead-free projectile having a metal jacket (10) with a tip in the form of a truncated parabellum. The metal jacket (10) is partially filled with cold-pressed metal powder (18), the remainder of the metal jacket being filled with metal-filled polymer (26). The metal-filled polymer (26) extends through the truncated parabellum and forms a tip on the projectile. A projectile (bullet) having a higher grain is obtained. Methods of manufacture are also disclosed.