Sometimes people ask me why I cast bullets....
Bullet casting has allowed me to pursue very fun projects that would have been difficult or impossible to do otherwise. Here is the .40-50 Sharps Straight, loaded with the 240 grain Lyman 403169 HP at about 1350 fps. I am very much looking forward to taking this combination out to the Olympic Peninsula to hunt coastal blacktailed deer in the near future.
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That IS neat. I like such things even if I can't
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, November 09, 2013, 18:13 (4037 days ago) @ Glen
invest the time or money in all of them. Thanks for sharing!
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Neat....
Tell us more about the gun.
Neat....
The gun didn't cost very much. I got a 10" 10mm TC barrel many years ago, and I rented a .40-50 Sharps Straight reamer from Cliff LaBounty. I rechambered the barrel, bought some dies from RCBS, and started casting some bullets.
All the gory details...
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Sunday, November 10, 2013, 09:25 (4036 days ago) @ Glen
Very cool and I think this or something similar
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:04 (4036 days ago) @ Slow Hand
was discussed on the old TC-List. I shoulda bought 2 of the 14" 10mm Auto barrels from the discontinued sale list...
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Sincerely,
Hobie