A Bullet Experiment from boredom or possibly mental issues
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Saturday, December 30, 2023, 08:57 (127 days ago) @ JimT
Interesting stuff! I wonder how they would do if you stopped at 457 and shot them through a 45/70. What is the weight?
I have a old special run Lee mold that is supposed to be a gallery bullet for 45/70. It’s a roughly 240gr hollow based round nose. I’ve had it for decades and lost he paper that came with it explaining where it came from and what loads to shoot, but I’ve never shot it in a 45/70! I’ve shot many hundreds and probably thousands of them through my CAS guns I had back in the day, a pair of 1872 open tops and an 1860 Henry all in .45 S&W over BP.
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- A Bullet Experiment from boredom or possibly mental issues -
JimT,
2023-12-29, 21:35
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- A Bullet Experiment from boredom or possibly mental issues -
Slow Hand,
2023-12-30, 08:57
- It weighs 290 gr. ... cast pretty soft. (nt) -
JimT,
2023-12-30, 09:01
- Oh.. it's a heel bullet. The heel is .451" or so. (nt) - JimT, 2023-12-30, 09:02
- It weighs 290 gr. ... cast pretty soft. (nt) -
JimT,
2023-12-30, 09:01
- Then you should know what's next. -
cas,
2023-12-30, 18:37
- I had some 300 gr. HB .45's that I loaded that way. -
JimT,
2023-12-30, 18:40
- If the link works..... -
RayLee,
2023-12-30, 23:53
- Thanks Ray. That was the one. I made a poor shot with that - JimT, 2023-12-31, 06:50
- If the link works..... -
RayLee,
2023-12-30, 23:53
- I had some 300 gr. HB .45's that I loaded that way. -
JimT,
2023-12-30, 18:40
- A Bullet Experiment from boredom or possibly mental issues -
Slow Hand,
2023-12-30, 08:57