Thread: .452 bore vs .455 cast projectiles

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I spy with my beady eyes a 330grn gould bullet lyman mould for sale on trademe.......hopefully some nice chap from Tokoroa will snap it up and start making them...supposedly the ducks nuts for .45 cal rifles....

I saw that MD, problem is it is a single cavity it would take a long time to make a decent amount of bullets I have used one of Lymans HP moulds before
gets boring very quickly, I would like it for my mould collection as it is the classic 45/70 deer bullet from the early days of the 45/70,
but in reality there is no need for a HP .45 with the modern bullet designs with the big metplat they smack down animals with authority
And I don't think it would be the best bullet for the 450BM that is designed to shoot pistol bullets, Though there is a mould available for the 450BM
it is a 280 grain gas check, If there is enough interest I will get it.

as soon as my insert gets completed I hope to find out just how good them modern ones are...and the cordless drill with5mm bit does a pretty neat hollow point if its needed...tried half a dozen this moring and got weight of the 413s pretty darn close to the 395s....ho hum I just has to be patient.

Father forgive me for I have sinned


sorry Rob...it just had to be done

Looks cute! You know Zombies are like Santa and the easter bunny just there to frighten kids and Americans, I will probable work but do you need a .459" bullet to expand?
Keep this up and I will put you on my naughty list

LMFAO sorry mate,I saw the soft air pellets and it just had to be done to 3 loads....still waiting semi patiently for inset so have 20 loads made up creeping up in power levels...I figure using them up should see barrel settled and let me know where to go from there.45grns of AR 2208 seemed like good place to stop for now,should be 1450ish fps.

Is that a plastic bb @Micky Duck?

no it is a round 7mm hard puke green ball projectile tip inside and in front of ZOMBIE killing 400ish grain soft lead load for the .45/70 govt, that was located in a plastic contianer of other puke green plastic balls that would be used for airsoft

result of said puke green plastip tipped load fired into dirt bank at approx 1500fps...beside it is a undoctored load going slower an unfired slug and a piddly little 50 grn ttsx recovered from Mr piggy the other week.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I wouldn't use Trail Boss if you are going to shoot subs. In a previous thread in answer to my question another member explained that TB was not made for subsonic loads. The Velocity spread is too great with TB

Viagra was meant to lower blood pressure and treat heart problems - not everything has to be used for what it was originally designed for.

My 44 mag gets about a 25fps ES with Trail Boss and 200gr plated bullets for subs.

paper patch???????perhaps...

I have a mould for the 455 Webley 265 grain HB that cast at .457" they should expand to fit ok,
I am casting some 413gr 459" tomorrow can cast some .455's and run them through the .459" to lube them

you ARE the man.......always happy to help out a fella. good on you Rob.