Thread: 500+gr projectiles for 45-70 subsonic

Hi Bill999, I have a mould drops bullets at 424 grains .459" diameter I don't think the critters will notice the difference.
Robert.

Originally Posted by Bill999

Anyone got a good lead on 500+ gr projectiles?

Ive got a few tucked away! Buy yourself a Lee mould and cast your own out of pure lead for black powder

Looks like hays and assosiates only go up to 230 sadly

Lead Projectiles
429 x 200 grain (44/40) $30 per 100 Buy me
454 x 250 grain (45LC) $30 per 100 Buy me
311 x 93 grain (32/20) $60 per 100 Buy me
457 x 420 grain (45/70) $30 per 100 Buy me
451 x 230 grain (45ACP or 45LC) $30 per 100 Buy me
451 x 195 grain (45ACP) $30 per 100 Buy me

Originally Posted by Bill999

Looks like hays and assosiates only go up to 230 sadly

45ACP and 45LC diameter are around .452, for the 45-70 you'll need somthing close to .458 etc unless you want to paper patch them up.



the bottom left is a patched 230 45 ACP, the one behind it is a .458 around the 460 grain mark.

The .457x420 they list could be worth considering.

Yea I'll settle on something in the 400 range if I can't find a good supply of 500+
I didn't imagine it would be this hard to find them, surely .45 subsonic is a road well travelled?
Anyone tried the Barnes 600gr rnsp iv found listed on the shooter app?

Well I have some great news
The bullet mould plyers that came with the rifle is for a 510gr projectile
The gun looks good and like it will be a winner
I'll have a good look over the rifle tomorro

12gr of trail boss behind these lead bullets aparently produces 800fps
Which I think will be about right

Cool would be interested to see a pic of one of your retrieved HPs to see what they perfom like.

Trailboss works good in my Marlin though the trajectory isn't exactly flat hehe.

Well my test could have gone better
Seems like it missfires more than it shoots
I'll see if it's the handloads included or a fireing pin problem
I'm keen to see what these bullets do aswell
I seem to loose most of my projectiles doing neck and head shots and getting exits

So the mould is a hollow point? wish I had one for my 3030 in the 45.70 the flat points so the lees seem to do the business ok though with big bullets I think velocity is overrated as long as you can handle the trajectory a they're not exactly flat shooting.

The mould is for a round nose projectile but he included this device he had made to slide the projectile in with a hole for a drill bit in it which you simply drill to your liking