I have 2 pound fishing sinkers in the shed
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I have 2 pound fishing sinkers in the shed
Seriously looks alot less out of place Attachment 234678 especially to camouflage experimentsQuote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
Like the 458 groveless 542gn
Bullets in dragQuote:
Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem
Attachment 234716 45-90 with the experimental 542gn groveless
Time for some more cast lead
I finally got a mould I've often thought might be useful to have in the mould hoard
Lyman 457 330 grain hollow point Gould mould
My new old Army & Navy 45-60 was the primary reason to get this mould .
That rifle just loves a case jammed full with Black Powder
This mould might also be useful in some of my British 450 Express rifles
Despite the extra nose plug and single cavity it turns out good bullets at a reasonably steady pace
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Off to the powder coat oven and tried the Ford Blue ( coats best ) and blend of grey and white ( grey alone is quite difficult to get a decent coating )
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The hollow point is 12.5mm deep
elm wide tapering to 1.75mm
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The PC needs to cure for a while and then I will load a few cases and devise a practical expansion test to compare the hollow point and solid bullets
And of course an accuracy test
Do you have a picture of the 45-60 rifle you are shooting?
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....s-when-104097/Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Did some expansion testing today on the 45-60
This is my bullet baffle box
12mm MDF with 25mm gaps
A pretty brutal test medium but good to test two different bullets with
The solid nose 360 grain went through 10 baffles
The Hollow point 340 went through 9 baffles
The hole size was identical through the first few baffles and then the Hollow point left a bigger hole
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The Hollow point is shorter and fatter
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Wrong photo
This is the bullet box Attachment 256441
I really think either bullet would be good to hunt with
But wanted one of these Lyman Gould hollow point mounds
Oooooh they do look great. They will be awesomeness on game going by how your .44ones went.these are just more of a good thing.
Anyone casting for 223?
Surprised how close in size they look. Is the HP worth the effort? How about cupping the flatpoint like you can get in 32-20? With a large drill bit on a depth stop. Be interesting to see that alongside these two.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
When you see them in the flesh there is a little more difference than the images show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jhon
My bullet box is maybe not a very good comparison to a decent sized game animal though.
That is the next test to be done
I make my own moulds for 45/70, and im using lead at around 10 to 14BHN depending on the mould also use the pencil check method it works fine, shooting out to 960 yards with open sights
