Thread: 454 Casull any good?

Originally Posted by outlander

Yes it is. On a little research, I find many lead ACP .45 bullets ie: 200/230 gr for sale on TM. One ad for jacketed 45 LC at over $1 per bullet. I have found that even hard cast gas check bullets lead the barrel in 357 when they exceed 1400fps. Perhaps I'll go with the 44 mag version after all, as I've great success with the 245gr coated Frontier bullets @ 1750 fps and above. The last purchase was around $125 for 500. Still...be interesting to hear from a shooter of the 454/50AE/ 45LC.

I don’t have explicit experience with the the 454, but I do have a bit with lead bullets. You typically need a bullet that’s a thou or two over groove diameter, otherwise you’ll get leading from gas cutting, even with a gas check.
Hardness also plays a part, although a bullet that is too hard for a given speed will also often lead.
Also, there’s bullet/lube groove design, and the type/amount of lube used.

Obviously unless you cast your own bullets, you don’t have much control over these.