CVA .45 cal 1in28 twist

[M1-30 cal]

Hello all! Has anyone out there found a cast boolit that works in this caliber and twist? Lee has a couple of designs but they did not work well in my .50 caliber gun with the same twist So I decided to ask for advice before buying and trying.Thanks

[idahoron]

I am having good luck with my .451 1-28 twist hawken. I am using a Paper patched Lee improved Minie. I size them to .446 wrap them and size them again to .446. They shoot great. Ron

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[corey012778]

thanks for posting that ron, I looked at that mold last night

[missionary5155]

Greetings
And just for a bunch of fun do not overlook the lowly Round Ball. They shoot surprising well in fast twist barrels. But if you cast real bad RB´s the imperfections will be very evident due to the fast spin.

[Tazman1602]

1-28 twist shoots saboted cast bullets very well in my muzzleloaders Sir! I am not a paper patcher..................yet...................... geez this forum is so addicting!

[mooman76]

Some have found that an over powder wad of some sort helps improve you shooting dramatically when they have trouble shooting well, especially in those tight twist BP guns.

[rhbrink]

I have a friend that was having some problems with his .50 cal 1 X 28 twist shooting well with the normal high priced bullets that the big box stores sell at a outrages pricing I might add. So I sized down some .460350 RD boolits cast at 30/1. Did it in two steps lubed them with some moose snot and ran through a .454 sizer then through a .451 sizer. He was shooting the Black horn powder and a black sabot don't know the brand but they shot very well at 100 yards. 1.5 to 2" groups. More than good enough to go deer hunting and he's happy I would like to see him work with it some more I think that it could be made to shoot better but probably will never happen.

[curator]

I use the Lee 250 grain R.E.A.L. boolit (cast from pure lead) over 70 grains of FFg Goex in my 1-28 twist .45 caliber rifle with excellent accuracy. I do place either 2 felt wads or a .45 Colt case full of Cream of Wheat on top of the powder charge and wipe the bore with a damp patch after each shot. Without wads or filler accuracy is so-so.

[M1-30 cal]

I want to thank everybody for the great responses. But in hindsight I should have waited until spring to ask because now between the snow and work I will be like a kid waiting for christmas to get out and try these ideas!