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farmerbythelake
02-24-2013, 11:22 PM
Anybody cast a r.e.a.l. bullet for Elk. I need one for a CVA .50 cal for Colorado this fall. Might see if you would send me some, or we could make a trade?

TCLouis
02-25-2013, 12:33 AM
What caliber?
What weight?

deep creek
02-25-2013, 10:42 PM
check out no excuses bullets on the web they make a great elk boolit

swamp
02-26-2013, 04:09 AM
I cast the 50 REAL. How many would you need?
swamp

Bad Water Bill
02-27-2013, 04:42 PM
When Savage introduced their SMOKELESS POWDER M L I picked one up.

Having to pay about $25.00 for 25 J word 45 cal and sabots was not enjoyable for this OLD man. A little searching and I had my own sabots AND a Lyman 45 H P mould. Took her to the range and that Savage lived up to the Savage reputation.

5 shots under 2" at 100 yards is good enough any day. :mrgreen:

No it is not a C V A but with a little luck you might already have the mould in your collection and if that 45 will not do it would a 50?

Yes you can use sabots in a B P gun and no do not ask.:-D

Junior1942
02-27-2013, 05:40 PM
The 320 gr REAL w/Pyrodex RS and a felt wad works well in my 1 - 32 twist GPH.

white eagle
02-27-2013, 07:03 PM
I shoot a real in my 54
got mine from Accurate Molds
50 yds
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/kempobb/a2.jpg

Grendel99
02-27-2013, 11:30 PM
Can someone explain to the newb what REAL bullets are?

TXGunNut
02-27-2013, 11:33 PM
I figure if he hangs around he'll figure it out. If he don't, he won't.
Be nice, Grendel, I'm kinda new around here too.

richhodg66
02-27-2013, 11:36 PM
Isn't the REAl for .50 only like 250 grains? They load and shoot well, but that isn't very heavy for a .50.

I've had real good luck on deer using the Lyman plains bullet in my Hawken. It's a real hammer. Weighs nominally 410 grains and has a big meplat. You may want to think more along those lines for elk.

kenyerian
02-27-2013, 11:40 PM
http://leeprecision.com/bullet-casting/black-powder-molds/ A cast boolit for Black Powder. Click on the link and read all about it. I like the 320 grain 50 cal. . Works well in my Knight. http://leeprecision.com/bullet-casting/black-powder-molds/black-powder-real-bullet-combo-molds

Grendel99
02-27-2013, 11:45 PM
Thank you kenyerian.

TXGunNut
02-28-2013, 01:06 AM
My apologies. PM sent.

johnnybar
02-28-2013, 01:33 AM
Rifling Engraved At Loading

I shoot 50 and 54 REAL's and they shoot great! Super acurate and very easy to load. Let me know how many you want. I think I have several hundred of each size already cast out in the garage. Those 54's on the counter are HP REAL's I made after I punched a half inch cookie cutter hole clean through a deer, quartering from liver to off chest. He went down in 20 yds and you could have put a 1/2" wood dowel rod clear through the hole. The 50's in the hat run 304-305 grs.
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