GT bullets????

[77ruger]

Has anyone one tried any of these GT Bullets?
Check out the web at gtbullets.com
Thought Id ask before ordering some.
Thanks in advance.

[Tatume]

They look like nice bullets. If you try them let us know how they are. Take care, Tom

[RED333]

Mine look just as good, but more work.
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/redintn/MiHec%20mold/401mehic-1_zps69d6879d.jpg (http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/MiHec%20mold/401mehic-1_zps69d6879d.jpg.html)

[77ruger]

Stay CLEAR!!! I'm still cleaning lead out of my Kimber barrel.

[Moonie]

did you make sure they were sized just larger than your groove diameter? If not how can you blame them for using the wrong size boolit? Granted most commercial lubes are designed to stay in the grooves rather than actually lubricate.

[77ruger]

No I didn't measure them, they stated that they are sized to .401. I'm not blaming for size. It could be hardness or other specs??
I loaded Mastercast lead bullets and they are not loading up my barrel with lead.

[Moonie]

No I didn't measure them, they stated that they are sized to .401. I'm not blaming for size. It could be hardness or other specs??
I loaded Mastercast lead bullets and they are not loading up my barrel with lead.

Without knowing the size of the boolits you are shooting and the dimensions of your barrel you are really just guessing. You really need to find out these measurements, with this information you can make informed decisions about what needs to be done to fix the issue. It could be the lube, or the size, or the hardness but until you can start ruling out variables it is just shooting in the dark at a solution.

Where are you? I'm sure we have someone close to you that can help with getting the measurements if you do not have the tools to do so, the guys here love to help.

[77ruger]

Hey, Thanks for all your help. Yes, I have the tools and know how to measure boolits and barrels.I may have just got an unusual box of boolits. These people do have positive feedback, which makes me wonder now what was wrong with these. I got an email stating that my money would be returned, but that these bullets were damaged in the return shipping and could not be resold.???? The cast boolits that I have loaded from Mastercast you could have drove over them with the Post Office truck and still been able to shoot straight.??? I have asked twice about my refund, still waiting on a response. This is not what I call positive feedback. Thanks Again 77ruger

[mdi]

Not every commercial caster tightly controls the finished diameter of their bullets. While some may advertise .401", how do you know there wasn't an OOPS! with a few thousand running .399", and you got some of those? I bought cast bullets from Beartooth Bullets often (before I would buy a mold, I'd try some of the same bullets from Beartooth). One of the reasons being they offered several diameters per caliber (.44 cal. bullets are available from .429"-.432").

Before anyone can condemn any bullet they must have hard facts; actual bullet dimensions. If reloading/shooting lead bullets a micrometer is a necessary tool...

[Paul_R]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I have had a recent experience with GT I'd like to share. He sells two bullets for 45-70. I ordered both, one in .459 and one in .460 both were .001- .0015 undersized and wrinkled. They are advertised as being 2-2-96 alloy but I got suspicious when they tested. < 6 BHN so I took advantage of a recent deal here on castboolits and had them XrF analyzed along with some other alloys. Imagine my surprise when it came back 0-1.5-98.5

Nothing but crickets chirping to my inquiries to the seller. Highly NOT recommend. I don't believe his reviews.

[ThaDoubleJ]

Raising this one from the dead, anyone else have any experience with these guys? I'm putting together a .400 Cor Bon and GT has a special boolit for it with a crimp groove that looks promising. Reviews here do not look great though, but reviews on their site are nearly flawless.

[runfiverun]

the .400 cor-bon doesn't use a crimp.
they might be doing what I'm doing and using their magma engineering 38-40 rnfp mold [it has a crimp groove]

[ThaDoubleJ]

Load data for the 400 is still very limited, and I don't even have a barrel, so my experience is the same, but looking at the cases, they're big .357 Sigs with no neck. I'd imagine that bullet setback would be just as much of an issue as it is in the .357, which can be resolved by a full case of AA9, or a crimp. At this point, I'm planning on using Unique in the 400, but have no idea what the case fill would be, so I had a crimp in mind to avoid issues. Moot point though, if their bullets are made from pure lead and load my barrel up.

[475AR]

I have ordered from them and requested that the bullets be as cast and not sized. I Hy-tec coated them and sized them no issues. I have not had a chance to shoot any yet but the order came fast and only had a couple bullets that had flaws, but I have gotten flaws with other casters as well. I hope to load and shoot some in a few weeks and will see how they do.

[ThaDoubleJ]

Run, theirs is a TC with a crimp groove, similar to the one you listed, just a different nose.

475, keep us updated, curious how they work out, although I may get a half order in the meantime and see what happens.

[rond]

Raising this one from the dead, anyone else have any experience with these guys? I'm putting together a .400 Cor Bon and GT has a special boolit for it with a crimp groove that looks promising. Reviews here do not look great though, but reviews on their site are nearly flawless.

I use the 180 gr. .38-40 from Missouri Bullet Company and crimp in the groove, works really well.

[ThaDoubleJ]

The RNFP? No issues with case capacity? Any chance I could get some load data?

[rond]

The RNFP? No issues with case capacity? Any chance I could get some load data?

I used the start load data for the 45 acp 230 gr. bullet and worked up. Universal, Unique and Longshot work well.

[ThaDoubleJ]

Ok, thank you. Wonder if HS-6 works, someone gave me 3lbs of it, and so far it's fine in my 9mm, 40, and 45.

[rond]

Ok, thank you. Wonder if HS-6 works, someone gave me 3lbs of it, and so far it's fine in my 9mm, 40, and 45.

It should, I load up 3 and try them then adjust up or down.

[475AR]

Run, theirs is a TC with a crimp groove, similar to the one you listed, just a different nose.

475, keep us updated, curious how they work out, although I may get a half order in the meantime and see what happens.

Will do, I hope to get out next week and shoot some.

[usbp379]

I ordered a small batch of their 220gr hollow points. These are supposed to be sized .430. I'll report back once bullets have been received.

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[usbp379]

220's arrived. A random sample of 10 weighs between 218.6 and 221.3 grains. Diameter is .4295. They all look nice and I don’t see any droopy bullets or missing lube. They do seem a little soft though and scratch fairly easy with a thumbnail.

I will try to get these loaded sometime shortly after Christmas. Planning on running these in a new 44SPL Ruger GP100 when it arrives. I'll load with 11.0gr of Red Dot.

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[usbp379]

Feedback on these is positive. I have pushed them to close to 1100 fps witn no serious leading although recoil is getting a little stout from the 3" 44SPL at that point. Accuracy has been quite pleasing and I'll likely be buying more once this batch of 250 is gone.

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[Kennet]

I've been loading with them for a couple of years now. IMHO as good maybe better than the norm. Quality alloy great expansion good groups out to two hundred yards. Mostly 30 calibers and 44 s. Hope you find the same result.

[xiholdtruex]

Sorry to revive this old thread but its the only info I have found across the web. Has anyone used Gt bullets .38 caliber 145gr swchp in 357 magnum loads. They seem to have a bh of 11.

[cwlongshot]

A friend sent me four varieties of there bullets. I requested UN SIZED AS CAST. Because I would be PC'ing them and would size to our own required sizes.

First thing I did was check sizes and hardness on my LBT BHN tester. As expected form sellers disclosed mix these bullets ranged from a 8-10 BHN. For our use these will be just fine, Plus the PC will help allot of more (lil) velocity is needed. Expansion at 1K or less its whats needed.

The bullets looked fine, no culls seen for 400 pcs.

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These last ones are my Fav. They are a 185g HP 362 dia bullet.

I realize a GC isn't needed for the velocities, but prefer to use one on bullet designs calling for one.

CW

[xiholdtruex]

A friend sent me four varieties of there bullets. I requested UN SIZED AS CAST. Because I would be PC'ing them and would size to our own required sizes.

First thing I did was check sizes and hardness on my LBT BHN tester. As expected form sellers disclosed mix these bullets ranged from a 8-10 BHN. For our use these will be just fine, Plus the PC will help allot of more (lil) velocity is needed. Expansion at 1K or less its whats needed.

The bullets looked fine, no culls seen for 400 pcs.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/E89363A4-DA86-4968-B668-DC6F76973487_zps58w30jv4.jpeg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/26E5FF92-5D8E-406D-B1F8-02F755607930_zpsd8hm1sya.jpeg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/A1595792-3B4E-46C4-BA40-70B5DB6E1565_zpsh41l3cvf.jpeg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/CWLONGSHOT/Temp%20stuff/sporting%20pics/Bullets/Casting/Powder%20Coating/E0D7FEEA-29F8-4318-90F4-DE73673DC13D_zpskbjglv5c.jpeg

These last ones are my Fav. They are a 185g HP 362 dia bullet.

I realize a GC isn't needed for the velocities, but prefer to use one on bullet designs calling for one.

CW


Very nice looking with the pc, with his mix would it not yeild closer to 11 bhn? 8-10 is on the soft side.

[scattershot]

I have recently started using GT bullets. They seem to be good quality consistent bullets, and the hardness is just what I was looking for. Seems like most cast bullets these days are diamond hard, amd these seem to be just right.

[sfcairborne]

I've ordered from him unsized and unlubed, size myself and they shoot great. No problems here, in my 30-30 or 357. I don't have an endless supply of lead so it's nice to be able to order 500 and have them on hand.

[theoldredneck]

I have been shooting the 55 grain hollow points in 25 caliber. Excellent accuracy and expansion from Reeder revolver, order another thousand in 25 caliber and 500 in 32 and 357 caliber. Very well pleased

[motorcycle_dan]

I ordered a batch of .45-70 bullets from GT in May of 2023. I did get notified they were going to be delayed in shipping. Had actually forgotten about them then they arrived just for Christmas 2023. Long lead time I would have liked to be kept up to date on a monthly basis. The product looks very nice. Hard red lube with gas check. I'll use some LLA to coat them with and go have fun with my trap door.

[Shawlerbrook]

I bought some 390 gr bullets for my Trapdoor and they are fine. I would buy from GT again.

[Moonie]

Interesting to see a thread I commented on 8 years ago showing replies lol.

[justindad]

I’ve bought some of their 96-2-2 alloy. It was very clean, and worth the price premium over the 92-6-2 alloy I’ve purchased from Missouri Bullets. GT is processing orders from last May right now, so don’t expect to get bullets from them anytime soon. Lead-only orders ship fast.
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They use 96-2-2 alloy for pistol bullets and 94-3-3 alloy for rifle bullets.

[mattri]

Interesting, have been looking at them for a 35-303 project.

[PAndy]

I just received bullets that I had ordered may23. Not happy with the turnaround time, I had expected them before September . But quality (and packing) looks excellent.