452374 HP Boolit

[Papucho]

I´ve just got my hands on a Lyman 452374 Hollow Point mould and have already casted some nice boolits, they came out weighing at 186-188 grains from straight WW.
Due to the lack of information for these bullet in the books I own, I would like to know from any of you guys with much more experience than me, the OAL and charge weight range you have experimented with. I have a bunch of W231 that I use regularly while reloading 45 ACP.
Thanks in advenced for your help.

[mpmarty]

Any length up to 1.250 and use published data for the 231 for 185gr jacketed as a max and less is usually better (up to a point).

[fredj338]

I have the same mold but cast from 50/50 clip on & tape wts. The bullet is ready to load @ 200gr. I run them 850-875fps w/ decent expansion. Faster than that & the nose blows off.

[Butcher45]

I´ve just got my hands on a Lyman 452374 Hollow Point mould and have already casted some nice boolits, they came out weighing at 186-188 grains from straight WW.
Due to the lack of information for these bullet in the books I own, I would like to know from any of you guys with much more experience than me, the OAL and charge weight range you have experimented with. I have a bunch of W231 that I use regularly while reloading 45 ACP.
Thanks in advenced for your help.

They expand very well, without the nose blowing off when cast in pure lead (about 200-205 grains I believe), and pushed to a measly 740fps or so.

I've shot them into both water, and saturated phonebooks, and get the same results with either medium.



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I have a friend that has killed two Whitetail deer with them, also pure lead. However, he was pushing them at about 940fps, and measured a recovered slug at .79

I imagine leading would be a problem when using the pure lead in a powder-burner. We use them in air rifles, so we don't experience the leading problem due to the lack of any combustion taking place in our rifles.

[WHITETAIL]

Paupacho, I also have that mould,
and I shoot it over 5gr. of bullseye.
The guys are right about useing 50-50
lead.
Try the JPW for lube it is a good performer
in a 45.:Fire:

[Papucho]

Thank you very much for the info. I´ll try to cast them from range scrap and see if they get to about 200 gr.