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Thread: Plain Base in .450/400 3" N.E.?

  1. 02-23-2012, 02:50 AM #1
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    Plain Base in .450/400 3" N.E.?

    Hello, everyone. I was wondering if anyone has used .411-.412" dia. plain-base bullets in this caliber? Not looking to rock a Rhino..just target accuracy with reduced loads? Thanks.
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  2. 02-23-2012, 02:34 PM #2
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    I haven't even seen one in real life; but here are my thoghts on the matter.

    Plain based boolits work well in the the .45-70 and .40-65; so I see no reason that a well fitting boolit wouldn't work for your .450/400 NE, was there a BP version of this cartridge?

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    Hello, MK42gunner. This one was never a B.P. number. I shoot P.B. in a .40-70 21/2" sharps & thought this one could be treated same way. Thanks again.
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    The 450-400 3 1/4 inch was BP, but the 3" was a modification for cordite. John Barsness did an article in one of last Handloaders on loading for the 3" version, and he did work up a CB load. I don't recall now if it was PB or GC.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check