I talked to LBT molds today and placed an order. He said he usually got the molds out in a week or so. He only takes, cash, check or money orders...no credit cards. That must affect sales a bit in this day and age.
Anyway, I ordered a .459, 350gr .8 ogive spitzer with a gas check base. It is a multiple lube groove design so it should work well with smokeless powder as well as black powder. LBT said that it would have a BC better than most lead bullets. I also specified that i would be using hard lead, such as linotype.
I also ordered a matching top punch for $10.00 as there is no way I had one that would fit a pointy spitzer.
I also ordered some of LBT's bullet lube as he seemed particularly high on it. It was reasonably priced at $3.50 a stick. The mosl was competitively priced at $125.00 plus $10.00 shipping all of it.
This is a pretty unique design for me and I'm hoping it works well in my Lyman 1878 chambered in 450 Nitro Express project. I'm sure I can easily push it to 2000 fps or so at very low pressure.