Does anyone commercially offer a plain base 45 colt boolit with a WFN around 250gr and cast relatively soft for lower velocities?
Does anyone commercially offer a plain base 45 colt boolit with a WFN around 250gr and cast relatively soft for lower velocities?
Try Accurate Molds or Aresenal Molds.
Matt ' s Bullets I think does.
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Hunters Supply has a nice 45-275. It shoots great in my 45 colt revolvers and Rossi m92.
I've even ran them I. My 7" Longslide Hardballer 45acp.
Montana Bullet Works has the 250 grain LBT WFN and OGWC in a harder alloy, but there's no reason at all you can't push them slow.
Matt's Bullets has a full wadcutter that they sell soft with the option of casting harder for those that want to push them hard.
If you're not opposed to a SWC, the Keith 452423 .45 Auto Rim bullet usually casts closer to 250 grains than its originally stated 238, and it is a nasty little fireplug with a .34" meplat - second in from the right.
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i've shot some of these and had good results: https://cowboybullets.3dcartstores.c...iber_c_11.html
The Lee 255gr mold is pretty good for the money. For commercial, MBW are pretty nice but pricey.
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I buy 255 gr semi wadcutters from T & B Bullets in Oregon . Most accurate bullet in my son's Marlin '94 cowboy out to 100+ yards. I don't know hardness but we shoot them under 1100 fps out of the rifle.
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I like ACCURATE 250 FWC mold. Its it actually a type 3 wadcutter.
You wont find a larger meplat. But ya gonna have to cast it yourself. Dont know anyone selling them.
PM me if ya would like to try some.
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Here is an Accurate Molds #45-253M that Tom @ Accurate came up with if you decide to cast. It shoots pretty good in my 625-3 S&W. It has a pretty fat meplate too.Attachment 296665
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Hoosier Bullets offers a 45 caliber 250 grain bullet.
https://hoosierbullets.com/45-calibe...oated-bullets/
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Last edited by Bluerock2000; 02-22-2022 at 01:35 PM.
That's a beautiful boolit, thanks for sharing. I love the mold I have from Accurate for my .44. Unfortunately my time is fairly limited at my current point in life and I'd rather spend my free time hunting, fishing, or shooting as opposed to casting. Hence my search commercially available boolits.
Rim Rock Bullets may have what you are looking for. They make a selection of soft cast bullets for Cowboy Action Shooting.
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How far are you trying to reach?
I've tinkered with big, .34" meplats on heavy .45-70 bullets which were wonderful to about 150-175 yards, but started to come unraveled farther out. From what I've gleaned from the Hive Mind here, the pistol equivalents seem to suffer the same around 75 yards. Taking the meplat down to LFN territory of about .30-.32 might be the more prudent choice if you are planning to long-ball.
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Got a .22 .30 .32 .357 .38 .40 .41 .44 .45 .480 or .500 S&W cylinder that needs throats honed? 9mm, 10mm/40S&W, 45 ACP pistol barrel that won't "plunk" your handloads? 480 Ruger or 475 Linebaugh cylinder that needs the "step" reamed to 6° 30min chamfer? Click here to send me a PM You can also find me on Facebook Click Here.
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