Lee 45-70 405gr hollow base boolit - modify?

[rfd]

i just started casting this boolit and wondering if it's viable to grind down the hollow base plug.

this could/would accomplish two things - almost completely remove the hollow base and up the total grain weight for better long distance performance.

sound reasonable???

http://i.imgur.com/fDEKNqR.jpg

[Bullshop]

Maybe a better idea to just get a flat base design. If Lee is what you an afford they make others. With a mold designed for PB you wont have to mess with the base plug alignment. There may come a time when you want the HB again anyway.

[Doc_Stihl]

Get a Lee 450 RNFP double cavity. Up your production and get more nose out in front...

[Chicken Thief]

Or if it's the big lube grooves you're after then the 459-500-3R boolit is the answer

http://leeprecision.com/mold-dc-459-500-3r.html

[rfd]

i have quite a few lee moulds - the twin 459-500, the twin 457-405, and a pair of the single 459-405HB's. the 457-405 drops out too small as my 45-70's prefer 459 and 460 diameter lead, so the 457-450 won't do.

the 459-500 has been working well out to 200 yards, but i've heard from more than a few long distance shooters that it's not good much past 300 yards - need to trial that out for myself.

that leaves the 459-405HB, which is a faithful rendition of the original trapdoor bp bullet that spencer wolf had nei and lee duplicate, and increasing its weight for longer distance was my thinking.

thanx for all your input, much obliged.

[Larry Gibson]

Maybe a better idea to just get a flat base design. If Lee is what you an afford they make others. With a mold designed for PB you wont have to mess with the base plug alignment. There may come a time when you want the HB again anyway.

+1.

Larry Gibson