Lee .452-300-RF at 2000 fps. What lead mix should I use

[fireguy715]

I picked up a lee 452-300-RF gas checked mold. My plan is to use the boolits in my savage smokeless muzzle loader at around 2000 FPS They will be in a sabot so leading and lube should'nt be a factor. I'm not going to gas check them as they are in a sabot. What lead mix would work well for them to mushroom some but not break apart. If they shoot well, I'll be using them for deer, possibly bear and target shooting. I have wheel wieght lead and a lot of 50/50 and 63/37 solder to use Thanks.

[fcvan]

Given you are using a sabot, the WW alloy should do well at that velocity. I have shot that boolit cast from WW at 1500 fps from a 45 Colt 20" carbine with great results. I didnt use a gas check, i used corn meal as a filler. lubed with BAC, i had zero leading. I also shot some from my Vaquero 45 Colt which was stout at about 1250 fps. Some would suggest water dropping your boolits but with a sabot that shouldn't be necessary.

[fireguy715]

Given you are using a sabot, the WW alloy should do well at that velocity. I have shot that boolit cast from WW at 1500 fps from a 45 Colt 20" carbine with great results. I didnt use a gas check, i used corn meal as a filler. lubed with BAC, i had zero leading. I also shot some from my Vaquero 45 Colt which was stout at about 1250 fps. Some would suggest water dropping your boolits but with a sabot that shouldn't be necessary.

Do you thing expansion would be about right for deer at that speed with WW?

[youngda9]

Cornmeal behind the boolit...that's BRILLIANT. Kill and bread em at the same time!!! You can just drop the critter straight into the fryer. :awesome:

[mdi]

A 300 grain flat nose bullet @2000 fps.? I'm not a big time hunter, but I think every shot on a deer would be a through and through, with no expansion (and none needed). Might even do the same on a black bear.

[pdawg_shooter]

I paper patch and air cooled WWs will expand at that velocity. For what you are doing, I believe straight lead with about 2% tin added would make a near perfect hunting bullet. I use that mix at near 2200 in my 45-70.

[vernb]

I'll be doing the same thing with the same boolit only over 100 grns of 777