Newest Endeavor

[High Desert Hunter]

I happened to find an LBT mold on Ebay, a 340gr .453 WFNPB for the 45 Colt and 454 Casull. I am planning on running this bullet between 1000 and 1200 FPS.

122334

[Groo]

Groo here
First , what 454 will you be using it in? I doubt it will work in an FA.
Second, Is your 45colt a ruger large frame/or red hawk-super redhawk or other long / large cylinder revolver. Cool.
I am not a Heavy or super heavy boolet person for most hunting. 250 to 280gr being all that is needed for most shooting.
I had my run with heavies [ SSK 357,41,44,and 45's]
If you like them , and your gun does , have at it!!!!!
My rule of thumb is, A flat nose bullet of at least 64% of the diamiter.
Weight such that I can get 1100 to 1200 fps or If I can't , as fast as I can safely.
But the super heavies are for BIG stuff.

[DougGuy]

That is awesome. I would use dental wax .060" sheets to make soft gas checks, I have some 340gr SSK TC that are almost the same exact boolit which work very well over the wax, with 22.0gr W296. I can only get 1,000f/s out of a short barreled Vaquero, you would need a 7 1/2 incher to get more, and I am not sure you will get an honest 1200 in a Ruger without cracking the 30,000psi ceiling. Casull, yes.

[High Desert Hunter]

I will be running these in a FA 454 and a Ruger SS Bisley .45 Colt. The FA shoots the same bullet, only gas checked and 5 grains lighter very well at midrange, hoping this one follows suit. The Ruger will sling this bullet well, and past the point where I don't like the recoil before the pressures top out.

[High Desert Hunter]

122569
First shots with the new to me LBT bullet, 25 yards, right around 1200fps. The high shot was the fouler. Did equally well at 60 yards.