1Shirt
09-27-2005, 11:04 AM
I have been shooting cast bullets now for probably well over 40 years. However, until recently, the only warm blooded thing I ever shot with cast bullets in a ctg. rifle was woodchuck, and that was a few years back, with 311291 in a 30-30. Have shot deer with front stuffers with both cast RB and
REAL/Maxi's etc.
Am heading for Tex. to shoot boar in a couple of weeks, and am going to use 45-70 with 405PBFN at about 1500 fps. Have never messed with hard base soft nose cast, and am looking for words of experianced wisdom. I normally cast hot and water drop my bullets regardless of size, and believe they end up right about in the 18-20 B-hardness range, but haven't yet broken down and gotten a hardness tester. Have no doubts that these at that vol. are more than adequate for big hogs if hit right with the first round.
I just tried the stand the bullets in water bit with the nose exposed and heating the nose to almost melting with a burnzomatic. Base is hard, and nose is somewhat softer, but no itea how much at this point. Have thought of doing the Paco Kelly bit of small nose pour with pure lead, and rapid fill the rest with alloy, and sooner or later, guess I will have to try that. What I am interested in mostly is the experiance(s) of those who have tried both ways and then the results of either or both on game.
We in this country have always been hung up it seems on expanding bullets. In all my reading (since I will never be able to afford to hunt Africa) it seems that round nose solids were used by the Bruts in Africa to shoot just about anything that walked, and obviously with sucess. But then that's another subject.
Would also be interested in hearing from anyone who may have shot boar or feral hogs with cast in 45-70.
As always, I thank in advance all who respond to this thread.
1Shirt
REAL/Maxi's etc.
Am heading for Tex. to shoot boar in a couple of weeks, and am going to use 45-70 with 405PBFN at about 1500 fps. Have never messed with hard base soft nose cast, and am looking for words of experianced wisdom. I normally cast hot and water drop my bullets regardless of size, and believe they end up right about in the 18-20 B-hardness range, but haven't yet broken down and gotten a hardness tester. Have no doubts that these at that vol. are more than adequate for big hogs if hit right with the first round.
I just tried the stand the bullets in water bit with the nose exposed and heating the nose to almost melting with a burnzomatic. Base is hard, and nose is somewhat softer, but no itea how much at this point. Have thought of doing the Paco Kelly bit of small nose pour with pure lead, and rapid fill the rest with alloy, and sooner or later, guess I will have to try that. What I am interested in mostly is the experiance(s) of those who have tried both ways and then the results of either or both on game.
We in this country have always been hung up it seems on expanding bullets. In all my reading (since I will never be able to afford to hunt Africa) it seems that round nose solids were used by the Bruts in Africa to shoot just about anything that walked, and obviously with sucess. But then that's another subject.
Would also be interested in hearing from anyone who may have shot boar or feral hogs with cast in 45-70.
As always, I thank in advance all who respond to this thread.
1Shirt