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Oklahoma Rebel
11-19-2015, 03:42 PM
Has anyone used these in the 1895 marlin (ballard type) any notes on accuracy and terminal performance on game, such as deer and hog?
Oklahoma Rebel
11-19-2015, 03:51 PM
sorry new to forums didn't mean to post twice
waco
11-19-2015, 10:36 PM
I have used this boolit in my 1895 Marlin. Sized to .460" and lubed with BAC over 26gr of SR4759 shoots just under an inch at 50 yards. No game taken yet. I have other molds with larger meplats for hunting.

I like the boolit though.
Oklahoma Rebel
11-19-2015, 10:46 PM
I have the lee .457-405-rf but haven't taken anything with it either, I have noticed when I recover the bullets from the soft dirt birm I shoot into, one side shows rifling while the other is scraped off, that's one reason for the move to the .459
chutesnreloads
11-19-2015, 11:21 PM
Your rifling missing from one side of the boolit is only the boolit turning as it goes into the dirt and "sanding" one side down.You'll see this in most boolits recovered from dirt.This does NOT mean you don't need a fatter boolit.It also doesn't mean you do.
Oklahoma Rebel
11-19-2015, 11:48 PM
ok thankyou, I think I should still be ok with the 459-405-HB ,if not I can size it, just prefer not to have to buy a sizer
oscarflytyer
11-20-2015, 12:05 AM
Marlin 1895 MG bbl. Casting/shooting the Lee 405 HB - COWW + 2% tin. Sized to .460. 50/50 pan lubed. currently over 38.5 gr IMR 3031(lite Trapdoor load). Going to up it to ~40 grn. Getting 1325 fps currently, looking for ~1375 fps. Recoil is very easy.

Took my first cast bullet deer w/ it last year. ~85 yards, standing straight away with flag up. When it raised its head and looked to the left, sent it. Flipped the deer tail over snout. Wasn't a killing shot, with the target spot, but it sure wasn't getting up!
Oklahoma Rebel
11-20-2015, 01:11 AM
is that what they call a texas heart shot? lol
chutesnreloads
11-21-2015, 12:24 PM
If your loaded rounds will cycle through your rifle you should be ok shooting without sizing.May want to load a few dummy cartridges to see how the cycle.Your accuracy may depend somewhat on how uniform you can cast your boolits.
Oklahoma Rebel
11-21-2015, 01:14 PM
ok thank you all for the info good luck to all with deer season