bedbugbilly
11-30-2015, 07:57 PM
Don't know if this is the right forum to post this but I figured I might get a better response here in the cast boolit threads.
Now that cold weather is here, I am working on looking at different molds for my Uberti 45 Colt 7 1/2" Cattleman. I am currently using the Lyman/Ideal 454-190 250 gr RNFP and the Lyman 452-460- 200 gr. SWC. Both are giving good results.
That said, I'd like to get a wad cutter mold in .454 to make up some "plinking rounds" to use in the Uberti.
What I'm looking for in a wad cutter boolit (mold) would be loaded over smokeless - Unique, Red Dot, Green Dot, etc. as well as Black Powder. Casings will be Starline 45 Colt and Starline S & W 45 Schofield.
I will just be punching paper and killing pop cans, gong, etc. With that revolver, I am shooting at 25 yards but I can also stretch that out to 50 yards on my range on the farm - but primarily 25 yards or less.
I've looked at what NOE lists - they have a .454 250 gr. WC. Accurate Molds seems to offer a wide variety of WC molds ranging from 170 gr. on up. 170 gr., 200 gr., 230 gr., 250 gr. etc.
I'm hoping someone can give some advice on what WC boolit weight would work O.K. for plinking loads? Of course my thinking is that the lighter the boolit, the more boolits per pound when cast up. Just call me "thrifty". But I don't want to go too light if for some reason a lighter WC out of my Uberti 7 1/2"will not shoot decently.
Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated as far as WC boolits out of a 45 Colt and what would work best as far as grain weight, etc.
Also, I have a NOE mold and they are nice. I know Accurate also has excellent molds. Any others out there I should be looking at? And I should also state that I'm pretty low tech as far as casting - I've used a propane hotplate, lyman pot and dipper for 50 + years so would be looking at a 2 or 3 cavity mold.
My chambers in my Uberti are pretty generous in size and right now, I'm loading the boolits from my molds "as dropped". I'm casting from soft lead and just tumble lubing in Alox/Paste Wax and am having no leading issues, etc.
At 63, I don't know why I waited so many years to get a 45 Colt. This is way too much fun and I'd sure like to add a light WC cartridge to play with. Plus I'm very happy with my Uberti - have two others as well and all are good shooters.
Thanks for any help, suggestions, experiences, etc. - it's greatly appreciated!
Jim
Now that cold weather is here, I am working on looking at different molds for my Uberti 45 Colt 7 1/2" Cattleman. I am currently using the Lyman/Ideal 454-190 250 gr RNFP and the Lyman 452-460- 200 gr. SWC. Both are giving good results.
That said, I'd like to get a wad cutter mold in .454 to make up some "plinking rounds" to use in the Uberti.
What I'm looking for in a wad cutter boolit (mold) would be loaded over smokeless - Unique, Red Dot, Green Dot, etc. as well as Black Powder. Casings will be Starline 45 Colt and Starline S & W 45 Schofield.
I will just be punching paper and killing pop cans, gong, etc. With that revolver, I am shooting at 25 yards but I can also stretch that out to 50 yards on my range on the farm - but primarily 25 yards or less.
I've looked at what NOE lists - they have a .454 250 gr. WC. Accurate Molds seems to offer a wide variety of WC molds ranging from 170 gr. on up. 170 gr., 200 gr., 230 gr., 250 gr. etc.
I'm hoping someone can give some advice on what WC boolit weight would work O.K. for plinking loads? Of course my thinking is that the lighter the boolit, the more boolits per pound when cast up. Just call me "thrifty". But I don't want to go too light if for some reason a lighter WC out of my Uberti 7 1/2"will not shoot decently.
Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated as far as WC boolits out of a 45 Colt and what would work best as far as grain weight, etc.
Also, I have a NOE mold and they are nice. I know Accurate also has excellent molds. Any others out there I should be looking at? And I should also state that I'm pretty low tech as far as casting - I've used a propane hotplate, lyman pot and dipper for 50 + years so would be looking at a 2 or 3 cavity mold.
My chambers in my Uberti are pretty generous in size and right now, I'm loading the boolits from my molds "as dropped". I'm casting from soft lead and just tumble lubing in Alox/Paste Wax and am having no leading issues, etc.
At 63, I don't know why I waited so many years to get a 45 Colt. This is way too much fun and I'd sure like to add a light WC cartridge to play with. Plus I'm very happy with my Uberti - have two others as well and all are good shooters.
Thanks for any help, suggestions, experiences, etc. - it's greatly appreciated!
Jim