Whats a good boolit for the .454 Casull?

[Down South]

I’m thinking seriously about buying a new Ruger Super Redhawk 454 Casull. What are some good boolits for this caliber? And no, I don’t live in grizzly country. I just wanted one to play around with and maybe do a little wild hog & whitetail hunting with. I’ll most likely mount a scope on it. I Never had a scoped revolver before.

[Glen]

The are a number of good ones, but my two favorites are -- the Lyman 452629, a 300 grain FP-GC (hard to find but very accurate), and the RCBS 300 grain GC-SWC. Cast them hard (BHN of 16 or more) to prevent the bullets from upsetting in the forcing cone.

[Johnch]

I have a 7 1/2" SRH

The Lee 300 gr GC Rf mould has been a proven winner in my gun http://www.leeprecision.com/graphics/bullets/c452300rf.gif
With or with out the GC from 900 fps to OMG that hurts to shoot

I have also used the RCBS 45-255 SWC at 1300 fps


John
The Lee bullet is the most accruate bullet I have used

[454PB]

My favorites are the Lee that johnch pictured, and the Lyman 452651. The Lyman weighs about 10 grains more than the Lee, and both feature two crimp grooves. That's important for me, since I use them in my Puma 92 and need the shorter OAL.

[44man]

Both great boolits. Stuff 21.5 gr's of 296 behind them for deer and hog thunder.

[cbrick]

I have an LBT 320 gr. WFN GC for the 454. It drops bullets at .4535" (WW+ tin) and shoots well at 100 meters and fairly good groups at 150 meters.

This mould is very well made and drops beautiful bullets fill after fill.

Rick

[Down South]

I'll order the revolver tomorrow. I'm still open for boolit options. I'll buy more than one mould. I need to get the gun and slug the barrel and cylinders first. It looks like some moulds drop at .452 and others drop at .454.

[bobthenailer]

got a lbt 300 lfn gc and a mm 260 lfn gc ,i shoot them both without the gc at lower velocity the 300 is the most accurate with several 1/2 in 5 shot groups at 50 yards with 28 gr 296 , fed sr match primer in starline cases about 1450 fps , for jacketed bullets it would be hard to beat the nosler hg partition but there expensive but the most accurate ive found at top velocity, i have several FA 454 casualls all are very accurate with most any reasonable load from 980 fps to 1800 fps

[Down South]

Thanks for the replys guys. I'm thinking of starting off with about a 300 gr mould. I ordered several hundred of the Speer 300 gr GDHP for break in. I've got some Star Line brass on order too.

[Lloyd Smale]

tough to beat the rcbs 300 swcgc in any 45 colt or 454. Its just one of those bullets that seems to shoot well in any gun.

[leadeye]

I agree with Lloyd the RCBS 300gc is tough to beat in either the 454 or 45 colt. It is my number one 45 boolit, goes in everything from revolvers to the Henry.

[yondering]

I have a NEI 380gr mold (drops at 400 with WW) that sure penetrates like crazy when fired from the 454.
If you happen to use any Hornady XTP bullets, be aware that in .451" there is a regular XTP, and an XTP Magnum. The Magnum is designed for the .454, and because it doesn't bump up as easily, can be fired at higher velocity without raising pressure.

FYI, if you haven't already bought the gun, I'd suggest looking at the Taurus Raging Bull. Between the Redhawk and the Taurus, I shot both in .454, and bought the Taurus. Less felt recoil and better accuracy. Also I found the brass would stick in the Redhawk cylinder, when it worked fine in the Taurus. Thicker chamber walls on the Taurus cylinder. This was when the Ruger first came out though, so maybe they've improved?

[yondering]

Both great boolits. Stuff 21.5 gr's of 296 behind them for deer and hog thunder.

FYI, that's kind of a low end load with 296 or H110 in the .454 Casull. I definitely wouldn't go much lower than that, and definitely should use a magnum primer. The Hornady manual lists 32gr 296 with a 300gr jacketed bullet in the 454.

I actually use a couple grains more than 44man's load with the Lee 300gr boolit in my 45 Colt (Blackhawk only of course!).

[Whitworth]

44man and I have been playing with a load that is 23 grains of 296 behind a 347 grain bullet and it is plenty. No need to drive it faster IMHO. We went from 23 to 26 grains and accuracy was the deciding factor as it should be always.

[yondering]

I agree that that is plenty, and I'm not saying it's a bad load, but it's still just a high end 45 Colt load. I'm guessing, since he's paying the extra $$ for a 454, that he would want to shoot 454 loads in it, at least some of the time? I know that is why I bought one. Had my fun with it for a few years and then sold it, and now use a 45 Colt, but when I shot my 454 Casull, it was usually with full house loads.

[Whitworth]

I haven't chrono'd that load, but I am sure it is over 1,300 fps, so it's quite a bit warmer than typical warm loads for a .45 Colt -- remember that it is a 350 grain bullet. I haven't chronographed it, but have chrono'd many different loads in this revolver, and I'm sure it is well over 1,300........ But, all that velocity isn't necessary and one should simply strive for the most accuracy IMHO.

[yondering]

You're right, I missed that you were talking about a 350 gr boolit. The load I referred to above was for 300gr boolits. In my 5" 45 Colt, 24gr H110 over the Lee 300gr WFN (actually 315gr) with a magnum primer is right at 1,200 fps.

Anyway, my point was just that the load mentioned above was pretty light for 296/H110 in the 454, and since these powders shouldn't be reduced much, it would be a bad idea to go much lower than that. Didn't want him to think that was a full bore 454 load that should be "worked up" to.

[MikeG]

I like the Lyman 255 SWCGC,(# 452490,) It throws at 267 gr using #8 mag shot.

Mike G.