I made up some bullets

[idahoron]

I got busy and made up 1400 bullets. These are 460 grain Lee 500 S&W bullet. I paper patch them and size them for my rifles.
I had a few friends that wanted some so I made a big batch. I added a 380 ACP round for size comparison. They are weighed +- 1 grain. They are hardened to 6.5 BHN. I separated them into lots so I can re test for hardness in about a month.

https://i.imgur.com/X1gQrH9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/W4kki6p.jpg

[Tom W.]

Do you need a rifle for those or can you just throw those huge things?:kidding:

[idahoron]

Do you need a rifle for those or can you just throw those huge things?:kidding:

I go to high spots and drop the bullets on them. :Fire:

[Themoose]

Nice looking bullets. Merry Christmas Ron & thanks again for getting me into paper patching.
Themoose

[smoked turkey]

Ron you have been busy making your "medicine ball boolits". Lots of potential meat for the freezer in those buckets! Nice job and I look forward to hearing the stories about the many hunts and game that they bring to the pot.

[Hossfly]

Wow that’s bout 92 # of big boolits.

[beechbum444]

Just curious what rifle shoots them?

[charlie b]

Nice batch Ron.

I am still searching for some soft lead to make some for myself. Thanks to your lessons I am still shooting the BACO 450gn PP bullet.

[idahoron]

Just curious what rifle shoots them?

This rifle was the one I started out shooting them in.

https://i.imgur.com/3VJcFNE.jpg


I also shoot them in this one.

https://i.imgur.com/qd27dBA.jpg

And this one.

https://i.imgur.com/4g4wiKP.jpg

[charlie b]

Ron, where do you find the soft lead? All I can find around here are wheel weights.

[Cast_outlaw]

Stick on wheel waights are commonly soft lead

[MrHarmless]

God **** that is an absolute unit of a bullet.

[Tom W.]

The biggest I ever made were 400 gr. when I had a .480 Ruger.....And they will drain a 20 lb. pot in short order, even if it was a single cavity mold!

[taco650]

Ron,

I assume all of the rifles you shoot those wonderful slugs in have fast twist barrels?

[idahoron]

Ron,

I assume all of the rifles you shoot those wonderful slugs in have fast twist barrels?


Yes all my 50's have 1-28 twist, green mountain stainless steel barrels.

[Dieselhorses]

When did you acquire a "460 gr." mold? I only see a 440 from Lee.

[charlie b]

When pouring pure lead the Lee mold comes out closer to 460 gr. At least mine does.

[Dieselhorses]

When pouring pure lead the Lee mold comes out closer to 460 gr. At least mine does.

Gotcha, btw those bullets look better than mine!

[charlie b]

Stick on wheel waights are commonly soft lead

Most of the stick on wheel weights that I can find are zinc.

Still looking for pure or nearly pure lead.

PS ron, I saw in your sticky thread you get yours from Rotometal. Thanks.

[idahoron]

Charlie is right. The 440 gr Lee bullet comes out at 458 to 460 grains depending on the alloy or lack of it. I like to use a pinch of lead shot to increase the hardness to .038-.040 or so on my Cabine tree hardness tester. That is about 6 to 7 BHN.
And yes I get my lead from Rotometals.

[charlie b]

Thanks Ron.

I'm putting in an order.

[Markopolo]

The captain under Vendor sales usually has pure dead soft lead.. I have purchased from her before... right on time stuff