45 Colt cast bullet

[primerhead]

Hello Friends:

List your favorite bullet and mold.

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[avogunner]

I've got three that I regularly use:
Lyman 452190
Lee 452-250-RF
Lee 452-200-RF

All three do very well with my cowboy guns.
Semper Fi

[murf205]

This one, a 253-M by Accurate Molds.297363

[Nobade]

#452190
#454424
Ranch Dog 265

[ABJ]

The Lee 255 rf.
Magma 235 rf and
Accurate 45-250P
Tony

[greenjoytj]

The LEE 452-255RF worked good in my revolvers 5.5” barrel with smokeless & BP. The LEE bullet was ok with smokeless in my rifle’s 24” barrel but not with BP. The lube grooves are too small to carry enough lube to keep BP fouling soft, lube starvation occurs in the last 8” of the barrel using Emmerts Improved lube.

Lyman 452664 worked good in both firearms with smokeless & BP just don’t use the sizing die from the Redding die set #80191 for 45 Colt/454 Casull, this is an old style steel die. The problem with this die is it form a very short case neck ~217 thou, the short neck covered only to the bottom edge of the lube groove. Shooting this bullet/sizing die combination was a disaster of fouling and leading. I must use my RCBS die set 19108 it is an old style steel die that forms a case neck ~490 thou long, enough to fully cover the large lube groove and bevel base and beyond of the Lyman 452664 cast bullet. The Redding Duel Ring carbide die for 45. Colt worked ok too. It creates a case neck ~360 thou long, enough to cover crimp groove to base most of my cast bullets.

SAECO #955 great in the revolvers but lube capacity is marginal in the 24” barrel, fewer shots before a wipe out for BP fouling control is required. Worked very well with smokeless in both revolver & rifle.

Accurate Molds 45-260F haven’t cast with this mold yet but the design looks excellent for BP & smokeless, it will require my RCBS case sizing die to get full bullet shank coverage.

I’m not a fan of the SWC bullet style because I always have had problems loading them. The tiny wad cutter lip always snags on the edge of the chambers making loading too fiddly to get the cartridge to drop in.

[pworley1]

452190 and 454424 are about all I use.

[MOA]

Lyman 454190
250 grain PB

https://i.postimg.cc/FsVCVnqr/Screenshot-2022-03-09-08-25-50-1.png (https://postimg.cc/1f4K9Ms2)

[Soundguy]

I kinda like the old speer 250gr swaged bullets.

[fredj338]

For CAS I like the 205gr Lee RNFP. For hunting I like the RCBS 270SAA that is HP. The Lee 255gr RNFP would also be a good hunting choice.

[Land Owner]

^^ +1 to MOA ^^

Lyman 454-190 (if you can find one). Midway is out...

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010241311/

[MOA]

^^ +1 to MOA ^^

Lyman 454-190 (if you can find one). Midway is out...

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010241311/

I was just lucky that TNsailorman here on the forum was selling this mold a couple of years ago. It casts a very nice boolit.

[Golfswithwolves]

I like the Lyman 454424 and 452423 molds.

[jim 44-40]

452190 with Dupont 5066 and Ben's red lube

[PositiveCaster]

…List your favorite bullet and mold.

Cast it would be either the Lee 452-255RF or the LBT 45-280WFN, depending on the use. Both are accurate and deadly.





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[Harter66]

454424 and the NOE version of same kills hogs and mule deer just fine in Ruger BlackHawk or M92' carbine .

I did well with the 452-255 Lee also but I like the Lyman/Keithish bullet better .

[gc45]

RCBS- 270 gr mold is my favorite and I find it to be very accurate to 75 yds and more if needed and well within the range of hunting deer and black bear etc.. I have three loads, one using AA-#9, one using Unique, and one using black powder and a 250 gr hollow base mold my Grand daddy made back in the day. It drops a nice 454 flat point bullet...
The Blackhawk Bisley in 45C is as good as it gets while enjoying a 143 yr old cartridge..

[Land Owner]

It casts a very nice boolit.

It sports a truncated ogive that LOOKS FANTASTIC and is authentic for caliber sitting on top of that large (by comparison to 45 ACP) straight walled case. It shoots well once powdered and sized to fit, produces a "knock down" that is remarkable (off hand on a hog from 22 yards), and is forgiving in recoil from a Ruger's "plow handle" grip. My 10-year old "cut his teeth" on this boolit. From the get-go, he was grinning ear-to-ear and ringing 20" steel plow disks at 100 yards off hand. His father could not have been prouder...

[sharps4590]

Rcbs 255-ktswc

[Castaway]

Lee 255 RNFP and RCBS 270 Keith Style. Both are accurate. I’ve lost count of the hogs and deer I’ve taken with the Lee bullet, but as stated previously, with black powder, it doesn’t carry enough lube for me, even in a pistol. Occasionally I’ll place a lube saturated wad under the bullet but at the expense of powder. The RCBS shoots well with smokeless and carries enough lube for black powder

[MostlyLeverGuns]

Always used the Lyman 454424 for excellent accuracy, good power. Have used the H&G 68 200 grain for 'pleasure', also the 230 RN ACP bullets and some of the lightweights, again for "fun" stuff. The 454424 for 'long range' and where full power and accuracy are required.

[35 Rem]

Since it was my 1st 45 Colt mold I've always been partial to the RCBS 45-250-FN. It looks more like a cowboy bullet than a semi-wadcutter so that's what drew me to it. It turned out to be real accurate so it's all i used for years.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010277983#reviews

The Lee 255-FN is also a favorite that shoots well.

I recently got the RCBS 45-270-SAA and like it but haven't really experimented enough to say how it performs.

[goryshaw]

The 270 gr rcbs is my favorite with red dot has been my choice for a decade.

[lightman]

I use an original Hensley and Gibbs #503. Its a 250-255 grain Keith Type SWC.

[Outpost75]

RCBS 45-250FN has been discontinued, but Accurate 45-246H is very similar and shoots well for me.

[alamogunr]

I use an original Hensley and Gibbs #503. Its a 250-255 grain Keith Type SWC.

H&G 503 is a .44 caliber bullet. There may be a .45 caliber equivalent. I just don't know.

[HWooldridge]

Accurate 45-251C is the upsized version of John Kort’s famous 43-215C 44-40 design. Has a good ballistic profile for rifle work but still retains about 60% meplat size. Casts around 256 grs. in 40-1 alloy, 250 in WW.

I personally don’t go over 270 grs in 45 LC and believe 250 is about optimal. If I want something heavier, I grab my 45-70 Marlin.

[AlaskaMike]

I've been very happy with my RCBS-270-SAA. My experience may be a little different than others though, because I use it in a Redhawk, typically at velocities from 1000-1200 fps.

I've also used it with good success at lower velocities, and also with my .454 Casull Rossi 92 carbine at the high end.

[alamogunr]

Like others have posted, I like the RCBS 45-270 SAA in the MP 4 cavity version. I also have the RCBS original in a 2 cavity. I also occasionally use an Applegate 300 gr WFN when I want to shoot something heavier(not often).

[LenH]

The old stand bt The Lyman 454424 255 gr SWC and am fond of the 454309 235 gr WC bullet.

I have a 4 cavity NOE version of the 454424 and several other .45 colt bullets but always go back to that old SWC bullet

[Toolmaker TN]

RCBS 270 SAA with Blue Dot, Red Dot, Universal, 2400 for general shooting.
Lee 325 FNGC with 296/H110 for hunting.

[Divil]

That accurate 45-253-M is a nice looking boolit!

[Walks]

Lyman #454190
N.O.E. #454-247-SWC (Lyman #452423)
Lee #452-230-TC
Accurate #45-210J

[prs]

The LEE 452-255RF worked good in my revolvers 5.5” barrel with smokeless & BP. The LEE bullet was ok with smokeless in my rifle’s 24” barrel but not with BP. The lube grooves are too small to carry enough lube to keep BP fouling soft, lube starvation occurs in the last 8” of the barrel using Emmerts Improved lube.

Lyman 452664 worked good in both firearms with smokeless & BP just don’t use the sizing die from the Redding die set #80191 for 45 Colt/454 Casull, this is an old style steel die. The problem with this die is it form a very short case neck ~217 thou, the short neck covered only to the bottom edge of the lube groove. Shooting this bullet/sizing die combination was a disaster of fouling and leading. I must use my RCBS die set 19108 it is an old style steel die that forms a case neck ~490 thou long, enough to fully cover the large lube groove and bevel base and beyond of the Lyman 452664 cast bullet. The Redding Duel Ring carbide die for 45. Colt worked ok too. It creates a case neck ~360 thou long, enough to cover crimp groove to base most of my cast bullets.

SAECO #955 great in the revolvers but lube capacity is marginal in the 24” barrel, fewer shots before a wipe out for BP fouling control is required. Worked very well with smokeless in both revolver & rifle.

Accurate Molds 45-260F haven’t cast with this mold yet but the design looks excellent for BP & smokeless, it will require my RCBS case sizing die to get full bullet shank coverage.

I’m not a fan of the SWC bullet style because I always have had problems loading them. The tiny wad cutter lip always snags on the edge of the chambers making loading too fiddly to get the cartridge to drop in.

The PRS bullet is a copy of the Lee 255 with VERY DEEP lube grooves. There are other versions based upon that too. You CAN shoot indefinietly with real black powder and never foul out.

prs

[h8dirt]

Accurate Molds 45-300AG cast with 92/4/4 alloy sized to 0.452”, GC’ed and lubed with White’s Carnuaba Red.
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=45-300AG

[greenjoytj]

The PRS bullet is a copy of the Lee 255 with VERY DEEP lube grooves. There are other versions based upon that too. You CAN shoot indefinietly with real black powder and never foul out. prs

I looked at the PRS 45 Cal 250 grain Big Lube™ six cavity mold.
But the description said “This bullet drops at .456" and weighs a nominal 250 grains as cast with 20:1 alloy”
I needed a bullet that would drop closer to modern 45 Colt barrel size of .451”.
My SAECO #955 drops .456” and upon sizing to .452” the crimp groove is 95% smeared closed by displaced lead the bullet just looks bad from all the displaced lead.
Maybe European built clones of Colt SAA need the bigger bullet diameter but my Ruger NV’s don’t.
I think SAECO has wised up an are now making the #955 in 2 different mold sizes instead one size.

[beagle]

454190, RCBS 45-230-CM and for serious work the RCBS 45-325-FNU downsized for the .45 Colt but that's only for days when I'm feeling froggy. Hurts to shoot that big hummer./beagle

[murf205]

That accurate 45-253-M is a nice looking boolit!298247

My 625 S&W likes it