elk hunter
07-15-2009, 07:38 PM
Quite a while back I posted pictures of a friend shooting his Ruger #1 in 470 for the first time. We shot several rounds loaded with home made jacketed bullets, but due to the cold and having too much fun, didn't shoot any on paper. We finially went back out today and put some on paper. The shooting was from the bench at 50 yards with open sights:mrgreen:
The bullets were home made jacketed. To make the bullet, my friend started with a fired 45 acp case that he annealed. He then seated and crimped a 384 grain cast, soft lead, hollow base .459 diameter bullet inside the 45 acp case, using a 45 acp seating die. The hollow base allows the base of the cast bullet to conform to the 45 acp case. The bullets were then lubed and sized in a .474 diameter push through die. The final diameter is .4745. Weight runs 477 grains.
These were loaded ahead of 57 grains of 4895. Velocity is estimated at 1900.
This is a very mild/pleasant load from the bench.
This is a four shot group from 50 yards. Shown with the home made bullet is a 500 grain X bullet and a 470 case.
The bullets were home made jacketed. To make the bullet, my friend started with a fired 45 acp case that he annealed. He then seated and crimped a 384 grain cast, soft lead, hollow base .459 diameter bullet inside the 45 acp case, using a 45 acp seating die. The hollow base allows the base of the cast bullet to conform to the 45 acp case. The bullets were then lubed and sized in a .474 diameter push through die. The final diameter is .4745. Weight runs 477 grains.
These were loaded ahead of 57 grains of 4895. Velocity is estimated at 1900.
This is a very mild/pleasant load from the bench.
This is a four shot group from 50 yards. Shown with the home made bullet is a 500 grain X bullet and a 470 case.