1st deer With Cast Bullets

[rickt300]

I do have the Lee 340gr mold just need to play with them to get better accuracy.

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I have had LEE molds cast a bit undersize for my Marlin bores. Powder coating might help a bit.

[chriskendziora]

I have had LEE molds cast a bit undersize for my Marlin bores. Powder coating might help a bit.

Funny PC but have had better luck tumble lube so far. I need to play more..

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[dverna]

Do you think used enough gun....LOL

Good kill.

[ChristopherO]

Lead finely applied does wonders that those who don't use it cannot understand. Granted, the 45/70 is, as Don amusingly refers to above, certainly enough gun with any type of projectile. It is what I've used since beginning my hunting career for the past 37 years, 45 caliber and up.

That is one wide and deep HP for that boolit. No wonder it shed so much weight with the head on impact. Did the job quite well. Do you have photos of the autopsy / wound channel it left? For posterity sake, nonetheless. LOL

[chriskendziora]

Do you think used enough gun....LOL

Good kill.

Nah next time I'll use the 300gr Barnes tsx to kill em more dead..


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[chriskendziora]

Lead finely applied does wonders that those who don't use it cannot understand. Granted, the 45/70 is, as Don amusingly refers to above, certainly enough gun with any type of projectile. It is what I've used since beginning my hunting career for the past 37 years, 45 caliber and up.

That is one wide and deep HP for that boolit. No wonder it shed so much weight with the head on impact. Did the job quite well. Do you have photos of the autopsy / wound channel it left? For posterity sake, nonetheless. LOL

No I did not the bullet lodged in the right flank just ahead of the ham..I was suprised I found the bullet.. Everyone says cast blows right through, maybe the hollow point slowed it down.

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[ChristopherO]

Absolutely the HP slowed it down. That is what they do, open up violently to create instant trauma in the boolit path and beyond. Your cast boolit did exactly what it was designed for. When it shed weight after the front half pealed back and broke off the remaining chunk had slowed enough that all the meat, organs and offal were too much to blow through. This shows that the lead wasn't too hard, soft enough for the expansion the boolit was designed for.
Congratulations on the successful kill.

[legendhunter]

Well done !! That's one good looking bullet.

[GregLaROCHE]

You’re off to a good start. Congratulations!