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If numbers killed I'd hunt with a Calculator!
I have been using 20-1 virgin alloy for awhile now with very good results in 45-70 and 45-90 both paper patched and grease grooves. Recovered 3 of the 500 grn PP last spring from a wet sand back stop. Bullets were mushroomed to just over an 1" in dia at widest points and only 3/8" thick ( started around 1 3/8" long. Bullet was curled around shank very nicely and retained wieght of 480 grns. I use emmerts improved lube or SPG and get little to no leading over 2f black powder. Tested 40-1 with PP and havent recovered any yet but seem to shoot as good or slightly better. I started with Buffalo arms swaged 500 grns PP bullets with good results but never recovered any of them.
Credit for my success goes to Spence Wolf, may he rest in peace.
Larry Gibson
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |