I was looking at some bullets that I had cast and wondered what to do with some lee C457-500-F.. There are two problems with this bullet.. It is too long to feed in my Marlin, and if fed through the load gate, it MUST be shot. It is too long to eject.. The other problem is that my bore needs .460 bullets...
As I looked at this gas checked monster, wheels started turning.. When I pushed it through a .451 sizer, the bands all became even with the nose of the bullet.. I started thinking that if I paper patched this higher than the orginal drive bands, I could seat it much lower in the case, allowing it to feed.. I would then have a 500 grain bullet mold that would work in my marlin..
I tried and tried to get the patch to fold on the base of the bullet, and it seemed much harder than it looks.. I started thinking that the gas check would protect the bottom of the bullet, and the patch would protect the sides allowing me to shooting it at much higher velocities... I measured how much paper it would take for 2 wraps, and wet the paper.. I then coated one side with LLA and wrapped it tightly.. When it dried, I pushed it through a .460 sizer, and it worked.. My question is, will this work without being patched on the bottom?