For the 480 Achilles .. 290 grains.
I got to thinking about it and decided to size some of them down to .457" and see how they shoot in the Dragoon.
I ran them nose-first through a Lee .457" die.
I had one unloaded Achilles brass so I loaded one of the .457 bullets in it over 4 gr. of Bullseye.
The I fired it in my Ruger .45 Colt ... shot into some wadded up rags and recovered the bullet.
So now I am gonna have to load some for the .45 Colt and see how they shoot as far as accuracy!
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I have been casting some Hollow Base Heel Bullets
- Jim Taylor, 2022-11-27, 07:16
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So the .457 is simply hollow base, not heeled?
- WB, 2022-11-27, 07:50
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The hollow base is a lot larger than the old 45 colt bullet
- Jim Taylor, 2022-11-27, 08:04
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I’m following you now! That’s a good swage down.
- WB, 2022-11-27, 12:10
- Yes. .457 .. then .452 (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2022-11-27, 13:24
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I’m following you now! That’s a good swage down.
- WB, 2022-11-27, 12:10
- A while back I purchased several hundred - WB, 2022-11-27, 07:59
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The hollow base is a lot larger than the old 45 colt bullet
- Jim Taylor, 2022-11-27, 08:04
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So the .457 is simply hollow base, not heeled?
- WB, 2022-11-27, 07:50