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When the .460 was first introduced it was advertised as a 200 yard cartridge. That was accomplished with a pointed tip bullet with a high ballistic coefficient. That bullet would probably be too long...

My Accurate powder loading manual (copyright 1994) lists 28 gr. of AA #9 as maximum under the 250 gr. XTP although they show 30 gr. of #9 under a 260 gr. FA bullet. I guess they think the thicker...

Terry

While I don't load for the .454 I have loaded jacketed and cast bullets in .45 Colt and would suggest going with .452. The .451's are usually intended for the .45 auto and I'm guessing...

The gun shoots just fine and I was well on my way to a good score (for me) and I fell apart and got three out of the last 15. I hit four out of five on the first bank of turkeys and my spotter said...

I see some of the gun writers use HS6 in mid-range loads in the the big boomers..........475 and .500's. I hesitate to stock yet another powder and am wondering if anyone has used this stuff. Does it...

coyote

While I've never loaded cast bullets in a .223, my guess would be that the slow twist (1 in 14") and low velocity are not stabilizing the bullets. Are paper targets showing any keyholing?...

d-o-k

The problem is forgetting that the purpose for being out there is to have fun but doing well is even more fun so I try too hard and fall apart!

As an edit to the above post the load is...

Here's a pic of a Smith .41 mag Performance Center with an Ultra Dot L/T reflex red dot sight. This is a recently introduced sight from http://www.ultradotwest.com/ and it hasn't been tried out yet...

Thanks for the heads up on Bullshop. They seem to be the kind of people I like to give my business to. Got 'em added to my favorites list.

I like shooting cast bullets but just don't have the time to start casting my own. Over the years I've purchased from several different suppliers and have formed a few opinions.

Cast Performance...

The link is www.magnumresearch.com. As far as being affordable, they can be found at around $800.00 or so. My dealer orders directly from MR in Minneapolis and I got mine for less than that.

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As a matter of fact, they DO chamber the long cylinder BFR in .30-30 although I have no firsthand experience with one.

It weighs 4.36 lbs according to the catalog so it's probably around 5 lbs. plus with scope and rings and bases. My .500 Smith X-frame with an Aimpoint red dot weighs about the same.

Let's face...

Hi there!

I'm wondering if there are any BFR shooters hanging out on this site. I've got a 10" .45/70 and a 6 1/2" .480/.475. There are other revolvers in the safe but these are my pets.

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