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45 colt wadcutter?
peddler
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Hi, anyone ever reload a 255g lswc with the base of the bullet out, to make a wadcutter? I have heard of this with a 38 special. Thanks
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I at one time cast dead soft 44 cal wadcutters for a guy. Never saw the need to try them myself.
Lyman 452190 is what I have for a 45 Colt these days. My early S&W 25-5 took 454 bullets but the crimp grove was in the wrong place.
Wayback then there were no taper crimp dies and bullet jump was a problem with stiff loads.
That 8 3/8 Smith 25-5 was the second best shot load shooter to a 10" contender in 44 mag with an internal screw in choke.
The slightly above SASS loads with Unique powder worked fine in a Uberti replica and my old Vaquero, I got decent 20-25 yard accuracy with no real leading or observable keyholes. I have yet to shoot them through the Super Redhawk .454 however. (I must say that dropping the RNL into the cylinder was much easier than with the SWC's!)
Like anything else, you might have other (better or worse) results with the guns and loads you make.
Hi, anyone ever reload a 255g lswc with the base of the bullet out, to make a wadcutter? I have heard of this with a 38 special. Thanks
The Lee 255 grain 45 bullet has a big fat meplat. The diameter of the meplat is so large it would seem a waste of time turning it around just to gain a few thousandths in diameter.