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Started with T/C Bore Butter years ago. Then thought, why the heck am I paying so much? Anything you can buy called "bullet lube" is gonna be outrageously priced. So ever since, I've made mine from natural products on hand -- beef fat, pig fat, etc, sometimes hardened with beeswax. I've also...

For me, it began simply with shooting the thing. I shot my first ML, a traditional one, at a shooting club event when I was 12 or 13. It was the club master's gun and he had set up all the gear on the tail of his pickup. There wasn't much for me to do except follow his instructions to load and...

....Oh, and I also polished the bore with 0000 steel wool. Didn't seem like the bore was that rough or leaded, though. But we'll see if this improves performance at the range. My lube is a homemade mix of leaf lard, pork skin fat and beeswax. Usually use rendered deer lard but ran out of that...

Appreciate all the feed back, folks. Just by way of update, I did get my order of 99% lead and have already cast some fresh bullets from it. Resized to .449 they go down easily...(maybe a little too easy?). But I haven't had a day at the range yet. Ultimately, my goal is to work up two...

I'll take it. Sending PM

So... did it sell or is it still available?

Sounds like some interest being shown, so let me know if I'm too late. Otherwise, if it ain't taken yet, I'll take it.

Appreciate it. I'm gonna start by casting what I have with pure lead and resizing. See what kind of progress comes of it.

It's .451 stamped on the barrel. Don't have a micrometer to get anything more precise

@French Colonial, "Bullet weight should match the twist rate within reason" This is something I'm not quite familiar with. Could you elaborate? My barrel's twist rate is 1:21 I believe, so what would that mean for bullet weight?

From how it feels, I think the bore is smooth, but a scrub may be worthwhile. I am concerned about the possibility of leading, especially since I've been using wheel weights. Question: what's the best way to get leading out?

@WonkyEye are you precision cutting your wads or do as long as it's the same nominal caliber it's effective?

Thanks. I'm gonna start using wads and see how it turns out.

Yep. Actually wiping with 2-3 patches between every shot. Otherwise it jams.

The gun: Pedersoli .451 caliber Mortimer-Whitworth. This started me bullet casting, cuz getting the bullets from the only source I could find was a little expensive. The bullet molds: (1) Lyman .45 cal 450 grain "volunteer" bullet. (2) Lee .452 cal 255 grain conical. Both resized with Lee .451...

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Thanks! quite instructive and helpful. Have you tried similar tests with a flatnose conical at a greater distance? For my roundball gun, I can't take an accurate shot above 50 yards (maybe too much spin?). But I often have opportunities on deer at 50+. My longer range gun, similar to yours is...

Hey folks. Finally went and jined up. I've probably searched this forum dozens of times over the past several years, whenever i needed some tips or info. Figured I might as well start joining the conversations.

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