Good bullet mold for 50cal. fast twist?

[James Beardsley]

Cast conicals are scarce now. What's a good 50cal. mold in 250-350 grain for 1in28" twist barrel? It'll be for hunting. Thanks, James

 

[nkbj]

Hey James.
The Greenhill calculator says 28" twist is more than enough for this one, a 485 grain semi-wadcutter. With soft lead it will be 500 grains or better.


Shoot me a message if you're interested.

 

[Bad Karma]

Take a look at these James. A little bit heavier than you requested but they’re good designs.

 

[James Beardsley]

Thanks. Where can I get the molds.

 

[Bad Karma]

Thanks. Where can I get the molds.

Tom at Accurate Molds dot com makes them from a variety of materials and in different configuractions.

 

[James Beardsley]

Thanks but Tom is backed up for 7 weeks. I'm going to try the Lee 90394 for now.

 

[Woody Morgan]

Nobody has mentioned the Lee R.E.A.L.?

wm

 

[stikshooter]

Nobody has mentioned the Lee R.E.A.L.?

wm

Lees are ok but those mentioned are way better along with the Lyman Plains /Ed

 

[Woody Morgan]

Lees are ok but those mentioned are way better along with the Lyman Plains /Ed

No argument there.

wm

 

[James Beardsley]

Lees are ok but those mentioned are way better along with the Lyman Plains /Ed

Nobody has mentioned the Lee R.E.A.L.?

wm

90394 is a R.E.A.L.

 

[GoodRabbitPilgrim]

Check out the sister forum, lots of good info on that stuff there.

 

[GrandLakeHunter]

Cast conicals are scarce now. What's a good 50cal. mold in 250-350 grain for 1in28" twist barrel? It'll be for hunting. Thanks, James

I have found through the years that a Lee REAL bullet loads easy and provides great accuracy. Lyman Plains never came close to the REAL for my 50's.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Cast conicals are scarce now. What's a good 50cal. mold in 250-350 grain for 1in28" twist barrel? It'll be for hunting. Thanks, James

Another member suggested a .502 mold...,

I found a .501 mold in stock that might work...LEE 90991

LD

 

[GrandLakeHunter]

So are lots of guys using cartridge style bullets in regular muzzleloader guns? Seems like loading or bore fit would be less than ideal.

 

[nkbj]

Try a 31/64" bit on an old set of Lee blocks, over powder cards made from orange juice boxes with a half inch gasket punch, paper patch the slugs and develop loads with charges heavy enough to form the lead to the rifling.
When you post pictures be sure to include some of the exit wound.

 

[Bad Karma]

Thanks but Tom is backed up for 7 weeks. I'm going to try the Lee 90394 for now.

Bullets for the 500 smith can be made to work. It may involve sizing. @Idaho Ron can fill you in on this.

 

[Bad Karma]

So are lots of guys using cartridge style bullets in regular muzzleloader guns? Seems like loading or bore fit would be less than ideal.

What’s required is a soft lead bullet which bumps up to the rifling upon firing. An overpowder wad is essential and the bullet is sized a thousandth or two over bore size. Really, it’s pretty simple and effective.

 

[nkbj]

Picture from 2010, this was a light weight paper patched with 90 grains of FFg coming out of a 28" twist. Shows how lead fills out under pressure. Can still see the cutting marks on the molds. This one needed FFFg.

Should try it out in a 48" twist renegade.

 

[GrandLakeHunter]

OP specified for hunting. I prefer to keep it simple for hunting use when there are bullets, dropped straight from a mold, that are ready to shoot and shoot extremely well at that. I have also had great results with REAL's from slower twists than the OP noted. So one mold and short casting session can serve well for several guns. Economy of casting bench time is a nice benefit.

 

[stikshooter]

OP specified for hunting. I prefer to keep it simple for hunting use when there are bullets, dropped straight from a mold, that are ready to shoot and shoot extremely well at that. I have also had great results with REAL's from slower twists than the OP noted. So one mold and short casting session can serve well for several guns. Economy of casting bench time is a nice benefit.

Thats why I shoot the Pure lead Lyman Plains lubed with Lewis "s Nasa modified lube over a Dura felt wad (never leave home without it) over 85-90 gr OE 3F depending on 50 or 54 cal nothing else comes close in The TC Renegade /Hawken and scoped 200 yd bottom post Leupold is POA/Ed