Score! Found several boxes of Hornady Great Plains Bullets in .45 and .54.

[Greg Blackburn]

Well, I might have gotten lucky....200 .45 caliber Hornady Great Plains bullets in .45 and 30 of same in .54. Now if the hurricane doesn't wash the seller away!

 

[MountainSmoke]

Glad to hear that you found some. My first two deer that I took with a muzzleloader years ago when I was a teenager were taken with a 50 caliber TC New Englander shooting great plains bullets. Both were about 80 yards and both dropped like a rock. That bullet shot so well in that rifle. Much better than a Maxi ball or Maxi hunter which I originally thought would be best since they were the same brand as the rifle. I stocked up on great plains bullets back when you could still find them anywhere. I'm glad I did now. Good luck with yours.

 

[Greg Blackburn]

Thanks man.

Got the bullets! Never saw so many boxes of GPB in my life! 10 boxes .45 and 2 boxes .54.

The lube is flaking off though.....is that a concern?

If it is, what do I do about it?

 

[Don Steele]

I'm another fan of the Hornady Great Plains bullets. I bought up a bunch for my 50 caliber T/C when they were still available. As time went on, I noticed the lube had dried and was "flaky". Hornady says it doesn't matter.
I've put some in boiling water to strip the old flaky lube off, and re-lubed them. Didn't see a significant difference.
They definitely shot better than any of the other choices I tested in the 1:48 original T/C barrel. Performance on game was PERFECT...DRT....(as in: Dead Right There).