405grain Remington bullets in the .458 Lott?

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01 August 2007, 22:36

skl1

405grain Remington bullets in the .458 Lott?

Anybody ever loaded these .45-70 bullets in the Lott? Did they shoot okay?

01 August 2007, 23:37

El Deguello

They'd work if you kept velocities under 1800 FPS. Above that speed, they're too soft to hold together well, IMO. I have used them in the Elmer Keith .45/70 load, 53 grains of IMR 3031 for around 1800 FPS, and they held up pretty well at this level....

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01 August 2007, 23:48

skl1

Thanks, I should have said that I just want cheaper bullets for target practice, so I'm not worried about on game performance.

02 August 2007, 19:41

Masterifleman

I'll betcha you can drive them fast enough in the LOTT to watch vaporize about 25 yards off the muzzle! LOL

Seriously, using 4759 or similar, with a polyester wad and they should be fun to practice with.

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