Oregon trail bullets

26 September 2006, 00:29

K20350

Just got a new SRH .44 mag this weekend. I want to load some cast bullets but have no experience with it. It seems Oregon Trail bullets seem to be among the favorites in this forum. I am going to order some of the laser cast and tru-shots. Any pet loads and or tips for loading cast. I will be whitetail hunting this fall and silouette shooting next year. I am going to be a newbie to IHMSA so any tips on that would help too. Thanx

26 September 2006, 01:40

nordrseta

The Lyman manuals are great sources for cast bullet data. I've also had good luck using jacketed bullet data under lead bullets - though the inverse is probably not a good idea. Generally in my 44s I use WW231 or Unique and commercially cast lead bullets for my practice load, a 240 SWC in the 800-900 fps range. Otherwise a heavier LBT-pattern flatnose over a maximum charge of H110 gets the nod come hunting season. The 240 @ 900 kills deer well and completely dead, but a heavy flatnose @ 1300-1400 leaves no doubt as to the outcome, regardless what gets in the way.

27 September 2006, 00:35

bm-3

You need to shoot about 500 round of jacketed before shooting cast bullets out of it. This will clean up any tailings in the barrel and will help stop any leading that may happen.

With OT 240 grain bullets I us 9.0 grains of VV N310 and for my heavy hunting (320 grain LBT bullets) I us 24.2 grains of VV N110.

20 November 2006, 02:05

45 Fan

i use Laser cast bullets and 13 grs of 4756.
with no leading and no key holeing. If useing something other than laser cast load it to about 12.7 or 12.5. other lead bullets might key hole.

20 November 2006, 15:00

Gatogordo

Besdies Lasercast you should consider Leadhead bullets. They are considered the "gold standard" for commercially available lead bullets and have many Keith and LBT designs available. Their site is www.proshootpro.com

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21 November 2006, 06:41

billinthewild

quote:
Originally posted by Gatogordo:
Besdies Lasercast you should consider Leadhead bullets. They are considered the "gold standard" for commercially available lead bullets and have many Keith and LBT designs available. Their site is www.proshootpro.com

I have been using Leadheads in my 45 Colt with good success. The 270 grain Keith style is a favorite of mine.

03 December 2006, 09:31

Calif. Hunter

Whatever you do, stay away from National Bullet COmpany - I'm still waiting for a refund or the bullets I ordered in June! The last time they bothered to answer an email, they said they were shipping them on October 24,,,,,

03 December 2006, 18:38

treg

quote:
Whatever you do, stay away from National Bullet COmpany - I'm still waiting for a refund

I too am in the midst of an extended ordeal w/ NBC.
Oregon Trial, thru Midway, has always been a pleasant experience.

03 December 2006, 23:54

adrook

quote:
Originally posted by nordrseta:
The Lyman manuals are great sources for cast bullet data. I've also had good luck using jacketed bullet data under lead bullets - though the inverse is probably not a good idea. Generally in my 44s I use WW231 or Unique and commercially cast lead bullets for my practice load, a 240 SWC in the 800-900 fps range. Otherwise a heavier LBT-pattern flatnose over a maximum charge of H110 gets the nod come hunting season. The 240 @ 900 kills deer well and completely dead, but a heavy flatnose @ 1300-1400 leaves no doubt as to the outcome, regardless what gets in the way.

Good advice.

I'll only add that I like Universal Clays as well for mild practice loads, it seems to be a bit cleaner than Unique and I also really, really like Lil' Gun in addition to H110/WW296 for the heavy loads.