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RH outfitter
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has any bodey been able to find any of the hornady leverlution bullets in .45cal to reload and experiment with. if so please share with me your source.


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Posts: 65 | Registered: 05 December 2006Reply With Quote
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No the bullets as components are not available and won't be for quite some time. Out of curiosity, I pulled some factory rounds to test the bullet. For 98% of what such a round would be used for, I'd say they did OK. It opens well at low speed (1100fps) and held together satisfactory at the muzzle velocity (1930fps/22"); much better than most 300s. I ran them up to 2300fps but that is not what they are made for.

All in all, a good deer, black bear, maybe caribou round. For bigger stuff, there are better bullets.
 
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hopefully I should have my new .450 marlin by late next week. I want to try it out on moose and maybe black bears this year.
 
Posts: 304 | Location: Prince George BC | Registered: 12 February 2005Reply With Quote
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dear nfmike thanks for the info and i may just have to get a box and pull some bullets my plan is to create another 460 wby varmit round say a light leverloution bullet at 3300 fps and see what happens. but like i said thanks for the info.


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Originally posted by schmaus:
hopefully I should have my new .450 marlin by late next week. I want to try it out on moose and maybe black bears this year.


Maybe you ought to read this link first.Moose with levergun

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Posts: 565 | Location: Central Idaho | Registered: 27 February 2004Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by NFMike:
No the bullets as components are not available and won't be for quite some time. Out of curiosity, I pulled some factory rounds to test the bullet. For 98% of what such a round would be used for, I'd say they did OK. It opens well at low speed (1100fps) and held together satisfactory at the muzzle velocity (1930fps/22"); much better than most 300s. I ran them up to 2300fps but that is not what they are made for.

All in all, a good deer, black bear, maybe caribou round. For bigger stuff, there are better bullets.


thanks mike clap


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I find that when hunting with large calibers I am less interested in increasing my range than i am in decreasing the animals range after the shot.
 
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