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19 December 2006, 20:17
RH outfitter
leverlution bullets
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.


"Speed is the key."
20 December 2006, 01:39
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.
21 December 2006, 16:35
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.
21 December 2006, 17:00
RH outfitter
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.


"Speed is the key."
21 December 2006, 21:31
jaycocreek
quote:
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

Jayco
22 December 2006, 23:04
boom stick
quote:
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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22 December 2006, 23:56
KSTEPHENS
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.