Originally Posted by
caplock
I was thinking of buying a mold and making my own in a .54. Anybody shoot these or use lyman mold and make them? How do they shoot? How do they perform on game? I use 430 maxi balls right now and like how they shoot but figured these would have a little less recoil.
As we enter-into 2016, you really don't have any other choice, but to mold your own, concerning 54-cal conicals under 400 grains. I suppose you could contact either the Bull Shop, No Excuse bullet company or Ed Mehlig here at Hunting.net, to see if they have anything to offer you.
Lighter 54s are a rapidly dying business for sure. Even the sabot and Powerbelt offerings are slowly disappearing by manufacturers. It's really the two plastic sabot companies themselves, helping to keep the 54 cal-cause going and I'm guessing their sales of the 54-cal sabots are trending downwards too.