Conical for the Encore .45 and Omega??
 

Took out the .45 Encore and shot some of the 330 grain Lee Improved mini - sized to .451 and lubed heavy with my concoction.

Lee mold -45 Cal.Oversize .454-298M 90469

Those are bullets that were sent me by a friend in Hawaii.

Using my usual 75 grain spout (not quite full) of FFF grade 777, got on target in one shot at 50 yards, dropped back to 100, shot two rounds, made an adjustment, then fired three. Two in the same hole and the third was off high and right about 2.5" but I knew the shot wasn't quite right and the wind was blowing a bit more for that shot. Think I've found a winner in a conical for the Encore. Plenty of punch and good accuracy.

RE: Conical for the Encore .45 and Omega??
 

Excellent! Just keep up on the lead removal. I went to Sabots on the .54 cal thunderhawk because great plains bullets leaded up so badly.

RE: Conical for the Encore .45 and Omega??
 

Saw no evidence whatsoever of leading. If I pushed them harder, I'm sure there would be some but at that charge (which is plenty potent for me) the barrel stayed slick except for the T7 fouling. Swabbed between each shot. The mold my friend used has had the pin cut to thicken the lower wall of the bullet, thus the heavier weight than standard (~298 grains is normal for the mold). I'm going to leave my mold stock and see how it does. It's a nice bullet and should work very well on deer.

RE: Conical for the Encore .45 and Omega??
 

Bought the same mold, customized the core pin myself, and here is the result Thanks to my great amateur machinist work, I have one extra step involved in bullet production and that is knocking off a small, thin tail of lead from one side due to my taking a bit much off the core pin's base plate. Still, I made 75 of these in about 2 hours this afternoon. Will put lube in the grooves and also fill the hole in the base with lube to gain hydraulic effect. If they shoot as well as the ones my friend sent, I'll be happy. Mine are coming out weighing 2 grains lighter than his on average at 328 grains.

RE: Conical for the Encore .45 and Omega??
 

Underclocked,
That's a healthy lookin HP bullet.If it works,why change.
I've used 325gr TC Maxi Hunter "conicals" in my Thompson for 7 years.Great groups.Much easier to load then sabots!!Having said that.I MIGHT change to the precision conicals or maybe the sabots in that gun.