BigBlack

got this mold coming to shoot in my Knight Long range Hunter. It will use a 45 to 50 MMP Sabot and will weigh 400grs as a .200 melplat flat nose. I can also do a hollow point with a .1875" pin and the hollow point weight will be determined to how deep I set the hollowpoint, but will be less than 400grs

Whatch Think?

goatbrother

Cast some up, go shoot um and give us a report.

nchawkeye

I think shooting a 400gr bullet in a long range hunter takes away from the long range...

I also think it will knock the snot out of a deer...

flounder33

You will retain lots of energy downrange with that bullet. It will be a rainbow, yes, but it should be a repeatable rainbow. You just need to learn the trajectory. Good Luck with that bullet.

HEAD0001

Just make sure you get the .452 sabot. They make both a .452 and a .458. that weight should be about perfect. You can easily duplicate a 45-70 load with that bullet. I would shoot for about 1600 fps for good flight characteristics as well as good down range(300 yard) ooommmppphhh.

How did you choose your design?? And it looks like a boat tail design?? Why?? Certainly that is not for a GC??

Lots of interest here in that bullet. I also have a long range hunter.

I am also thinking about having a mold made. But I am wanting to make the bullet as a conical and go for the full 50 caliber diameter. And I will be aiming for a weight of about 400-410 grains. The one I shoot now weighs 525 grains. I am thinking about going with 4 grooves to lower the weight.

Your LRH should handle that very well. Tom.

flounder33

HEAD0001
Where are you thinking of having your mould made?

BigBlack

The design is a bevel base. I guess it would offer some boat tail type advantages once it sheds the sabot. Suppose to fit the bottom of the sabots better, as I understand the sabots are not perfectly flat. I have been shooting a Lee 454 Casul mold that was GC'd and it fit my sabots fine.

It is a mold made by BRP Molds. He also has a 300 grain one. I went 400 grain so the hollow point version would still have some good weight.

HEAD0001

There is a guy over on the Cast Boolit site that will help you design it the way you want. And will even draw it up for you. Then all you need to do is send the drawing to any builder. He has even done some group buys with Lee molds, for a pretty good price. However I am not real fond of Lee molds.

There is another guy over there. Off the top of my head I think he is called "Ranch Dog". I have not dealt with him. But all I have heard is praise for him. Tom.

HEAD0001

I think you made the right decision by going with the 400 grain bullet. Even a little heavier would be OK. Then you could HP the bullet and still maintain your weight. Sounds like FUN. Tom.

Gm54-120

I like that one, im going to see if my caster will get it or i can pay for it for him to use. I also like a very slight rebated base with some MMP sabots but not so much in the 50x45s.