The I Series

[Idaholewis]

This is a Bullet design i came up with, The I Series. They turned out really well, I couldn’t be happier with them. These are Geared at Hunting, It’s Hard to beat a BIG WIDE Meplat on Game

It started with the .45 Cal, The Lyman Gould has proven itself OVER & OVER in every .45 I own, Therefore i wanted a Bullet similar in Weight to the Lyman Gould at 345-350 Grains, With a Bearing surface that Equalled or Slightly exceeded the Gould, I wanted 2 Lube Grooves. I also wanted a Large Meplat. Tom at Accurate Molds Delivered as usual. This little .45 has Quickly become one of Favorite Bullets, All 3 of them are in my TOP picks as Hunting Bullets. I have shot the .45 & .50 to 200 Yards, They shot EXCELLENT to there. The .50 Is the Bullet i chose to Elk Hunt with this year, I had it dialed in to 200 Yards, unfortunately I never seen an Elk the Days i was able to Hunt

Here they Stand together .45, .50, and .54, They are all the same length at .84, with the same .54 Bearing surface

Here is #45-340I Beside the Lyman Gould

The Red line indicates the Top of the Bearing Surface, The Lyman Gould has a Bearing surface of .505-510, This new Accurate Molds design has a Bearing surface of .540

The .45 Again, Accurate Molds #45-340I

Shot with my 1:20 Twist RICE Barrel

Shot with my Green Mountain LRH 1:30 Twist

The .50 Cal, Accurate Molds #50-415I

5 Shot Group, Shot with my Green Mountain LRH 1:28 Twist

And the .54 Cal, Accurate Molds #54-485I

shot with my 1:28 Twist Green Mountain LRH .54 Cal Barrel

 

[Bushfire]

Those are as always mate things of beauty. I don't have much experience with those wide metplat bullets, look like they'd have great terminal performance though.

That front sight of yours is interesting, don't believe I've seen them like that before.

 

[Saxtonyoung]

"I" like them all ! Always been a fan of a big Meplat !

 

[sdporter]

They look, and obviously shoot, awesome! They will definitely hammer whatever gets hit with them.

 

[Idaholewis]

Those are as always mate things of beauty. I don't have much experience with those wide metplat bullets, look like they'd have great terminal performance though.

That front sight of yours is interesting, don't believe I've seen them like that before.

This has been posted Before, It Shows a test of a Wide Meplat vs Round nose in .22, Imagine a .45, .50, .54 Cal, They are like a SLEDGE HAMMER

Wide Meplat Left, Round Nose Right

 

[451whitworth]

Is that the Rice barrel in the pic with the bullet halfway out? They didn't break the edge and contour it? I've never seen anything like that.

 

[45-70]

Does nose bump enough to ride bore?

 

[Saxtonyoung]

Most barrels will have a crowned muzzle to prevent damage to the rifling if it gets bumped but many target shooters prefer their barrels with a flat muzzle.

 

[Idaholewis]

Those are as always mate things of beauty. I don't have much experience with those wide metplat bullets, look like they'd have great terminal performance though.

That front sight of yours is interesting, don't believe I've seen them like that before.

That front sight is KEY in me being able to Shoot open/peep sights like i do. But is a POOR Choice for low light hunting, They are really designed around Target Shooting. To top that Globe front sight off, i use Lee Shaver Fine BPCR inserts in them. With the fine pin insert i can Hold on a Pop Can at 100 Yards

I just took this so you can see the difference. Left is a Stock TC Blade front sight, middle is a 1/16” Bead which is actually nice for a Hunting Bead, And Right is 1 of my Lee Shaver Fine bead inserts for my 17 Series Globes, You tell me which one would give a Better Sight picture?

These are a Couple of my Target Globes, i have 3 or 4 of these Adjustable Fronts, One on the way as i type this, along with another Long Range Soule Tang Sight

I use this little Fly Box for my Various inserts

Toss in a Hadley Eye cup with a Globe front sight, and it’s as good as Open sights gets!

 

[Idaholewis]

Does nose bump enough to ride bore?

Bob, The bearing surface runs up on the Nose of these, here you can see it at .54, I am not crazy about a Bore Rider nose in a Muzzleloader, i do have several that i shoot in my Muzzleloaders, some Shoot well, and some Don’t. In my opinion The Bore Rider noses are better left to Cartridge guns

Red arrow pointing at the Top of the Bearing Surface

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I cast a dozen today, from my 45-340i and 9 from a used 45/70 350grain unbranded mold i got recently. 40:1 Rotometals lead. Pretty happy so far but it was just a trial run. Im getting a little frosting. Haven't cast anything in a couple months so i have to get back in the groove.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I noticed that neither mold has a perfectly flat nose. I didnt (can't) see that with my mk1 eyeball.

 

[HC]

Would that even matter?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I dont think so. I only noticed it when i put up the pics.

 

[HC]

How’s the 45 i measuring? Bullet diameter?

 

[Idaholewis]

How’s the 45 i measuring?

I ordered mine at .452 using the PLUS Tolerance. The way i cast, my Bullets will always be slightly larger, My 45-340I Drops at .454 on the Dot. Depending on which Bore I chose to Shoot them from? I size them accordingly, .450, .451 and .452

 

[Idaholewis]

I cast a dozen today, from my 45-340i and 9 from a used 45/70 350grain unbranded mold i got recently. 40:1 Rotometals lead. Pretty happy so far but it was just a trial run. Im getting a little frosting. Haven't cast anything in a couple months so i have to get back in the groove.
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That’s Odd? If i am seeing it right, it looks like a Small lip around the outer edge of the Meplat?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

i cant measure mine yet. I ordered a new caliper from snapon. Wont have it til Thursday.
Both of these molds have that lip ring. Its a bit more pronounced on the unbranded mold. I will weigh them soon.

 

[Idaholewis]

i cant measure mine yet. I ordered a new caliper from snapon. Wont have it til Thursday.
Both of these molds have that lip ring. Its a bit more pronounced on the unbranded mold. I will weigh them soon.

What brand, and Mold # is the other Mold? Is that the one that looks like an RCBS?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Yes. It looks like an RCBS but has no markings other than on the sprue plate and a 3 on both blocks